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Finding Your Calm Lesson Plan

Introduce kindergarten students to simple calming techniques to help them manage emotions and reduce stress through engaging activities.

Teaching calming techniques early builds emotional resilience, promotes well-being, and creates a peaceful classroom environment.

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Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction and Discussion

5 minutes

Step 2

Engaging Activity: Deep Breathing Exercise

10 minutes

Step 3

Interactive Story Time

10 minutes

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Finding Your Calm

Introduce the lesson, welcome students, and set a calm tone for the session by explaining that today we'll learn fun ways to be calm and happy.

How Do You Feel?

Ask students about their feelings. Use simple language and visuals to depict emotions such as happy, calm, and excited.

What are Calming Techniques?

Introduce the concept of calming techniques. Explain that deep breathing is one way to feel relaxed, and use visuals to help illustrate the process.

Deep Breathing Exercise

Guide the students through the deep breathing exercise. Remind them to place their hand on their belly to feel the rise and fall with each breath.

Story Time: Calming Down

Transition to the story time segment. Explain that the following story will show how characters use calming techniques during moments of excitement.

Great Job!

Recap the lesson with the students and encourage them to share one thing they learned about calming techniques today.

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Calm Like a Butterfly Lesson Plan

Kindergarten students will learn and practice calming techniques to manage emotions and enhance self-regulation in a fun, interactive session.

Teaching calming strategies helps young students build emotional resilience and creates a positive, peaceful classroom environment.

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Materials

Prep

Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up & Introduction

5 minutes

Step 2

Deep Breathing Exercise

10 minutes

Step 3

Interactive Story Time

10 minutes

Step 4

Cool-Down & Reflection

5 minutes

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Calm Like a Butterfly

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