I feel
Ranges of this emotion include frustrated, annoyed, and furious
What is Anger?
When the listener focuses on understanding on what the speaker is saying by paying attention, without interruption, to their words & body language
What is active listening?
Winner of the contest in the 'Coyote and Cottontail' story?
Who is the cottontail/rabbit?
This concept is to put yourself in someone else's shoes
Hint: Starts with an E
What is empathy?
Way to express your feelings & needs without blaming or accusing the other person, i.e. “I feel frustrated when you interrupt me”
What is an I message/statement?
Ranges of this emotion include hurt, disappointed, hopeless, and depressed
What is sad?
Game where no one can talk or drop the ball
What is silent game?
An animal that comes out in the summer/represents automatic negative thoughts, i.e. "I am so stupid"
Hint: They are pesty when they get in your house
What are ANTS?
Fact or feeling?
"Nobody likes me"
Feeling
The way someone speaks, delivering attitude/emotion through pitch, volume & inflection, not just the words themselves
What is tone?
This is when we make fists with our hands and clench really hard
What are lemon squeezes?
Listening style when somebody actively listens & reflects back what is saying to show understanding & validate feelings; to feel heard
Hint: What you see when you look in the mirror
What is reflective listening?
Way to challenge Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTS)
Hint: F____ or F_______?
What is fact or feeling?
Special set of traditions, customs & ways of life that a group of people share, including the food they eat, the languages they speak, the clothes they wear, the holidays they celebrate, and the stories they tell each other.
Hint: When we discussed how our families celebrate Christmas / Starts with a C
What is culture?
This type of body language includes folded arms, slumped body, crossed legs, and tense facial expression
What is negative/closed body language?
A breathing exercise when we inflate our stomachs with air
What is belly breathing?
Listening style when somebody responds quickly/interrupts someone mid-sentence to argue their point or immediately offering unsolicited advice
Hint: Starts with an R and ends with an E
What is reactive listening?
Fact or Feeling?
"Everybody hates me"
What is a feeling/irrational thought?
Examples of this concept includes helping someone who is crying and patiently listening to concerns, i.e. empathy in action
What is compassion?
This type of body language includes open body position, relaxed facial expression, smiling, and good posture
What is positive/open body language?
Being in the present moment
Hint: Smudging, prayer, sweatlodge, powwow
Hint: Starts with the letter M
What is mindfulness?
This will carry the pain and give Creator the message to help with healing.
Hint: Looks outside the classroom window and you'll see a bunch of them
What is a rock?
Fact or Feeling?
"If I don’t get a good grade, I know I tried my best"
What is a fact/rational thought?
Judging someone/having negative opinion of someone just because of the group they belong to, i.e. race, religion, gender, instead of getting to know the person
Hint: Starts with a P and ends with an E
What is prejudice?
Communication style in which a person says “no” when necessary and uses "I" statements, i.e. “Can you please give me back my toy?”
Hint: Starts with an A and ends with an E
What is assertive communication?