Lesson Plan
Mapping Emotions Guide
Students will learn to recognize, label, and chart their emotions throughout the day using an emotion wheel and tracker, then practice selecting and using coping tools to regulate feelings.
Building emotional self-awareness and regulation supports positive classroom behavior, reduces stress, and fosters empathy and resilience in 2nd graders.
Audience
Time
Approach
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Prep
Prepare Lesson Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction
5 minutes
Step 2
Modeling the Map
10 minutes
Step 3
Student Mapping
10 minutes
Step 4
Coping Tool Stations
10 minutes
Step 5
Emotion Share-Out
5 minutes

Slide Deck
The Emotion Wheel
Today's Objectives
What Is an Emotion?
Our Emotion Wheel
Primary Emotions
Secondary Emotions
Finding Your Feeling
Using the Wheel with Your Tracker
Blank Emotion Tracker

Worksheet


Activity

