Self-Awareness
What does your face look like when you feel happy?
Students show the class what a happy face looks like for them.
Is hitting others a good way to calm down?
No! We keep our hands and bodies to ourselves.
If someone is crying, how do they feel?
If someone is crying they might feel sad.
What do you do if someone says “Stop”?
Stop right away, listen, and say “Sorry”.
You help a friend who fell. Kind or not kind?
Kind.
It is safe and kind to help others when they are hurt.
What are 2 feelings you’ve had today?
Students share 2 feelings they have had throughout their day.
Name one thing you can do to calm down.
Breathing, Stretching, Exercise, or Positive Self-Talk/Kind Words
Share one kind thing you've done today.
Students share one kind thing they've done.
What is something a good friend does?
Uses kind words, shares, takes turns, checks in with their friends, listens to understand, is respectful...
Is it a good choice to run inside the classroom? Why or why not?
No, because it’s not safe.
We walk to keep ourselves and others safe.
Show with your body how you look when you feel proud!
Students must strike a confident pose, showing how proud they are of themselves.
Show the class how to do volcano breathes!
Students must do volcano breathes by breathing in through their nose, holding at the top, and then breathing out through their mouth.
Compliment one person in the class.
Student must compliment one person in the class (can be a teacher, coach, or classmate).
Your friend is being left out of a game. What can you do?
Invite them to play, or sit with them.
Explain the traffic light method by using the colors: red light, yellow light, green light. What does each color mean?
Red Light means stop and calm down first.
Yellow Light means you think about your choices and who it affects.
Green Light means Go! You make the best, most responsible and safest choice.
Can you act out a feeling and let us guess what it is?
Students must act out 1 feeling and the class must guess correctly.
What can you say to yourself when something is hard?
Students use positive self-talk or encouraging words.
“I can try my best!” "I got this!" "I can do this!"
“I need help and that's okay.”
What can you say to help a sad friend feel better?
"It’s okay" "I’m here."
"Want to play together?"
"You’re not alone. I care about you!"
"It’s okay to feel sad. I'll stay with you"
Who can you go to when you're having a bad day?
Students name at least one person they can go to when they are having a bad day.
Teachers, friends, parents, siblings, grandparents, etc.
What do you do if you make a mistake?
Say sorry, try again, ask for help, fix it if you can.
Students must share one positive affirmation with the class.
"I am..."
(kind, a good friend, brave, loved, strong, smart, beautiful, amazing, creative, etc.)
What would you do if someone took your toy and you felt mad?
Calm down, ask nicely for the toy back, share, or talk to a teacher for help.
Show me your "worried" face. What might make someone feel that way?
Student shares a reason why someone might feel worried.
Examples:
They lose their favorite toy
Their friend doesn’t talk to them.
Who is someone you are thankful for and why?
Students share someone in their life they are thankful for, and why they chose that person.
What’s a good choice you can make at school?
Listening to the teacher, cleaning up, raising your hand, being kind to others.