Lesson Plan

Inner Weather Guide

Students will identify and describe their emotions by comparing them to weather patterns, using precise vocabulary. They will practice self-reflection through mapping emotions, creative collage work, journal check-ins, and positive affirmations to strengthen emotional literacy and regulation.

This lesson builds self-awareness and emotional vocabulary, helping 7th graders recognize and articulate feelings. It promotes mental health by normalizing emotional check-ins and teaching coping strategies through engaging, creative activities.

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10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction & Objectives

5 minutes

Step 2

Weather-Emotion Mapping

15 minutes

Step 3

Emotion Clouds Collage Activity

10 minutes

Step 4

Daily Weather Check-In Journal

10 minutes

Step 5

Sunshine Affirmations Cool-Down

5 minutes

Step 6

Closure & Reflection

5 minutes

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Slide Deck

What’s Your Inner Weather?

Today’s Goals

Weather Patterns

Mapping Weather to Emotions

Weather-Emotion Mapping

Emotion Clouds Collage

Daily Weather Check-In

Sunshine Affirmations

Closure & Reflection

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Activity

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Journal

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Cool Down

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What’s Your Inner Weather?

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