Lesson Plan
Emotions Exploration Plan
Struggling 5th graders will practice identifying, expressing, and regulating core emotions with scaffolded support, develop self-awareness through guided group activities and journaling, and use check-in prompts to monitor their feelings.
Targeted Tier 2 support builds emotional resilience for students needing extra help, fostering self-regulation, reducing behavioral challenges, and strengthening empathy through small-group scaffolds.
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Prep
Prepare Tier 2 Scaffolds
10 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up & Check-In
5 minutes
Step 2
Guided Slide Discussion
10 minutes
Step 3
Scaffolded Emotion Matching Mural
15 minutes
Step 4
Supported Journaling Reflection
10 minutes
Step 5
One-Word Check-Out & Rating
5 minutes

Slide Deck
Finding Your Feeling Friends
Why Befriend Our Feelings?
Joy 😊
Sadness 😢
Anger 😠
Fear 😨
Surprise 😲
Which Feeling Friend Are You?

Activity


Journal


Cool Down

