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Emotion Explorer Adventure

Lesson Plan

Emotion Explorer Adventure

Reduce tantrums and emotional dysregulation

This lesson helps 7-year-olds understand and manage their emotions through a fun and interactive game-based activity. By using a video and collaborative learning, students will explore different emotions and learn strategies to regulate them. This lesson is crucial for fostering emotional intelligence and reducing tantrums, especially for students with intellectual disabilities and ADHD.

Audience

7-year-olds

Time

20 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning, Trauma-Informed Teaching, Blended Learning, Inquiry-Based Learning, Collaborative Learning

Materials

Printable Emotion Cards, Video: Social Emotional Learning for Kids: I Am, Exit Ticket, Markers, and Paper

Step 1

Introduction

3 mins

Step 2

Video Viewing

3 mins

Step 3

Emotion Explorer Game

10 mins

  • Distribute Printable Emotion Cards to each student.
  • Explain the rules: Students will take turns picking a card and acting out the emotion while others guess.
  • Encourage students to discuss how they might feel and react in situations that evoke these emotions.
  • Use trauma-informed strategies to ensure all students feel safe and supported during the activity.

Step 4

Reflection and Discussion

2 mins

  • Facilitate a short discussion on what students learned about emotions and how they can manage them.
  • Encourage students to share any personal strategies they use to calm down when feeling upset.

Step 5

Exit Ticket

2 mins

  • Hand out the Exit Ticket for students to complete.
  • Ask students to write or draw one thing they learned about managing emotions today.

Step 6

Closure

1 min

  • Thank students for their participation and remind them that understanding emotions is a powerful tool for feeling better and getting along with others.
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Worksheet

Printable Emotion Cards

These cards are used in the Emotion Explorer Game to help students identify and act out different emotions.




Happy







Sad







Angry







Excited







Scared







Surprised







Calm







Frustrated




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Quiz

Exit Ticket

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