How should we handle ourselves when we are mad/sad/happy/scared? Help youngsters understand unique emotions and plan specific actions they can take the next time they encounter feelings unexpectedly.

Concepts

expressing feelings, feelings, emotions, sadness, fears, emotional development

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Additional Tags

health

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Instructional Ideas

• To access more visual learners, have class members draw icons or images of the types of actions they think they should take when experiencing the listed emotion
• Offer a follow-up sentence frame to help specify the activity. For example, "I know what to do when I am mad at school/at home/with my sibling/etc."

Pros

• Worksheets allow for variety of response types
• Simple and ready to administer

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.1.4 RI.2.4 RI.3.4 SL.1.1.a SL.2.1.a SL.3.1.a