Lesson Plan
Design Your Calm Corner
Students will identify and select personal calming items to personalize their own Calm Corner and create a visual design for it.
Personalizing a calming space increases student ownership of emotional regulation, helping them feel supported and motivated to use self-regulation strategies.
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Prep
Prepare Materials and Slide Deck
10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction to Calm Corners
5 minutes
Step 2
Brainstorm Calming Items
6 minutes
Step 3
Design Your Calm Corner
10 minutes
Step 4
Share and Reflect
4 minutes

Slide Deck
Feelings and Tools
What Are Feelings?
Common Feelings
Calming Tools
How Tools Help
Think-Pair-Share
Next Steps

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