Coping Skills - Students 2
Foundational
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Student Activity Sheet A
Directions: As a group, look at each coping strategy. Determine if it is a positive coping strategy, negative coping strategy, or time-out strategy. Circle the respective strategy with the following colors:
- Helpful coping strategy - red
- Harmful coping strategy - green
- Time-out strategy - blue
| Hit someone | Go to a peaceful place |
| Talk with a trusted adult | Hurt myself |
| Become silent | Take deep breaths |
| Cry | Glare at people |
| Be with friends | Exercise |
| Stomp feet | Stretch |
| Go for a run | Get a drink |
| Kick someone | Throw objects |
| Take a walk | Scream |
| Cuss | Sleep |
| Think of things that make you happy | Run away |
Student Activity Sheet B
Directions: For each number below, write a coping strategy/skill that you would be comfortable using in a stressful situation in the future. Try to get 5, but it is okay if you only have 3.
Student Activity Sheet C
Directions: Think about the script read/played for the class and complete the questions below.
Student Activity Sheet D
Directions: In the scripts below circle the nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Use a different color for each.
Remember:
A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
A verb names or describes an action, a state, or an occurrence.
An adjective describes a noun.
An adverb describes a verb.
Example script demonstrating helpful coping skills:
Chris: Hi Donny! How are you today?
Donny: I’m very worried about my dog. She is sick.
Chris: That’s so sad. Have you tried some helpful coping strategies?
Donny: I’ve been thinking about things that make me happy, like ice cream!
Example script demonstrating harmful coping skills:
Chris: Hi Donny! How are you today?
Donny: I’m very worried about my dog. She is sick.
Chris: That’s so sad. Have you tried some helpful coping strategies?
Donny: (Yelling) Coping strategies are stupid! They don’t help me at all.