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CBT Triangle and Brain Connection

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Lesson Plan

CBT Triangle and Brain Connection

Understanding the CBT triangle

This lesson introduces 4th-grade students to the CBT triangle, which connects thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and its relationship with brain function. Through engaging activities, students will learn how their thoughts can influence their emotions and actions. This lesson is important as it empowers students with self-awareness and emotional regulation skills, fostering resilience and mental well-being.

Audience

25 students, 4th grade

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning, Trauma-Informed Teaching, Active Learning

Materials

Video: Why Do We Lose Control of Our Emotions?, CBT Triangle Worksheet, and Exit Ticket

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion on how our thoughts, feelings, and actions are connected.
  • Introduce the concept of the CBT triangle and its importance in understanding emotions.

Step 2

Video Viewing

7 mins

Step 3

Group Activity

10 mins

  • Divide students into small groups.
  • Provide each group with a CBT Triangle Worksheet.
  • Have students discuss and fill out the worksheet with examples of thoughts, feelings, and actions they have experienced.

Step 4

Class Discussion

5 mins

  • Reconvene as a class and discuss the examples from the worksheets.
  • Highlight how changing thoughts can alter feelings and behaviors.

Step 5

Closure

3 mins

  • Distribute the Exit Ticket.
  • Ask students to write one thing they learned about the CBT triangle and how they can use it in their daily lives.
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Worksheet

CBT Triangle Worksheet

This worksheet helps students identify and connect their thoughts, feelings, and actions using the CBT triangle model.

Write down a thought you had today and how it made you feel.

Think about a specific moment and your reaction.







Describe an action you took based on a feeling.

Consider if the action was positive or negative.







How could changing your thought change your feeling or action?

Reflect on a different perspective.







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Quiz

CBT Triangle Exit Ticket

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