Problem Solving
A classmate keeps whispering to you as the teacher is talking, what do you do?
quietly tell the person that you are trying to listen to the teacher and ask them to stop, if they don't you can tell the teacher.
What are coping skills?
What are strategies or methods that you use to help you overcome strong emotions.
What kind of device will you be using at the middle school?
What is a chromebook.
How can you try to make new friends at the middle school?
What is do group projects in your classes, talking to friends at lunch and in phys. ed.
What are some emotions you may feel before starting a new school?
What is anxiety, nervous, scared, excited, happy, and sad.
During middle school you may finish an assignment early and have to wait for others, what can you do that is appropriate?
Work on other homework, read a book, ask the teacher if you need to makeup any work.
What kind of coping skills do you use when you are angry?
What is counting, taking deep breaths, take a walk, talk to an adult.
1, maybe 2.
Is it appropriate to run ahead of people in the hallways?
No! You should walk safely in the hallways.
WHat are some kind actions to do to show people kindness?
share, talk to them, listen to them, don't say mean things
You sit next to a kid that you have caught stealing erasers out of your locker and tries to copy your work, the teacher never catches them though, what do you do?
Write an incident report in the office, tell the teacher or talk to the student.
You ask a teacher if you can play a game on your chromebook and they say no, what do you do?
Accept that they have told you no.
The work is really hard this year, especially reading, you get frustrated because you don't understand it, what do you do?
Ask for help from a teacher or one of us
Give an example of poor social skills
Up to discretion
What does compromise mean?
Work out a solution to make everyone happy.
Someone is bullying a student in the hallway.
Someone keeps poking you in the shoulder with a pencil during class, what should you do?
What is tell the teacher, politely ask the person to stop, or ask to move your seat.
A student talks out of turn and yells out answers to questions without raising his hand, he is often loud and makes noises. He is often disruptive and disrespectful, what do you do?
Try your best to ignore him, or ask him if he needs help in a kind neutral tone voice.
What happens when you don't keep your hands to yourself?
You might lose friends or get into serious trouble
What are some other terms that may be used when talking about teasing?