Kindergarten Emotional Health 101 Performance Task

• Draw a time when you had a big emotion at school. Identify what emotion you were feeling and what “Zone of Regulation” you were in.

• Share your drawing with peers describing what happened, what emotions you were feeling at the time, and state the trusted adult who could help support you. 

Detailed Student Directions:

• Use a poster showing “Zones of Regulation” to identify different emotions in each zone. 

• Talk and list what it feels like to be in each zone. 

• Discuss and chart what you can do if you are not in the “green zone.” (i.e. get a drink of water, exercise/movement, healthy snack, love/affection, rest, deep breaths.)

Scoring Criteria

Advanced

☐  All “Goal” Criteria PLUS:

☐ A written definition for each emotion on zones of regulation poster.

Goal

☐ WRITE/DRAW a poster with the 4 zones of regulation.

☐ DESCRIBE at least 3 emotions to go under each zone.

☐ DESCRIBE why you might feel a certain way in each zone.

Developing

☐  Meets 2 of “Goal” criteria

Beginning

☐  Meets fewer than 2 of “Goal” criteria

☐ Task to be repeated after re-teaching

Detailed Student Directions:

• Use an emotions chart to identify different emotions and when you might feel/have felt a big emotion. 

Scoring Criteria

Advanced

☐  All “Goal” Criteria PLUS:

☐ List at least 2 emotions you might feel in each “Zone of Regulation” and illustrate a picture of each emotion.

Goal

☐ DESCRIBE at least 2 emotions one might feel at each “zone of regulation.”

☐ WRITE and DESCRIBE the emotions on the poster

☐ CORRECTLY share the poster with your peers

Developing

☐  Meets 2 of “Goal” criteria

Beginning

☐  Meets fewer than 2 of “Goal” criteria

☐ Task to be repeated after re-teaching

Detailed Student Directions:

• Draw a picture identifying at least 3 adults that you could go up to to help support you when you are having a big emotion. 

Scoring Criteria

Advanced

☐  All “Goal” Criteria PLUS:

☐ Take a photograph of that trusted adult on campus and print out a picture to go with their name. 

Goal

☐ DESCRIBE what a trusted adults means to you and looks like

☐ WRITE/DRAW a poster identifying at least 3 trusted adults that can support you at school when you are having a big emotion.

☐ DESCRIBE to a peer who the trusted adults are on your poster and why you put them down. 

Developing

☐  Meets and can list at least 2 trusted adults of “Goal” criteria

Beginning

☐  Meets fewer than and can only list 1 trusted adult of “Goal” criteria

☐ Task to be repeated after re-teaching

Detailed Student Directions:

• Draw a picture describing the big emotion you were having at school. Identify who else was there, list a trusted adult you could have gone to for help/support and share with the class. 

Scoring Criteria

Advanced

☐  All “Goal” Criteria PLUS:

☐ Share your drawing with another classroom.

Goal

☐ DESCRIBE a big emotion you were having at school.

☐ IDENTIFY who else was there.

☐ WRITE a list of  trusted adults you could go to to help support you while you were having this big emotion.

Developing

☐  Meets 2 of “Goal” criteria

Beginning

☐  Meets fewer than 2 of “Goal” criteria

☐ Task to be repeated after re-teaching