GUIDANCE
30 things Buffaloes can do for EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Spring 2020 From: Ms. Erickson, School Counselor
Practice taking 3 belly breaths every hour. | Make a list of 10 ways kids can show RESPECT to each other at school. | Call a family member. Ask them how they are doing. | Think of 5 places that you have visited to make you happy. | Make greeting cards with cheerful pictures and positive messages for MONDOVI staff. 25 |
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Make a list of all the emotions and feelings you can think of. | Write a story about a character who has the super- power of COMPASSION | Be RESPONSIBLEClean up without being asked. | Write about your hero. Someone who has great INTEGRITY. | Create a recipe for what makes a good friend (like 1 cup of kindness etc.) |
Play Emotions Charades… can your family guess the feelings on your face? 3 | Take a walk and count how many things are red. | Take some time to stretch and learn a new yoga pose. 15 | Practice sitting one minute and focus on the sounds you hear. | Create a recipe for what makes a good friend (like 1 cup of kindness etc.) |
Write a letter to encourage someone or tell them what you appreciate about them. 4 | Let’s be OPTIMISTIC! Make a list of 30 things you are grateful for or appreciate.10 | Play Red Light-Green Light to practice self-control.16 | Practice 5 finger breathing: Trace your fingers slowly, inhale on the way up, exhale on the way down. 22 | Read a book. What feelings did you notice as you read?28 |
Ask how you can help at home by doing 3 extra helpful chores. | Make cinnamon toast, or some other tasty treat for a family member. | Write or draw what it means to be a good friend. | Play a game with someone showing great COOPERATION. 23 | Try something new! Even if it may be difficult, show you can PERSEVERE through it! |
Make a colorful poster or sign about KINDNESS | See if you can be second all day… try to let others go first all day long. | Make a card for someone you love. | Make a list of things that help you calm down when you are angry. 24 | Practice having SELF- CONFIDENCEList 5 things you love about yourself. |
GUIDANCE ACTIVITIES
Instructions: For each day off of school, choose one activity that matches your child's grade level. All activities are from the Second Step Curriculum that is an evidence-based social-emotional learning curriculum.
DURING OUR SCHOOL CLOSURE - Ms. Erickson is still available to talk to students and families. If you would like to get in touch with me to either talk about something, please email me - ferickson@mondovi.k12.wi.us and we can set something up.
Kindergarten
Draw a picture of a time when you needed help. Tell a grown-up about who you asked for help.
With a piece of paper that says "I feel angry when....", draw about times when you feel angry.
Draw a picture of a time you helped someone. Tell a grown-up about how you were helpful.
Draw a picture of a time you had a strong feeling. Write the name of your feeling.
Draw a picture of what you can do if you feel disappointed at school. Write a sentence about what you can do.
Draw a picture of a Fair Way to Play. Write a sentence about your picture.
1st Grade
Draw a picture of your head and put arrows pointing to the parts of it you use for listening and following directions.
Draw a picture of yourself doing some schoolwork. Write a few words you could say to yourself (self-talk) that would help you stay focused.
Draw a picture of one or two feelings. Write sentences or words about your experience with the feelings you chose.
Draw a picture of yourself and write a couple of sentences about where you feel feelings in your body.
Draw a picture of a time you felt worried. Write 2-3 sentences about what you can do when you are worried.
Draw a three-panel picture. The first panel should have a drawing of a problem between two people. The second two panels should have drawings of safe and respectful solutions.
2nd Grade
Describe to a grown-up how you can look at another person's face, body, and situation to tell how that person feels.
Practice doing something that you are not good at in order to build your confidence.
Do something to show another person that you care.
Make a poster that has your stop signal on it (Stop, Name Your Feeling, Calm Down).
Write a story about calming down when you get angry.
Make a comic strip that shows how two characters solve some problem (Say the Problem, Think of Solutions, Explore Consequences, Pick the Best Solution)
3rd Grade
Write about a time when your feelings were different than someone else's.
Write about a time when you showed someone that you cared.
Draw a comic in which you get upset and need to calm down. Show how you would calm down.
Make a word collage of positive words you could say to yourself when things don't go as planned (self-talk).
Create a three-step plan for studying for a spelling test.
Write a story about a problem that two characters are able to solve in a respectful way.
4th Grade
Complete a reflective writing about what you do with your voice and body when you are being assertive.
Draw a picture about a time when you experienced more than one feeling at the same time. What were those feelings?
Write about a time when it was hard for you to control your feelings.
Create a poster that shows how you calm down (Stop, Name Your Feeling, Calm Down - Breathing, Counting, Using Positive Self-Talk)
Complete the STEP process (Say the Problem, Think of Solutions, Explore Consequences, Pick the Best Solution) with another person for a problem related to wanting to play something different than the other person.
Create a rap about staying calm or solving problems.
5th Grade
Write about what it means to show empathy for someone.
Create a poem about being a good listener.
Complete a reflective writing about how people who are different can still be friends.
Make a list of some situations that cause you anxiety. Write about some ways you can calm down when you feel anxious.
Write about a time when you stayed calm when someone was rude to you. How did you handle it? What did you do?
Draw about a time you felt pressured by someone to do something you didn't want to do. Talk with a grown-up about the situation.