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.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
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

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

Activity


Journal


Cool Down

