Extension Activities

Self-Management  |  Grades 4-5

Learning Goal 1: Demonstrates the skills to manage and express their emotions, thoughts, impulses, and stress in effective ways.

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Benchmark 1: Use coping skills such as calming down, walking away, self-talk, seeking help or mediation to manage their emotions and behaviors.

Benchmark 2: Use constructive ways of expressing their emotions, thoughts, impulses and stress such as through using I- statements.

Benchmark 3: Understand causes and effects of their emotions, thoughts, impulses, stress and distress.

Benchmark 4: Adapt for and overcome obstacles by demonstrating perseverance.

Benchmark 5: Analyze the relationship between your own ethical values – such as honesty, respect and integrity – and behavior.

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