Video-Based Learning Opportunities

Questions to discuss:

1. Why do you think it is important for us to use our whole body to listen?
2. Can you show what your body looks like when your hands and feet aren't listening? How about when they are listening?
3. Can you show what your body looks like when your eyes aren't listening? How about when they are listening?
4. How do you think others feel when they are trying to talk to us and we are not listening with our whole body?

This may be an helpful one to review with your child if they are at home with siblings all day every day. :)

We talk about problems as fitting into one of two categories: Kid-sized problems and adult-sized problems. Kid-sized problems are those that a child can solve all by themselves without adult intervention. Adult-sized problems are ones that are big enough that a child needs to ask for help from an adult. See if your child can make a list of kid-sized problems and a list of adult-sized problems.

Questions to discuss:

1. How are you feeling right now?
2. "There are no good or bad emotions." Do you agree or disagree? Why?
3. What emotions are comfortable for you to have?
4. What emotions are uncomfortable?
5. What can you do when you have strong or uncomfortable emotions?

We learned about our brains earlier this school year, but we used slightly different terminology. We referred to our "downstairs brain" as our "guard dog." It's main job is to keep us safe. We referred to our "upstairs brain" as our "wise owl." It helps us to solve problems and think logically.

Questions to discuss:

1. What does it mean to "flip your lid"?
2. How can you tell that you're about to "flip your lid"?
3. What can you do to keep yourself from "flipping your lid"?

Mindful breathing can help us control our emotions and manage stress.

How did you feel after completing this breathing exercise?

How could this strategy help you in the future?