As students return to school for in person learning, they might not know that there are certain things in their control and some things not in their control. All children should be taught what they can control and what they can’t, you might want to turn this into a game or put a poster which spells out their responsibilities. You might want to ask the students for additional items.
Things in My Control:
- My effort
- My mistakes
- My behavior
- The amount of effort I put in
- My words
- My actions
- How I treat others
- Whether or not I follow rules
- How I handle my feelings
- How I take care of myself
- My positive attitude
- How often I smile
- Trying new things
- Asking for help
- Eating nutritious food
- How honest I am.
Things Not in My Control
- What other people do
- What other people say
- Things that happened in the past
- Other people’s choices
- How other people feel
- The weather
- Other people’s mistakes
- Predicting what will happen.
- How long Covid-19 will last
- Upsetting news on the TV
- Other people’s actions