Journaling for Self-Reflection
Enhance self-awareness and emotional regulation
In this lesson, students will engage in journaling activities to express their thoughts and feelings, enhancing their self-awareness and emotional regulation. This lesson is important as it helps students articulate emotions in a structured format, promoting mental well-being and emotional intelligence.
Enhance self-awareness and emotional regulation
Journaling Discussion Questions, Journaling Worksheet, and Pens and Notebooks
- Begin with a brief introduction to the concept of journaling and its benefits for self-reflection and emotional regulation.
- Explain the purpose of the lesson: to help students express their thoughts and feelings through journaling.
Step 2
Guided Journaling
15 mins
- Distribute the Journaling Worksheet to each student.
- Provide students with a series of prompts from the worksheet to guide their journaling.
- Encourage students to write freely and honestly, ensuring them that their journals are private.
- Facilitate a discussion using the Journaling Discussion Questions.
- Encourage students to share their thoughts on the journaling process and how it made them feel.
- Discuss the importance of self-reflection and how it can help in understanding and managing emotions.
- Summarize the key points discussed in the lesson.
- Encourage students to continue journaling outside of class as a tool for self-reflection and emotional regulation.
- Thank students for their participation and openness.
