Lesson Plan
Trigger Tracker Blueprint
Help the student recognize personal emotional and behavioral triggers and practice mapping them to healthy coping strategies through guided activities in a one-on-one 45-minute session.
Identifying individual triggers and developing coping strategies builds self-awareness and emotional regulation, reducing reactive behaviors and supporting long-term behavioral success.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Teacher Preparation
10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction and Goal Setting
5 minutes
Step 2
Explore Triggers via Slide Deck
10 minutes
Step 3
Trigger Mapping Exercise
10 minutes
Step 4
Set Up Daily Trigger Journal
10 minutes
Step 5
One-on-One Coaching and Wrap-Up
10 minutes
Slide Deck
Understanding My Triggers
What Is a Trigger?
Why Paying Attention to Triggers Matters
Common Triggers
How Do Triggers Make Me Feel?
Your Turn: Think of Your Triggers
What’s Next?
Activity
Worksheet
Script
