My Feelings & My Strengths

Objectives

• D01.S1.02.01 Use feeling words to tell the difference between similar emotions, such as mad and frustrated or sad and disappointed.
• D01.S1.02.02 Notice where a feeling shows up in the body, such as tense shoulders or a fast heartbeat, and name the feeling.
• D01.S2.02.01 Identify their personal strengths and one thing they are still learning to do.
• D01.S2.02.02 Describe how they are alike and different from others and why both matter.
• D01.S3.02.01 Name two strategies for managing strong feelings and choose one to use on their own.
• D01.S3.02.02 Pause before reacting and name the choice they are about to make.

Essential questions

• How do I tell similar feelings apart, and where do they live in my body?
• What are my strengths, and what am I still learning?

Big ideas

• Feelings have names and show up in my body; noticing them helps me understand myself.
• Each of us has strengths and things we are still learning, and we are alike and different in ways that both matter.

Lessons

1. 1 Feelings That Look Alike 45 minutes
2. 2 Mad or Frustrated? 45 minutes
3. 3 Sad or Disappointed? 45 minutes
4. 4 Where Feelings Live in My Body 50 minutes
5. 5 My Body Gives Me Clues 50 minutes
6. 6 My Strengths 50 minutes
7. 7 What I'm Still Learning 45 minutes
8. 8 Alike and Different 50 minutes
9. 9 Two Ways to Calm Down 50 minutes
10. 10 Pause Before I Act 50 minutes

Assessment plan

Observation of feeling-naming, body-signal noticing, and self-regulation during the day; a "My Strengths" page and a "Pause Before I Act" check-in as portfolio artifacts.