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Mindful Regulation and Safe Responses

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Lesson Plan

Mindful Regulation and Safe Responses

Manage social/environmental triggers

This lesson focuses on helping students manage their responses to social and environmental triggers through cognitive exposure and practice. By using trauma-informed teaching, active learning, and project-based learning strategies, students will engage in activities that promote self-regulation and safe behavior responses. This lesson is crucial for developing emotional intelligence and resilience, enabling students to navigate challenging situations effectively.

Audience

Students needing cognitive exposure

Time

30 minutes

Approach

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

Materials

Visual Train Model, Role Play Cards, Video: Social Emotional Learning For Kids: Benji, the Bad Day, and Me, and Discussion Questions

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion on what triggers are and how they can affect our emotions and behaviors.
  • Introduce the visual train model to illustrate how thoughts and feelings can lead to actions.

Step 2

Video Viewing

10 mins

Step 3

Role Play Activity

10 mins

  • Distribute role play cards to students.
  • In pairs, have students act out scenarios where they must identify triggers and practice safe responses.
  • Use the visual train model to guide their understanding of the process.

Step 4

Discussion and Reflection

5 mins

  • Facilitate a discussion using the prepared questions.
  • Encourage students to share their thoughts on the role play activity and how they can apply these skills in real-life situations.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions

A set of questions to guide a reflective discussion on managing triggers and responses.

What are some triggers you noticed in the video?

Encourage students to identify specific situations or emotions that acted as triggers for the characters.







How did the characters in the video manage their emotions?

Discuss the strategies used by the characters to cope with their feelings and how effective they were.







Can you think of a time when you had to manage a similar situation?

Invite students to share personal experiences and discuss how they handled them.







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Worksheet

Role Play Cards

Cards with scenarios for students to practice identifying triggers and safe responses.




You are at recess and someone takes your favorite toy. How do you respond?







You are in class and the teacher asks a question you don't know the answer to. What do you do?







You are at lunch and someone spills their drink on you. How do you handle it?







You are playing a game and someone accuses you of cheating. How do you react?




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