Classroom
You're trying to do your work, but you keep thinking about a fight you had with a friend...What can you do to help yourself focus?
1. Close your eyes and take 5 deep breaths
2. Ask your teacher if you can take a break
3. Have a drink of water
If you need help staying calm, who at school or work can you talk to?
You're stuck on a hard question and feel like throwing your pencil! How can you calm down and keep working?
1. Break the problem into smaller parts
2. Ask your teacher or friend for help
3. Positive self-talk; I GOT THIS! I WIL FIGURE THIS OUT! I CAN DO IT!
4. Move on, and come back to it! * But don't forget it!
What does OT stand for?
Occupational Therapy
Your partner is ignoring your ideas, and you are getting very mad. LIKE REALLY MAD!!!! What can you do to stay calm?
1. Take 5 deep breaths
2. Ask if you can take turns sharing ideas
3. Ask your teacher for help
How can you tell if you are about to lose your cool?
1. Heart feels like it is beating faster
2. Face is getting warm
3. Feel like you are about to cry, yell or say something you will regret.
4. You notice that you are getting easily frustrated on simple tasks.
You feel super nervous about talking in front of your classmates. What can you do to feel calmer?
1. Take 3 sloooooooow deep breaths
2. Tell yourself I GOT THIS!
3. Squeeze your fists 5 times
How many Harry Potter Books are there?
You are having a hard time sitting still during class. What can you do without disrupting the class?
1. Tap your feet quietly
2. Use a fidget
3. Stretch your fingers
4. Give yourself squeezes
What is one thing that always make you smile, even on a tough day?
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