Demonstrate
Demonstrate the way to breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.
Pretend to be smelling in the scent of a beautiful flower. Then pretend to be blowing through a bubble wand in a way that you form the biggest bubble possible!
The only person you are responsible for.
Yourself
Name an emotion you have about learning from home?
Personal answer
A special sphere you can use to help manage stress.
Stress ball
What helps you deal with the feeling of impatience?
Student will share
Demonstrate how to count to 10 in a way that can help you calm down
Slow, spaced breaths
This could happen if you are not able to manage your negative emotions.
You might have a fit or tantrum/ get in trouble
You might feel this emotion if you have too much work to do.
Overwhelmed/Stressed/Anxious
Something you can write in to get out all of your emotions.
Journal
What helps you deal with sad feelings?
Student response
If I am feeling bad about hurting a friend's feelings, I can:
Give an apology that is sincere. Demonstrate.
When upset, it can help to do this.
Talk to a friend, draw, color, etc.
You might feel this way if someone keeps doing something that keeps you from doing your work.
Annoyed
Make a To-Do List
What helps you calm down when you are nervous?
Personal answers
If I am really unhappy about losing in a game, I can think about what a good sport would do and say...
Say something nice to the winner,
tell another teammate what they did well, etc.
True or False. One thing that helps everyone calm down is to count to 10 slowly.
False. Everyone is different. What works for one person may not work for another.
You may feel this way when you get scolded
Sad, embarrassed, angry
Something you can use that lets you listen to music without bothering anyone else.
Headphones/ear buds
What helps you manage your emotions when you are frustrated?
Personal answer
When I do my chores and do what I'm expected to do, it makes me feel better. Act out a chore for us to guess.
Individual answers
True or False: Feelings aren't good or bad -- they just are.
True. It's how we ACT on our feelings that is good or bad.
You can have two or more different feelings at the very same time.
True.
How can a pet help you manage uncomfortable feelings?
Give an example.
Name an adult you can go to at home or at school when you need help managing your feelings.
Individual answers.