Positive Thinking: The Story Snake
From Big Ideas by ClassDojo · 2020
3 minK1st2nd3rd4th5thSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
One negative thought stretches into another and another until it is a snake long enough to fill Mojo's whole day. A memorable image for how rumination works, at a K–5 level.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The Story Snake gives kids a picture for a thing they already feel.
- How did one thought turn into the Story Snake?
- What did the snake do to Mojo's day?
- How could Mojo have stopped the snake early?
- What helps you when your thoughts start to pile up?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: thought, story, stretch, notice, stop.
Try it: Draw your own story snake. Write the first thought at the head and the one place you would cut it off.