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Name a coping strategy you can use in the classroom.

Deep breaths, coloring during breaks, playing on the iPad during breaks, asking to go for a walk, asking for a break, talking to staff, giving yourself a hug

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How does your body tell you that you're feeling mad or angry?

Face feels hot, muscles get tense or tighten, clenched fists, wanting to scream or yell, wanting to punch/kick/throw

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A classmate asks you to play with them during recess but you would rather play by yourself. What can you say?

"Thanks for asking but I'm going to play by myself" "No thanks, I don't want to play right now" "I don't want to play maybe you can ask someone else"

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Name a special kind of breathing strategy

Leprechaun breathing, rainbow breathing, shamrock breathing, whale breathing, square breathing

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How does your body tell you that you're feeling excited?

Lots of energy, jumping up and down, clapping, arms up/moving, saying "Woohoo!" or "Yes!"

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Another coping strategy is to laugh, tell yourself a joke! What do you call 2 bananas?

Slippers.

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You are writing a sentence for journal and you misspelled a word, you feel upset and write "WRONG" over your entire paper in big letters. Is that a good choice?

No, you can try again, ask for help, erase or cross out the word and keep writing

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How does your body tell you that you're feeling sad?

Crying or tearful, frowning, low energy, head down, body slouched over

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What is one part of whole body listening?

Eyes looking at the person speaking, body faced toward them, quiet hands and feet, mouth is quiet.

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Staff says "Hello" to you when you get to school in the morning. What is something kind you could say or do back to them?

Say "hello" "hi" "hey", wave, nod your head

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How does your body tell you that you're feeling scared?

Body/muscles are tense, shaking, arms up or outstretched, AHHHH!, eyebrows raised, mouth open

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One of your classmates looks sad today, what can you do?

Talk to them, tell them a joke, share something with them, make them something (a coloring picture)

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