Colors everywhere
Feeling worried, embarrassed, or distracted are emotions in which color zone?
Yellow
Name an example of a positive coping strategy or tool we can use to feel better-
Ideas can include: taking a break, getting a healthy snack, asking for help, talking to someone that you trust, etc.
What does it mean to use expected behaviors? When you use expected behaviors, how do other people think and feel about you?
Using expected behaviors means doing what I am supposed to do. Other people will likely have happy and comfortable thoughts and feelings about me.
How many sizes of problems did we learn about? Name them--
We learned about 4 sizes of problems: tiny (guppy size), little (bass size), medium size (shark), and big size (whale).
What is the difference between our inner coach and our inner critic?
Our inner critic is a negative voice in our head that is self defeating. Our inner coach is the positive voice in our head that is encouraging and helps us through challenges and reminds us to not give up- even when we may want to.
Feeling out of control, furious, or aggressive are emotions in which color zone?
Red
What is an example of a thinking strategy? Hint: when we are experiencing negative thoughts, what is a tool or strategy we can use to defeat it?
Thinking positive, happy thoughts, counting, visualization
What does it mean to use unexpected behaviors? When you are doing something unexpected, how do other people think and feel about you?
What size should our reaction be in relation to the size problem that we might have?
It is expected that our reaction size should match the size of our problem.
Name 3 positive coping skills you can use when you are faced with an uncomfortable situation or feelings-
Answers could include: walking away, taking deep breaths, coloring/drawing, doing a puzzle, playing a game, doing something active like riding bikes or playing a sport, talking to someone, asking for help
Feeling focused, appreciated, or proud are emotions in which color zone?
Green
Pouting, arguing, or refusing to participate are examples of positive or negative coping strategies?
Negative
Give 3 examples of using expected behaviors in the classroom:
Examples could include: Raising my hand for permission to answer/share, staying focused and if I get off track I use a positive coping tool, turning in my classwork/homework completed and on time
You have a medium size problem- what does this mean and give an example of a medium size problem:
A medium size problem is something that many take some time to solve and you might need to ask more than one person to help you. An example of this might be leaving your homework at home. My reaction size should match- I might feel upset, worried, frustrated but my reaction should not be unexpected.
What is an upstander? Name 3 ways you can be an upstander--
An upstander is someone who stands up for others who are feeling bad or being targeted by a bully. Someone can be an upstander by telling the bully to stop, saying that it's not cool to be mean to others, get the person being targeted away from the bully, reporting to an adult right away.
Describe a time when someone might be in the blue zone.
Answers could include ideas like: not feeling well (sick), not getting enough sleep (tired), don't like the lesson in class (bored)
You just had an disagreement with one of your friends and now your friend is angry with you. Your friend hasn't talked to you all day and you are worried that your friend doesn't want to be friends with you anymore. What is a positive coping tool (or tools) you can use to get you through the day and stay focused?
Talking to someone, asking an adult to help, taking deep breaths, etc.
Give 3 examples of unexpected behaviors:
Examples could include: being rude, running in school, arguing with the teacher
You are locked out of your house and there is no way to get in until your parents get home from work. What size problem is this?
Medium- you will likely need to find somewhere else to go until your parents get home and this means you need to get other people involved to help you solve this problem.
Someone is sharing gossip with you about another classmate. What should you do?
Using expected behaviors I could tell the person that it is none of my business, tell the person it is not cool to talk about other people, end the conversation, etc.
Is it possible to be in more than one zone? Give an example-
Yes, many times we may feel more than one emotion depending on the problem or situation we are experiencing.
Act it out! Demonstrate by teaching the rest of your class how to do lazy 8 breathing correctly and model this at least 3 times.
Starting in the middle of a sideways number 8, take a slow and controlled deep breath in while tracing one side of the number 8 and slowly and quietly breathing out as you trace the other side of the number 8.
You just had a disagreement with a friend during lunch and you are feeling angry and distracted. Now, it is time to go to class. What are the expected behaviors you should be using even though you don't want to go to class and do any work?
Coming in quietly and getting your things ready for class to start, using a positive coping tool (or tools) to regulate your emotions and your behaviors, working on the assignment and listening to the lesson.
Someone called you a mean name twice today and now you are in a bad mood. When a classmate asked you a question, you turned around and yelled at that person. Does your reaction size match the size of the problem? Yes or no and why?
No, this is a small size problem that happened twice. While you may be in a bad mood, responding unexpectedly by being rude does not match.
Act it out! Choose someone to act out the following scenario and demonstrate how to share an I-message to work things out together--
You hear that a student you don’t know well is spreading gossip about you that isn’t true.
Example: I feel angry when people spread information about me and gossip behind my back. Please stop talking about me to other people.