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Guide a 5th-grade student through building resilience with a focus on perseverance and emotional regulation via engaging, hands-on activities.

Enhancing resilience at an early age builds a foundation for managing emotions and persisting through challenges, crucial for academic and personal growth.

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10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction & Overview

5 minutes

Step 2

Interactive Activity

25 minutes

Step 3

Wrap-Up & Reflection

5 minutes

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Building Blocks of Resilience

Introduce the overall topic of resilience and explain that today's focus is on building personal strength through perseverance and emotional regulation. Encourage the student to think about times they've overcome a challenge.

What is Resilience?

Define resilience in simple terms and relate it to daily challenges. Remind them that resilience is like a muscle that grows stronger with use.

Perseverance

Discuss perseverance as a key component of resilience. Ask guiding questions such as, 'How do you keep trying when something is difficult?'

Emotional Regulation

Introduce the concept of emotional regulation. Explain that it's about understanding and managing emotions so they don't overwhelm us.

Reflect & Share

Encourage reflection and connect the lesson with personal experience. Ask the student to think of a time they managed a difficult situation or felt proud of overcoming a challenge.

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