Common Emotional Triggers in Room 12:
LITTLE acts of kindness can go a long way toward making someone feel a LOT better. In room 12, we call acts of kindness filling someone’s bucket.
We can fill someone’s bucket by:
Now lets watch what bucket filling looks like:
Our “inner coach”is the positive voice inside our head that talks to us all day long. In room 12, we look at how that voice can contribute to our life in a healthy way. It’s easier to listen to our coach when we are focused on the present and not worrying about what has happened in the past or what might happen in the future. Listening to our coach means not giving up and believing, “you can do it!”
Super Hero Talent Assignment
What makes you extra-ordinary?
For our first art project of the year, you will be designing yourself as a superhero that showcases your extra-ordinary talent.
I should mind my own business when …
I should share about someone else’s business when …
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The Zones of Regulation reminds us that while some problems are really big, most problems at school are little and can be fixed quickly.
When problems occur it is important that our reactions match the size of the problem. The above Zones of Regulation ‘thinking tool’ helps us evaluate how big and small problems are.
Life is full of problems and challenges. Luckily, as we have investigated, most problems that occur at school are little or small problems that can be easily solved. People who solve problems are called problem solvers. Problem solvers look to see how they can make the world better for others. Problem starters make bad things even worse.
Good problem solvers are creative thinkers. They listen to their coach and refuse to quit. When problem solvers work with others, they use the “Yes, and …” strategy to build on other people’s ideas. Below are some videos about some incredible problem solvers. We will begin with the legend of a tiny, but mighty problem solver: the hummingbird.
In room 21, we have learned that teasing is the worst! It is an unexpected behaviour. It makes people feel uncomfortable and will lead to people not wanting to be around you.
Unfortunately, teasing sometimes happens at school. If someone does tease you, there are three things students can do:
Please watch the two below videos that teach us about what teasing looks like and what we can do if someone teases us.
Example #1
Example #2
Now let’s see what treating others how you want to be treated looks like!
