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Feelings and Emotions Unit PlanFeelings and Emotions Unit Plan
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Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
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8th
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Social & Emotional Learning
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Feelings and Emotions

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This Feelings and Emotions unit plan also includes:
  • Expressing Emotion (Activity 1)
  • Types of Unhelpful Thinking (Activity 2)
  • Feelings Cards (Activity 3)
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Eighth graders express their emotions with a set of activities about self reflection and feelings. With a set of emotion cards and a worksheet that details negative thought patterns, the resource empowers young learners to discover and share their inner selves.

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Concepts

feelings, emotions, respect, accepting others, expressing feelings, communication, positive reinforcement, self-awareness, tolerance, problem solving strategies, making decisions, self reflection

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Use with learners who could use some help expressing emotions, either in a special education class or in a mainstream class
  • Teach the techniques to members of a peer counseling group
  • Bring to the first few weeks of school as an ice-breaking activity
  • Encourage your class to record their reflections in a short writing prompt or journal exercise

Classroom Considerations

  • Be sure that your classroom has a mature and supportive atmosphere before starting the activities

Pros

  • Comes with all necessary materials and printables
  • Three lesson plans build upon each other for a scaffolded activity

Cons

  • None

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