CosmoKidz Activities: 31 Scenarios
Staying Calm and Being Focused
You are about to take a test in school and it is important you stay focused on the test.
1. What does it mean to focus on something?
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2. What does being focused feel like?
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3. What does being focused look like?
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4. How can you make yourself stay focused on something, even when it is difficult?
5.
5. Why is it important to stay focused when you need to?
Act A
You see your friend is really struggling to stay focused on something he needs to do. What can you do or say to help your friend get focused again?
Act B
Do a breathing exercise: Imagine going inside your belly. It is like a big balloon. Give the balloon a color. Now put your hands on your belly. Take a deep breath in through your nose. Feel the air go all the way down to your belly. Feel how the balloon gets filled up, and notice your hand moving out as your belly gets filled with air. Now let all that air out again through your mouth, deflating the belly-balloon as you press your tummy in with your hands. Get ready for the next breath, and repeat. Notice how the tension around your belly changes as you are taking deep belly breaths and deflating again. How many times do you need to do this before your tummy feels relaxed? How can you practice this when you need to stay calm?
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You are about to take a test in school and it is important you stay focused on the test.
You are about to take a test in school and it is important you stay focused on the test.
1. What does it mean to focus on something?
2.
What does being focused feel like?
3.
What does being focused look like?
4.
How can you make yourself stay focused on something, even when it is difficult?
5.
Why is it important to stay focused when you need to?
Act A
You see your friend is really struggling to stay focused on something he needs to do. What can you do or say to help your friend get focused again?
Act B
Do a breathing exercise: Imagine going inside your belly. It is like a big balloon. Give the balloon a color. Now put your hands on your belly. Take a deep breath in through your nose. Feel the air go all the way down to your belly. Feel how the balloon gets filled up, and notice your hand moving out as your belly gets filled with air. Now let all that air out again through your mouth, deflating the belly-balloon as you press your tummy in with your hands. Get ready for the next breath, and repeat. Notice how the tension around your belly changes as you are taking deep belly breaths and deflating again. How many times do you need to do this before your tummy feels relaxed? How can you practice this when you need to stay calm?
Click a puppet to change expression.
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