In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-3, students watch the BrainPOP Jr. movie Mindfulness and explore related resources to learn about mindfulness, and how practicing it can help them notice and accept their thoughts, emotions, senses, and actions. They’ll also discover that gratitude and empathy can help change the way we think and act. The lesson will culminate in creating a class Gratitude Book to describe and identify moments when students felt grateful.
In this lesson plan, kindergartners use BrainPOP Jr. resources to explore the concept of empathy. They discover what it means to think about and understand how other people are feeling. Then they apply their understanding by drawing an on- or offline picture that shows how they make people happy. By learning how to be empathetic to others' feelings, students will improve their skills in creating and maintaining friendships.
In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-3, students watch the BrainPOP Jr. movie Emotions and explore related resources to learn how to recognize our own emotions, and how being mindful of them can help us. Students will then play a game of Emotion Charades to demonstrate that our nonverbal communication can indicate someone's current feelings and emotions. In conclusion, students will discuss how identifying our emotions can help us select strategies to work through the emotions in a positive manner and support others as they experience emotions.
Feeling angry is normal, but sometimes we can do things when we’re angry that are not OK. That’s why it’s important to take a break with The Mooderators to feel a little bit better and make better choices.
This video clip will help young students identify their emotions and learn to express them in a healthy, safe way. This video clip has an associated resource that students can use to create a sign for their "Calm Down Corner," which indicates to others they need a break to practice their self-control skills.
We all feel sad sometimes. Make a list of the things you love doing with The Mooderators, and next time you feel sad, you can try one of those things!
This video clip will help young students identify their emotions and learn to express them in a healthy, safe way. This video clip has an associated resource that students can use to identify strategies that will help them work through their feelings in a positive manner.
It’s time to let your creativity shine with the Mood & Mindfulness Journal from On Our Sleeves! These fun activities for grades K-2 will help you better understand why you feel emotions like happiness and sadness, and help you describe how you are feeling.
This journal includes the following:
Self-regulation is a critical skill for people of all ages. It is the ability that helps us to control our behaviors to make good decisions for the long-term, rather than just doing what we want in the moment. It’s also the skill that allows us to manage our emotions when we’re feeling angry, disappointed, or worried. These can be difficult for adults but are significantly more challenging for children and young adults, whose brains are still growing and developing.
There are huge benefits to helping kids and young adults improve their skills for self-regulation. These skills can help kids and young adults to complete their work and chores (even if they don’t want to), maintain lasting friendships, make safe choices when out with friends, stop themselves from breaking a rule, and work through challenges when they feel like giving up, and so much more.
This informational material presents over 15 strategies that educators can use to teach and build students' self-regulation skills.
The Feelings Thermometer is a visual tool that can help students measure how they are doing emotionally and identify steps they can take to shift their mood when things are getting tough.
Like a temperature thermometer, the Feelings Thermometer shows when your emotional temperature is getting warmer and then hotter, to potentially dangerous degrees. It starts at blue – the calm zone and goes to red – the furious zone. Throughout the zones, it lists activities to feel less angry, frustrated, anxious, and sad. Research shows that just identifying a calming activity can reduce stress and anxiety.
This resource can be used in a variety of settings to help students name their feelings and identify methods to self-regulate their negative emotions.
This 32 page resource is full of learning activities appropriate for Kindergarten through 3rd grade that focus on social-emotional learning. These learning plans and activities focus on feelings, communication, controlling our behaviors, and being flexible.
Emotions are natural and temporary, just like passing clouds, rain, or the shining sun. In this lesson, students learn how to be mindful of their emotions and discuss how emotions change, just like the weather
In this episode of Happy Healthy Kids, Miss Kelsey illustrates how breathing encourages self-control. Practice ways to relax using only your breath.
Putting a face to the various emotions we feel! This song explores how we might behave and look when we're feeling happy, sad, or lonely.
This interactive game helps children understand their emotions. Children are presented with scenarios (it’s their birthday, their brother breaks a favorite toy, etc.) and asked to click on one of three icons that represent feeling happy, sad, and angry. If they click on an icon that is not the most appropriate for the scenario, the icon turns red and they choose again.
In this episode of Happy Healthy Kids, Miss Kelsey and some PBS Kids characters, help kids understand how facial expressions reflect our emotions. By recognizing our feelings, we learn how others are feeling as well. This video can be played when teaching a lesson on feelings and emotions.
This rapping tune brings the story of the sad little kitten who lost her mitten to life! This resource focuses on emotion and physical expression of feelings.
Today is Daniel Tiger's birthday! Daniel is very excited to go to Baker Aker's bakery to help his mom pick out a cake for his party. But when they arrive back home after a bumpy ride on Trolley, he discovers that his birthday cake is smushed! His father then helps him see the bright side of things. This video can be played when teaching a lesson on emotions and feelings.
