Perserverance
What does perseverance mean?
Keep trying even when things get hard.
Never give up!!
What is self-advocacy?
Speaking up for yourself and your needs
What is a bully?
Someone who hurts or tries to harm others on purpose.
What does it look like when someone is interested in a conversation
Turning towards you, nodding, replying to you, asking questions
Name 3 emotions
angry, sad, happy, excited, nervous, etc
Why is perseverance important?
It helps you reach goals even if it seems difficult
Name one way you can advocate for yourself
Asking for help, telling someone to stop doing something you don’t like
Your classmate says something mean to you “ask a joke” but it still hurts your feelings. What should you do?
What does it look like when someone is disinterested in a conversation.
Turning away from you, not really replying to what you say, on their phone
Name something that makes you happy.
Name something that makes you angry
Great job!
Why is giving up immediately not good for you?
Can’t learn new skills if we always give up. you don’t get a chance to learn or improve
You realize you don’t know much of the math that is going to be on the test but you don’t ask for extra help. What might happen?
You won’t pass the test!
A classmate laughs at you when you drop your things on the floor and doesn’t offer help. Friendly or bully?
You’re talking to your friend and they keep playing with their toys, not looking at you, and not responding to anything you say. Are they interested or disinterested?
Disinterested
Your therapist tells you it’s time to go to group and you feel yourself start to get angry. What’s one way you can help calm yourself down?
Taking a deep breath, asking therapist if you can do something you like after group, counting to 10
You failed a math test and you feel sad. Your next math test is next week. How can you persevere?
Ask teacher for help studying
You need help in class but are too nervous to ask in front of everyone. What’s another way you can advocate for yourself?
Talk to the teacher privately, write them a note, ask parents for help to communicate
Your friend says nice job when you got an A on your math test. Bully or friend?
Friend!!
Youre talking to your friend at lunch and they turn towards you nodding and replying to what youre saying. Are they interested or disinterested?
Interested!
You get angry and taking breaths and counting hasn’t worked. You decide you want some space. Why is walking away sometimes a good coping strategy?
It’s like taking a break! Walking away helps you take space to calm down before reacting in a negative way. You can come back when you’re feeling better.
*** This does not mean running away/ leaving a building or area without adult supervision*****
Give a situation at school for when youd need to perservere
Hard assignments, tests, group projects
You notice your friend is getting made fun of by their classmates but your friend doesn’t say anything to them and just pretends to laugh along. What might happen? How can they advocate for themselves?
The classmates might continue to make fun of your friend. Advocating will help your friend in making sure their classmates don’t hurt their feelings anymore.
What should we do if we realize our friend is actually a bully?
A bully is not your friend! Play with other friends who show you kindness
If you’re talking to your friend and they are disinterested in the conversation, what should you do?
Ask if they want to talk later, ask if they want to do something else
Why is it important to use your coping skills BEFORE reacting to something that made you upset?
Helps you calm down,
prevents you from saying or doing something you might regret/ feel bad for later.
helps you make better choices in the moment