Bigger problems versus smaller problems/coping steps

A classmate called me a mean name and they won't stop.

• Bigger problem

• Smaller problem

Ava keeps saying rude comments to a friend during class. Mrs. Teale is addressing the issue. The comments have made me upset and anxious. What is the next step?

• Ask Mrs. Teale to move to a new area where I can't hear the conversation.

• Talk about my feelings with Mrs. Teale

• Bang my head on my desk

• Put my headphones on

• Yell at Ava to stop

While lining up to leave the classroom a bunch of classmates won't stop talking.

• Bigger problem

• Smaller problem

I got an F on a test

• Bigger problem

• Smaller problem

My brother broke my new headphones

• Bigger problem

• Smaller problem

The class is loud in the cafeteria and are not following directions. The class may not get points. What is the next step?

• Yell "shhhhh" at my classmates

• Focus on myself and make sure I am following the directions.

• Tell an adult I am overwhelmed and ask for a break outside of the cafeteria

A bunch of students did not push their chairs in before leaving the library

• Bigger problem

• Smaller problem

All the students are working on their own. A bunch of students are not doing their assignment and are talking to each other.

• Bigger problem

• Smaller problem

While working with 3 other students on a worksheet, 2 of the other girls won't stop talking about what they did this weekend. They are not helping with the assignment.

• Bigger problem

• Small problem

Jayson made loud noises during music class

• Bigger problem

• Small problem