Naming Emotions
This is how you feel about something, deriving from your circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.
What is emotion?
The three core rules often used in SEL classrooms start with these words: Safe, Respectful, and...
What is Responsible?
The ability to accurately recognize one's own emotions, thoughts, and how they influence behavior.
What is self-awareness?
Name one healthy physical thing you can do when you feel overwhelmed or upset.
What is take deep breaths, take a break, or count to ten?
The definition of this word is having an awareness and understanding of the feelings of others.
What is empathy?
Eyebrows pointed down and close together with lips tightly pressed together usually show this feeling.
What is Anger?
Actions like sharing, asking before using someone's things, and listening are traits of this.
What is a good friend?
Labeling or naming your emotions is an important first step in this process.
What is self-awareness (or emotional regulation)?
Using a box shape or slow inhaling/exhaling to slow your heart rate down is an example of this.
What is a breathing/calming technique?
To see something from another person's point of view means you do this.
What is think about how they might feel or what they might be going through?
Name three different feelings a person might experience if they get rejected.
Disappointment, sadness, lonely, hurt, excluded
This is the difference between an "expected behavior" and an "unexpected behavior" at school.
What is expected behavior is friendly and helpful, while unexpected behavior is hurtful or disrespectful?
This word means having determination and not giving up when things get tough or challenging.
What is willpower (or perseverance)?
If something happened at home that made you furious and you don't want to talk, a healthy choice is to do this rather than shut down or yell.
What is ask for a break or talk calmly to a trusted adult?
This is how you might feel if you noticed a classmate sitting all alone at lunch.
What is empathetic, concerned, or wanting to include them?
True or False: Stress can affect our bodies physically (like a stomachache or headache) as well as mentally.
If a classmate keeps making fun of you and you really want to yell back, the smarter social choice is to do this.
What is walk away, stay calm, or tell a teacher/adult?
The very first thing you should do when you realize you have a big problem or conflict.
What is stop, calm down, and think?
This is what you do when you speak up for your needs or boundaries in a calm, respectful way.
What is assertiveness?
Two people can experience the exact same event, like a loud thunderstorm or a roller coaster, and react with these two totally different emotions.
What are fear/nervousness vs. excitement/fun?
This psychological term describes experiencing two conflicting emotions at the exact same time, such as feeling excited but terrified on the first day of school.
What is ambivalence (or mixed emotions)?
This specific type of communication involves expressing your needs clearly and respectfully without being passive (giving up your rights) or aggressive (attacking others).
What is assertive communication?
This is the psychological term for the internal thoughts and phrases you say to yourself, which can drastically shift your mood from hopeless to motivated.
What is self-talk?
This cognitive coping strategy involves changing the way you look at a negative situation to see it in a more positive or helpful light.
What is cognitive reframing (or positive reappraisal)?
While empathy means feeling with someone, this word means feeling for someone, often leading to a desire to help them solve their problem.
What is compassion or sympathy?