This lesson is similar to the 1st - 2nd grade lesson but with it simplified to the four main feelings. Objectives:
Read the story The Way I Feel. Discuss how we have lots of feelings and how they are constantly changing. Remind students that it is okay to have any feeling, how we show those feelings needs to be done in a safe manner. Show pumpkin emotion cards and have students guess what emotion they are. Have students draw their own pumpkin faces for happy, sad, silly, and mad. ![]()
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Directions: Explain that today we’re going to learn about feelings. We’re going to learn how to sort feelings into 4 different categories based on how your brain and body feel. Blue - body is running slow, not much energy, tired, sick, sad, or bored Green - body feels good to go, like a green light, happy, calm, focused Yellow - caution and slow down, body is starting to lose control, feel silly, wiggly, excited, worried, anxious, surprised Red - out of control and need to stop, extreme feelings like anger, extreme nervous Read the story The Way I Feel. Show Pumpkin emotion cards and have students guess what emotion they are and what zone they are in. Ask students what parts of the face helped you decide what emotion it is? Point out eyebrows, eyes, mouth, cheeks and how we use those to help us understand how others are feeling. Have students draw their own pumpkin faces for each zones. 4 Heart: I was careful with this lesson to not reference the well-known holiday. I talked about fall for the use of pumpkin shapes because it is funner then drawing on circles. The students quickly picked up on the idea of sorting feelings into the four Zones of Regulation. My talented daughter drew the faces on the pumpkins. This is a simple group about emotions and coping skills. I used it with the primary grades. It was a great way to help students who need a little extra support with emotional regulation. I focused each week on one emotion and a coping skill to go with it. I define the term Coping Skill as any tip, trick, or tool that you use to safely help you calm down that doesn't hurt you, others, or property. What is Feelings with Friends
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