Brave Voice Worksheet
Social-Emotional Skills Lab
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Date:
Self-Advocacy & Fairness
Brave Voice: Standing Up for Yourself!
Learn how to speak up respectfully, solve problems fairly, and ask for what you need.
Assertive
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The Three Kinds of Voices
Read & doodle the expression!
The Mouse Voice
Passive (Too Quiet)
- • Whispering or looking down
- • Staying silent when hurt
- • Letting others choose everything
Doodle Face:
The Tiger Voice
Aggressive (Too Harsh)
- • Yelling, glaring, or stomping
- • Demanding or blaming words
- • Forcing your way onto others
Doodle Face:
The Brave Voice
Assertive (Just Right!)
- • Calm, clear, steady tone
- • Eye contact & standing tall
- • Respects self AND others
Doodle Face:
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The 3-Step "I-Statement" Formula
Your Action Recipe
Step 1: Feeling
"I feel..."
(Name emotion: upset, left out)
Step 2: Situation
"...when you..."
(Name the action without blaming)
Step 3: Solution
"...next time, please..."
(Ask for what you need nicely)
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Voice Detective: Spot the Style
Read what each student said. Check the box that shows whether it is a Mouse (Passive), Tiger (Aggressive), or Brave (Assertive) voice.
A. "Give me that ball right now or I'm never letting you play again!"
Mouse Tiger Brave
B. "Um, never mind... you can just take the last game piece... it's okay, I guess."
Mouse Tiger Brave
C. "I feel frustrated when you cut in line. Please move to the back so it's fair."
Mouse Tiger Brave
Remember: Being assertive does not mean being mean! It means respecting yourself AND others.
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Brave Voice Practice Lab • Put Your Assertive Words & Actions to Work!
Name:
Scenario 1: Friendship & Sharing (Art Class) Someone takes your supplies without asking
Your tablemate grabs your colored markers right out of your box without asking, leaving you with nothing to finish your drawing.
Write what your Brave Voice says:
Scenario 2: Fairness at Recess (Four-Square) Someone makes up new rules to get you out
During four-square, another player invents a brand new rule in the middle of play and yells that you're out, even though the ball was clean.
Write what your Brave Voice says:
Scenario 3: Asking for Help (Math Lesson) Directions were fast and you feel confused
Your teacher explained instructions very quickly. You don't understand how to start and feel nervous, but you see other students working.
Write what you say to advocate for yourself:
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Draw It Out: Brave Voice Comic Studio
Drawing Challenge
Draw yourself using your Brave Voice in one of the situations above or another time at school!
Make sure to draw:
- Calm face & eye contact
- Standing tall (good posture)
- Speech bubble with words
Show what assertive body language looks like!
Student Illustration & Comic Box Draw character, posture & speech bubble
My Brave Voice Checklist
Check off before you speak!
I stand tall with calm eye contact
I use a clear, steady, respectful voice
I use "I" statements to state what I need
If someone won't listen, I ask a trusted adult
