Positive Rephrasing: "The Power of Words" by Tamara Ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve With your students, have a discussion regarding the power of positive words vs negative words. Give some examples ("Shut up!" --> "please lower your volume"). Then have students comment on all/some of these and say how they would rephrase it positively. After the activity, discuss how simply rewording it positively has a huge impact. Challenge students to do the same in their everyday conversations. en-us 2025-09-29 21:21:56 UTC 2025-09-29 21:33:42 UTC hello@padlet.com "You're fine" or "You'll be fine" tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610048439 2025-09-29 21:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610048439 "Good job" tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610048639 2025-09-29 21:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610048639 "You can come if you want to" tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610048860 2025-09-29 21:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610048860 Stop running tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610049274 2025-09-29 21:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610049274 "Don't talk to me like that" tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610049411 2025-09-29 21:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610049411 "Do what you're told" tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610049618 2025-09-29 21:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610049618 "I'm dumb" tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610050566 2025-09-29 21:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610050566 "This is boring" tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610050678 2025-09-29 21:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610050678 "Nobody likes me" tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610050787 2025-09-29 21:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610050787 "I'm always in trouble" tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610051805 2025-09-29 21:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610051805 Don't be late tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052048 2025-09-29 21:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052048 Stop yelling! tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052191 2025-09-29 21:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052191 Don't run in the halls tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052316 2025-09-29 21:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052316 Stop whining tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052413 2025-09-29 21:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052413 Don't argue with me tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052519 2025-09-29 21:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052519 Don't throw trash on the ground tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052804 2025-09-29 21:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052804 No bad attitudes tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052965 2025-09-29 21:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610052965 No phones out tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610053045 2025-09-29 21:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610053045 Don't be lazy tamara_ligon https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610053345 2025-09-29 21:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tamara_ligon/7lr8pm5eqdrrj7ve/wish/3610053345