You are not ready to enter class so you sit on the floor and refuse to enter. How are you feeling? How will others around you feel?
1. I'm feeling upset 2. Others will feel upset/disappointed and have weird thoughts
Your teacher gives you a math worksheet and you don't understand it. You use your voice to say "I need help" and wait patiently for your teacher. How will your teacher feel?
Proud/happy that I asked for help instead of getting upset.
You are walking past another classroom of students and you touch a student while you walk by. How might they feel?
Uncomfortable/confused/upset that you invaded their personal space.
Your classmate asks if you want to play a game with them, you don't want to so you yell "no" and push them away. How would they feel? What can you do instead?
They will feel upset/think you are mean. You can say "no thank you" or "not right now"
You are bothered by another student in your class so you walk away to create more space. How would this make others feel?
Happy/calm that you moved away instead of getting upset
If you didn't earn computer time, how would you feel? What could you do?
I would feel mad/frustrated/disappointed. I can ask the teacher what I need to do to earn computer time
I am starting to get upset so I ask for a break or for help. How would this make you feel? How would it make others feel?
I would feel calm. Others would feel happy that I am expressing how I feel and staying calm
Pick one of the breathing boards and practice. How did it make you feel?
Calm/good
Pick one of the breathing boards and practice. How did it make you feel?
Calm/good
