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Emotion Management
Emotion Management
How can you help students Manage their emotions?
Problem Solving
Problem Solving
Conflict is part of life, and there are many ways to problem solve.
Empathy and Kindness
Empathy and Kindness
These are essential skills students should learn
Emotion Management
Emotion Management
Modeling behavior
Modeling behavior
Modeling coping skills is an effective way to teach kids skills. On the left is are some examples of coping skills you can share with your student.
Emotion Check-in
Emotion Check-in
Always check in with your child about they are feeling. At school we use the Mood Meter. We usually ask students, “where on the mood meter would your feeling be in?” or you might hear a student say, “I feel in the blue.”
The up and down (vertical) arrows demonstrate the amount of energy a child may have.
The side to side (horizontal) arrows demonstrate the how comfortable a child’s body may feel.
Calming feelings
Calming feelings
I highly encourage families to brainstorm a list of coping strategies that would be helpful for at home use.
For example: I do a “clean anger VS dirty anger” list. Divide a sheet of paper and list.
Practice, Practice, Practice!
Practice, Practice, Practice!
Thank you for all the hard work parents/caregivers are doing at this momement.
Video Story
Video Story
This is a great 4 minute video explaining in simple terms the current pandemic. Feel free to watch with your child.
RULER - Social emotional Tools
RULER - Social emotional Tools
I realize that all families function and operate differently depending on our cultural teachings, but below are a set of vidoes with ideas for you to try at home. RULER is a social emotional curriculum we have implemented at Mt. View Elementary. This curriculum is not only for students, it's also for adults at school.
Family Charter
Family Charter
How do we want to feel as a family?
What kind of behaviors do we need in order to feel that way?
What will we do when a conflict comes up?
Understanding the Mood Meter
Understanding the Mood Meter
In order for us to process our emotions we need to know how and what we are feeling. The mood meter helps us to visually notice not only our emotion but how our bodies are reacting by identifying within a specific color, energy level, and how pleaseant or unpleasent our body feels.
See your Best Self Meta Moment
See your Best Self Meta Moment
Role modeling is a great way to teach students about new behaviors and coping skills. What does your best self look like? This videos hows a parent describing their experience with a Meta-Moment.
Fun Videos
Fun Videos
Helping children develope emotionally and socially can be very difficult depending on many factors, however, it has been scientifically proven that relationship building is essential in supporting the develpement of our children. Watch these fun videos below and see what the science says about how children can become more compassionare, honest, have more gratitude, and self-control.
Helping children develope emotionally and socially can be very difficult depending on many factors, however, it has been scientifically proven that relationship building is essential in supporting the develpement of our children. Watch these fun videos below and see what the science says about how children can become more compassionare, honest, have more gratitude, and self-control.
How to help kids feel loved!
Help your child's compassion grow!
Encourage your child to self-control!
How to help your child grow their gratitude!
HOnesty
HOnesty
Encourage honesty
Forgiveness
Forgiveness
Encourage forgiveness
Home expectations and rules
Home expectations and rules
Sometimes structure can be very helpful for children. Below are a few questions to go along with this story.
Clark the Shark has to learn there’s a time and place for everything.
Clark the Shark has to learn there’s a time and place for everything.
What rules or expectations did you have in your class at Mount View Elementary?
Do you have rules or expectations in your home?
Think about a time when you have been too loud or wild at home. What happened? How did that effect others?
What rules or expectations do you think you'll need at home to help everyone get along during distance learning or while you are learning at home?
Feelings Charade Game
Feelings Charade Game
Part 1
Part 1
How to play:
Take turns acting out different feelings with your family members trying to guess the feeling. This can sometimes be tricky because there are many different emotions! Once they have guessed correctly, everyone name one time they felt that way.
Part 2
Part 2
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