When a Classmate Has a Hard Time

When My Classmate Has a Hard Time

I need to focus on myself...

Focusing on Myself

• All around me, people are making choices about how to behave.

• My job is always to focus on myself and how I can make the situation best for me.

• To do this, I need to mind my own business.

Open Ended

"When I am having a hard time, and other people comment on it, I feel _____ because ______. "

Having a Hard Time

• Everybody has a hard time sometimes.

• When people are having a hard time, they do not act like their usual self.

• They may make unexpected choices that they will feel sorry about later.

• Having a hard time is NOT funny.

Multiple Choice

Joseph is usually quiet aand well-behaved.

Today he is cursing and throwing his binder around the room.

I should think, ___.

• "Joseph is so silly! What does he think he's doing?"

• "Joseph must be having a hard time. I need to give him some privacy."

• "I need to tell everyone about Joseph's behavior! They'll never believe what I saw!'

Multiple Choice

Tina starts crying in the middle of Math class.

There's nothing going on and Tina must be being a baby.

Her face looks so silly when she cries.

I should...

• Laugh at Tina

• Focus on my own Math work

• Tap my friend's shoulder so they can see Tina cry too

Multiple Choice

If I laugh at Tina having a hard time, people will think ___.

• I have a great sense of humor.

• I am being a jerk and acting very rude.

• Tina deserves to be made fun of for crying during class.

• Sometimes, a student having a hard time can be an emergency.

• When there is an emergency, we need to change what we usually do.

• During an emergency, I need to do whatever a teacher tells me to do, even if it is not my usual routine.

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​What is an emergency?

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Multiple Choice

When people are unsafe, and everyone needs to change what they are doing right away, we call it ____.

• An Emergency

• Routine

Multiple Choice

Dorothy is having an allergic reaction and the nurse needs to call 911.

This is ___.

• An emergency

• Not an emergency

Multiple Choice

Shawn has a stomach ache and needs to lie down until he feels better.

This is ___.

• An emergency

• Not an emergency

Multiple Choice

Peter is having a hard time and is hurting himself and his teachers.

This is ___.

• An emergency

• Not an emergency

Multiple Choice

Jane says something rude to her teacher.

This is ___.

• An emergency

• Not an emergency

• During an emergency, I focus only on me.

• I let adults handle anything unexpected.

• It is not my job to tell people what to do.

• It is my job to listen to the teacher and follow the rules.​

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Focusing on Myself

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Multiple Choice

There is a medical emergency and the nurse called 911.

I should ___.

• Ask the nurse if I can help show the paramedics where to go

• Go directly to class and wait for instructions

• Talk to the sick person and try to help them feel better

Multiple Choice

We are coming back inside during the Evacuation Drill, and some students are running. I should ___.

• Yell at them to stop.

• Walk back to class.

• Go find a teacher and let them know.

Multiple Choice

A student is having a hard time in the office and I am in the class right next door.

I should ___.

• Go watch the student to see what is happening.

• Complain to the teacher that the student is being too loud.

• Keep working on my assignment and do not mention the student next door.

Multiple Choice

I am taking a break on the computer and a teacher tells me to move my seat immediately.

I should ___.

• Ignore the teacher because I'm on break.

• Say, "Wait until I finish this level."

• Move to a new seat right away

Open Ended

"I should focus on myself during an emergency because ____."

What is Gossip?

• When we gossip, we talk about people who are not there.

• Often, gossip tells negative stories about other people.

• Gossip is also called "talking behind someone's back."

• Gossip is hurtful and makes people not trust me.

Multiple Choice

People who hear me gossip will think...

• They can't trust me

• I am a good source of information

Multiple Choice

Bob says to Tim, "I heard Josie was having a hard time during lunch."

Tim should respond...

• "Really? What did she do?"

• "That's not my business."

Multiple Choice

Bob says to Tim, "Did you see Tina start crying during Math?"

Tim should respond...

• "That's gossip."

• "Cry baby Tina! What a wuss."

Multiple Choice

Bob says to Tim, "Did you hear that Matty slapped Ms. Whalen?"

Tim should respond...

• "Yeah, Ms. Whalen should have slapped him back."

• "Okay. Did you try the new Fortnite season yet?"

Open Ended

"Next time a classmate is having a hard time, I will ___."