Understanding Feelings (Gr 6-12)
In this module, students will learn and practice skills for understanding the way they feel. They will practice naming feelings, identifying their own emotional experiences, linking emotions with physiological sensations, and identifying feelings in others. They will come away with a firmer grasp on understanding their emotions and how to communicate their feelings, both of which are important components of emotion regulation.
How was Your Experience Using this Resource?
Adrienne Loftus - 7th Grade Science Teacher
My students got into the feelings thermometer handout. Having a few quiet minutes to reflect on the intensity of their emotions from the past week seemed to resonate with students
Different students will work at different paces. I made sure to establish that we wouldn’t be looking at other students’ papers or bothering other students if we completed it early.
Like so many things, an activity like this builds off of trust already built in the classroom.
Claudia Dumpson - 6th Grade Teacher
The feelings thermometer was great for making students aware of the scale and nuances of our emotions in any given week
Being aware of the physical symptoms we experience with our emotions can help clue us into knowing when we need to re-regulate ourselves
Things to consider: having definitions prepared for certain emotions, how to prepare ELLs for the vocabulary presented on the handout (translating the handout, including cognates)