Act It Out!
Act out the feeling of happy
YOU GOT THIS!
The words we say to ourselves in our mind...
Thoughts!
Sometimes they happen so quick, we don't even notice them.
How might you feel if you got stuck at the top of a rollercoaster?
Scared? Worried? Nervous?
What you earn for making positive choices...
PAWS
Thought - "No one wants to be my friend."
Unhelpful
Act out the feeling of sad
Great Job!
The emotions we experience in our bodies and minds...
Feelings!
We can usually describe them in one word, like angry, scared, excited.
Give us a thought you have when you feel happy.
Usually happy thoughts come from happy feelings & happy feelings come from happy thoughts!
Examples: "I got this!" "I had a good day."
"Pass." (and that's okay.)
Asking for a break in the calming corner
Helpful
Be sure to ask kindly and calmly, even if you're upset.
Show us how you use your feelings thermometer
Thanks for sharing!
The tool we use to check-in on our feelings and how intense or big they are each day...
Feelings Thermometer (look at your desk)
Show us what you might do if you think to yourself, "I don't get it... I hate math."
Did you show us a behavior? I owe you a paw for that!
Examples: put head down, refuse to try, raise your hand for help...
you don't agree."
Thought - "I don't want to lose 10 paws, so I better ask before I leave the room."
Helpful!!!
Show us a positive behavior that would earn you a paw.
Well done, keep it up.
The choices we make, what we do or how we act.
BEHAVIORS
Name a situation that might make you feel confused.
Work that feels too hard? Seeing someone else upset?
It's okay if your idea is different than mine!
Name 2 school appropriate ways to get a teacher's attention.
Raise your hand, wave, wait until they are done talking...
Thought - "That kid made me upset on the bus, but maybe he was just having a bad day."
Helpful.
Show us one good thing you do to stay calm in class.
Use calming corner, set a timer, ask for a break... need help, look for the "What can I do?" sign in your classroom.
The model we use that shows us how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors all work together.
CBT Model or Think-Feel-Do Cycle
You see a friend making a bad choice in the classroom... what might you think to yourself?
Did you think something helpful? If not, remember to catch, check, and change that thought.
1 reason Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is important
Social Emotional Learning.
It helps us do better in school, it teaches us how to make and keep friends, and we learn skills that help us feel better overall.
MAD.
NEITHER! Did I get you with this one? It's a trick question... there are no right/wrong feelings. It's what we DO that matters.