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Building Emotional Resilience

Lesson Plan

Building Emotional Resilience

Enhance emotional resilience and self-regulation

This lesson aims to build on the impulse control strategies previously learned by focusing on emotional resilience and self-regulation. The student will engage in activities that promote understanding and managing emotions, including a video discussion, a role-playing exercise, and a reflective worksheet. This lesson is important as it helps the student develop a deeper understanding of their emotions and equips them with tools to handle challenging situations more effectively.

Audience

5th grade male student with ADHD

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Collaborative Learning

Materials

Worksheet: Emotional Resilience Strategies, Video: Understanding Your Emotions, and Activity: Emotion Regulation Role-Playing

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin by discussing the concept of emotional resilience and why it's important.
  • Introduce the objective of the lesson: to enhance emotional resilience and self-regulation.

Step 2

Video Viewing

7 mins

Step 3

Role-Playing Activity

10 mins

  • Conduct a role-playing activity where the student practices responding to emotional challenges using self-regulation strategies.
  • Provide scenarios and guide the student through appropriate responses.

Step 4

Worksheet Completion

5 mins

  • Distribute the "Emotional Resilience Strategies" worksheet.
  • Have the student complete the worksheet, focusing on identifying personal emotional triggers and strategies to manage them.

Step 5

Closure

3 mins

  • Recap the lesson by discussing what was learned about emotional resilience and self-regulation.
  • Encourage the student to apply these strategies in real-life situations.
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Worksheet

Emotional Resilience Strategies

This worksheet helps students identify personal emotional triggers and develop strategies to manage them effectively.

List three emotions that are challenging for you to manage.

Think about times when you feel overwhelmed.







What are two strategies you can use to regulate your emotions?








Describe a time when you successfully managed a difficult emotion. What did you do?








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