Ashley Hightower

This lesson, suitable for Grades 1-3, turns emotion exploration into a fun and imaginative journey. Using creative map-making, students will chart the 'land' of their feelings, encouraging them to recognize and navigate emotional landscapes with greater understanding and empathy.

A creative approach for Grades 1-3, where students decorate paper cacti with words of compassion and understanding. This lesson fosters empathy by visualizing care as nurturing a plant.

Through games and activities, students will learn to identify and articulate different emotions, enhancing their emotional vocabulary and communication skills. This lesson is important as it helps students improve their emotional intelligence, which is crucial for effective communication and social interaction. Designed for a 4th-grade group, this session will last 30 minutes and is classified as Tier 2: Group support.

Students will explore guided imagery techniques to promote relaxation and self-awareness, enhancing their emotional wellness.

Guide students to explore primary emotions and their complex derivatives using real-life scenarios.

Help students identify and label their emotions accurately to improve self-awareness and emotional regulation.

Introduce the Emotion Wheel to help students understand the spectrum of emotions and their intensity.

Learn how emotions affect communication and how to express them effectively. This lesson is designed for middle school students and aims to enhance their emotional intelligence and communication skills. The duration of the lesson is approximately 60 minutes.

This lesson uses music and dance to help students express their emotions. When the music stops, students freeze and share an emotion they're experiencing or have felt recently. This activity is important as it fosters emotional awareness and verbal expression, helping students to better understand and communicate their feelings.

In this lesson, students will design a 'calm corner' in the classroom or at home where they can retreat to recharge and reflect. This project fosters creativity and teaches self-regulation techniques, helping students understand the importance of having a personal space for emotional regulation and reflection.