Take-home sheet · A story from The Gauntlet
Dakota: blamed for something another kid did
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Another kid was throwing paper balls in class. The teacher turned around, saw one land near Dakota, and blamed her. Dakota tried to explain, but the teacher said 'I don't want to hear excuses' and gave her a detention.
In the game
Watch Dakota's frustration meter rise and choose responses that keep it in check.
Talk it overThree questions for after you play. There are no wrong answers.
- 1
Where is Dakota on the frustration meter right now?
- 2
How might Dakota's body feel? Where would the frustration show up?
- 3
What response would cool things down instead of heating them up?
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Practice sheet: My Frustration Meter · cbthero.com/printables/frustration-meter
Ages 10–16 · School