Learning About the Brain: Worksheets & Teaching Resources - Free Printable

To solve this worksheet, we need to look at each "impulse" (the thing you want to do) and decide if doing it would make the situation WORSE or BETTER.

* Red Bubble (Worse): This is for actions that are mean, violent, disruptive, or against the rules. These usually get you in trouble or hurt someone's feelings.
* Green Bubble (Better): This is for actions that are calm, polite, follow the rules, or solve the problem peacefully.

Here is the step-by-step sorting for each bubble:

1. "Taking a big deep breaths to calm yourself down"
* This helps you stay calm and not react angrily.
* Result: BETTER (Green)

2. "Calming letting them know how their action made you feel"
* Using words to explain your feelings is a mature way to handle conflict.
* Result: BETTER (Green)

3. "Yell at them and tell them they are stupid!"
* Yelling and name-calling is mean and will likely start a fight.
* Result: WORSE (Red)

4. "Put your head on your desk and go to sleep for the rest of the class"
* Sleeping in class means you miss learning and are ignoring the teacher.
* Result: WORSE (Red)

5. "Asking a teacher for help"
* Getting an adult involved is a safe way to stop bullying or annoyance.
* Result: BETTER (Green)

6. "Push them off the chair"
* This is physical violence and can hurt someone. It will definitely get you in trouble.
* Result: WORSE (Red)

7. "Use play dough or another fidget toy to help yourself calm down"
* This is a healthy coping strategy to manage stress without hurting anyone.
* Result: BETTER (Green)

8. "Walk out of the classroom without asking the teacher"
* Leaving class without permission is breaking school rules (truant).
* Result: WORSE (Red)

9. "Tell them off they move" *(Note: Likely means "Tell them off if they move")*
* Threatening someone or being aggressive creates more tension.
* Result: WORSE (Red)

10. "Threaten to fight them if they don't move"
* Threatening violence is serious misconduct and makes the situation dangerous.
* Result: WORSE (Red)

11. "Stand up and scream about how it is not fair"
* Screaming disrupts the whole class and shows a lack of self-control.
* Result: WORSE (Red)

12. "Ask them if you can have a turn sitting in that chair in 10 mins"
* This is a polite compromise. You are asking nicely and offering to wait.
* Result: BETTER (Green)

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Final Answer:

Color these bubbles RED (WORSE):
* Yell at them and tell them they are stupid!
* Put your head on your desk and go to sleep for the rest of the class
* Push them off the chair
* Walk out of the classroom without asking the teacher
* Tell them off they move
* Threaten to fight them if they don't move
* Stand up and scream about how it is not fair

Color these bubbles GREEN (BETTER):
* Taking a big deep breaths to calm yourself down
* Calming letting them know how their action made you feel
* Asking a teacher for help
* Use play dough or another fidget toy to help yourself calm down
* Ask them if you can have a turn sitting in that chair in 10 mins