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Mindful Self-Management Exercise: Impulse Control ActivityMindful Self-Management Exercise: Impulse Control Activity
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Lions Clubs International Foundation
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Grade
Pre-K - 2nd
Subjects
Social & Emotional Learning
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Activities & Projects
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30 mins
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Mindful Self-Management Exercise: Impulse Control

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A coping skill helps to manage emotions. Young scholars pretend they are a remote control. When they feel strongly about something, they pause their actions, take a deep breath, reflect, and press play to get back to what they were doing.

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Concepts

self-management, self-awareness, emotional development, emotions, identifying emotions, social-emotional learning, Social & Emotional Learning, mindfulness, coping skills, impulse control

Instructional Ideas

  • Display the handout in the classroom for a daily reminder of the exercise
  • Send a copy home for parents and guardians
  • Recite the poem when needed

Classroom Considerations

  • The fourth activity in a series of 10
  • Optional preparation includes making copies

Pros

  • A poem assists in remembering the coping skill
  • The resource comes with a handout with the poem and a picture of a remote

Cons

  • None

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