Mean Jean
Sarah is playing four square with her classmates. Every time someone makes a mistake she yells "You're out!" What will people think of her?
She's mean and rude.
That's annoying.
I don't want to play with her.
Gets you stuck on your ideas.
What is a distractor?
Something that takes your focus away.
Name a coping skill for when you are sad.
Blue zone tools:
You lose a game
Small
What is a coping skill or strategy we could use when we are mad and want to yell a name at someone?
Example:
Deep Breaths
Walk away
Talk to a teacher
Name a strategy to defeat Rock Brain.
Think with your Eyes
Size of the Problem
Flexible thinking
Why do we need to learn our distractors?
So we can be prepared to use strategies.
Name a coping skill for when you are annoyed.
Calming tool
You can't find your favorite pencil
Small
Name 2 Mean Jean powers.
May get you to say hurtful things or name call.
May get you to grab or take things from others
May get you to be easily upset about a small problem.
May get you to insist things go your way.
Allison wants to have chocolate ice cream for dessert but her Mom only has vanilla. She begins to yell at her Mom and demand chocolate. Does Allison have Rock Brain? How do you know?
She has rock brain because she is having a big reaction to not getting her way.
What is a strategy you could use if an item in front of you is distracting?
Move the item out of the way so that you don't see it.
Name a coping skill for when your feelings are hurt by a friend.
Thinking or calming strategy
Your friend doesn't want to play with you at recess
medium
"Will this hurt my friend's feelings?"
What is flexible thinking?
Give me an example.
Flexible thinking is using your thoughts to be open to new ideas.
What strategy could you use if a classmate is being loud next to you while you're trying to do work?
Ask to move away from the distraction.
Name a coping skill for when you are angry.
Calming tool or strategy.
You get lost from your parent at the grocery store.
Medium
Why should we care about other people and how they think about us?
RESPECT!!!
Treat people how you want to be treated. Even if you disagree with someone you still need to respect them.
Situation:
You are called last to get in line to get lunch. Your choice is all gone and you have to eat the second option. What strategy could you use to stay calm and flexible?
Size of the Problem
Flexible thinking
Name ALL 3 rules for fidgets.
1. Fidget must be SILENT
2. Don't look at it.
3. Keep the fidget out of sight so NO ONE can see it.
Name a coping skill for when you are frustrated.
DEEP BREATHS.
Calming strategy.
True or False.
Our feelings determine the size of the problem.
FALSE.
Just because you're mad about something doesn't mean it's a big problem. You wouldn't call 911 because McDonalds ran out of chicken nuggets.