Lesson Plan
Finding Your Calm
Students will learn to recognize and name their emotions using visual feeling cards, practice three breathing techniques, and identify personalized coping tools, culminating in creating an actionable plan to manage big emotions.
Building emotional regulation skills helps reduce stress, improve self-awareness, and foster resilience and academic success. Personalized, one-on-one support ensures strategies fit the student’s unique needs.
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Materials
Prep
Teacher Preparation
10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction & Emotional Check-In
5 minutes
Step 2
Emotion Identification Activity
10 minutes
Step 3
Breathing Techniques Practice
10 minutes
Step 4
Coping Tools Exploration
10 minutes
Step 5
Reflection & Action Plan
10 minutes

Slide Deck
Finding Your Calm
Today’s Goals
Emotional Check-In
Identify Emotions
Breathing Techniques
Explore Coping Tools
Action Plan
Next Steps

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