We continued talking about how to be a problem solving STAR!
Because of scheduling issues, some classes were still working on Think and Act and read What Should Danny Do? to make positive choices. One class is ahead and read What Should Danny Do? again and made choices that made his problems BIGGER not better. We discussed how things went wrong during his day either way, but things turned out much better when he used his coping strategies, thought about the problem, and made positive choices.
First- Friends and learners.
We reviewed our coping strategies. We talked about things that might cause big feelings--like problems with our friends or people not being learners. We discussed how part of being a learner is being a kind friend and part of being a friend is being a respectful learner! We read and discussed Hunter's Best Friend at School and brainstormed ways to be learners and friends.
Second- Gratitude.
We reviewed coping strategies for big feelings. We discussed how thoughts, feelings, and actions are all interconnected. We use coping strategies for our feelings and we need to work on positive THOUGHTS, too! We watched the video Kid President's List of Awesome Things to be Thankful for and then worked together in groups or individually to make a list of things WE are grateful for!