Emotions & Feelings
What feeling might you have when something exciting is going to happen?
Answer: What is anticipation or excitement?
What is one strategy you can use to calm down?
What is breathing, counting, taking space, etc.?
What is one way you can show someone you’re listening?
Answer: What is eye contact, nodding, responding, etc.?
What should you think about before acting?
Answer: What is the consequence?
What is one calm way to disagree with someone?
Answer: What is using respectful language?
Name one physical sign that you are starting to feel angry.
Answer: What is tense muscles, loud voice, clenched fists, fast breathing, etc.?
What does “self-control” mean?
Answer: What is choosing your actions even when emotions are strong?
What does “empathy” mean?
Answer: What is understanding how someone else feels?
If a friend encourages you to break a school rule, what is that called?
Answer: What is peer pressure?
What is a compromise?
Answer: What is each person giving a little to meet in the middle?
What does it mean to “label your emotion”?
What is naming exactly how you feel?
What part of your brain helps you make smart decisions instead of acting on impulse
Answer: What is the prefrontal cortex?
Why is tone of voice important in communication?
Answer: What is it changes how your words are understood?
What is the first step in solving a problem?
Answer: What is identifying exactly what the problem is?
If two people are arguing loudly, what could they do before talking again?
Answer: What is take space or a cool-down?
True or False: You can feel more than one emotion at the same time.
What is TRUE?
Name one thing you can tell yourself to stay focused in class.
Answer: What is a positive self-direction like “Eyes forward,” “Stay calm,” or “I got this”?
Give an example of an I-Statement.
Answer: “I feel ___ when ___ because ___.”
What is one way to know you are making a responsible decision?
Answer: What is it helps you, others, and doesn’t break rules?
Why is listening important in solving a conflict?
Answer: What is it helps you understand the other side?
What is the difference between a “big feeling” and a “small feeling”?
What is intensity—how strong the feeling is?
Describe a situation where you might need to use a “reset”—and what that reset would look like.
Answer: Varies—pause, breathe, take a break, etc.
What is one way to repair a relationship after you’ve made a mistake?
What is apologizing, making amends, changing behavior, etc.?
Explain the “Pause–Think–Choose” method.
Answer: Pause = stop, Think = consider consequences, Choose = make smart move.
Describe a conflict and explain a peaceful way to solve it.
Answer: Varies—apologize, talk calmly, find a solution, etc.