Stomp your ANTs

In this activity, you will practice stomping your ANTs! First, select the type of ANT. Then give an example of how that ANT bugs you. Finally, STOMP it with an alternative way of thinking! Here are some examples:

ANT	Example	Stomp
All or Nothing Thinking	There’s nothing to do.	There are probably lots of things to do if I think about it.
Always Thinking	No one ever plays with me.	That’s silly. I have played with lots of kids.
Mind Reading	The teacher doesn’t like me.	I need to look at my part of the problem.
Fortune Telling	The whole class will laugh at me.	I don’t know that. Maybe they will like my speech.
Labeling	I am stupid.	Sometimes I make mistakes but I am not stupid.
Focusing on the Negative	My whole party was ruined by his teasing.	My party was fun except for the few minutes he was teasing.
Magnifying and Minimizing	I got a terrible report card.	I may have gotten one ‘C’ but my other grades were good.
Blame	It’s the teacher’s fault.
Guilt Beatings	It is all my fault and I’m a horrible person.	It was just an accident and I can do things to make it better.