1) Jason has to wait in line at lunch and he is VERY hungry. He is a Rigid Thinker, what FLEXIBLE thought can he have? a) This is so unfair! b) I am always last!!! c) It's hard, but I can be patient and I will get to eat soon. 2) Charlie is stuck on a Math problem and doesn't know the answer. He is a Rigid Thinker. What can he do to help himself? a) Start making loud noises and breathing loudly so the entire class can hear his frustration. b) Throw his pencil on the floor. c) Put his head down and refuse to complete the test. d) Skip the problem and come back to it. Then, try his best. 3) Cody's friends all want to play Minecraft during recess, but he wants to play Among Us. Cody is a Rigid Thinker. What can he do to be more Flexible and solve the problem? a) Yell at his friends in anger b) Push his friends to show his anger c) Cry d) Compromise and play Minecraft or tell his friends "Thank you for the invite, but I'm going to see if other classmates want to play "Among Us" today. 4) Jill is playing a game with her friend and she ALWAYS HAS to WIN. She is a Rigid Thinker so in order to win, she tries to cheat. Her friend becomes frustrated with her. How can Jill handle this better next time? What can she do to be more Flexible? a) Continue to cheat and hope her other friends don't notice. b) Tell herself "It's okay not to win every time. Winning is fun, but losing teaches us how to do better next time." c) Stop playing games altogether. If she can't win then she just won't play. 5) Juliet needs help with her homework. She is a Rigid Thinker so she must have help immediately or else! She yells "Mom, Mom, Mom" over and over again despite recognizing that her mom is on the phone. How could she handle this in a more Flexible way?  a) Yell, but then add in stomping her feet to be extra loud. b) Pull on her Mom's arm to get her attention. c) Do something else until her Mom is off of the phone and available to help her.

Flexible or Rigid Thinking?

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