Self-Management

Managing Emotions

Project and Purpose

By explicitly teaching social-emotional learning skills while honoring diverse identities, creating a sense of belonging, and promoting student agency toward personal growth and social impact, the teacher better creates a classroom environment that fosters well-being for self and others.

Overview

In this lesson, students will learn strategies for managing strong emotions like anger, sadness, excitement or frustration. Students will practice these strategies and create a self-care chart to help remind them of the strategies the work for them.

Format

This 25–35 minute lesson is designed for flexibility. It can be taught in one day or over the course of a week.

  • Warm Welcome
  • Feelings Check-in
  • SEL Skill Spotlight
  • Active Engagement
  • Closing Connection