How Big is My Problem?

Happy Valentine's Day and Happy February Vacation!  Over the past few weeks, I have been going in to several classrooms to conduct lessons about "How big is my problem"?  using a very developmentally friendly 5 point scale.  This lesson helps kids to identify the urgency of different types of problems and also helps to give them tools and language to identify which problems they can solve on their own (i.e. 1 and 2 point problems and sometimes 3).  A 1 point problem is very tiny, like getting cut in line.  A 3 point problem is a medium size problem like getting teased; which we talked about as something the kids could try to solve on their own at first and if this does not work they need to find a trusted adult.  A 5 point problem is a HUGE-emergency like a tornado or broken arm, problems at the 4-5 level cannot be solved by students and require adult help.  This lesson was inspired by the Incredible 5 Point Scale  which can be adapted for various topics like stress, worries, anger, etc.

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