Emotional Literacy.
The more we learn about emotions and how they impact us, the more we can respond to them in an effective manner.
The focus for this lesson is being able to name and identify an emotion you are feeling.
That is the first part, but not the only part.
You need to be able to do something to manage that emotion. We need to do something so that we can self-regulate.
This is an important part of becoming a great learner and also developing the personal and social capabilities within the curriculum.
The lesson here is that if you avoid blaming others for how you are feeling, and then realise that you can do something about it, you become much more powerful!
There are some great lesson ideas in the TRP@Home Foundation to Year Two and Year Three to Year Six lessons.
Thanks to the Resilience Project for providing the following information. This is the final part of their TRP@Home that we have explored over the last four weeks.
Key Questions:
Remember a time when you felt really happy. What made you feel this way?
Remember a time when you felt really sad. What made you feel this way? How did you turn your mood around?
Remember a time when you felt really excited. How did this make your body feel? For example, alert, energetic, trouble sleeping
Remember a time when you felt really anxious. How did this make your body feel? For example, increased heart rate, sweating, trouble sleeping, butterflies. What did you do to cope with feeling this way?
During this lockdown, we are all likely to experience a moment of Anger! Watch the video above and follow the activity below.
We all get angry and frustrated from time to time. This is normal and totally ok. The problem with being angry is sometimes it can make us lose control of our actions. It can make us say or do things that we really don’t want to.
Can you think of a time when this happened to you?
What are some things you can do to calm down? Make a list together. When you are finished children can decorate the list and you can display it at home.
Ideas include; Take a deep breath, move away, take a break/time out, count to 10, ask for a hug, scream into a pillow, hit a pillow, ask for help
Art with Mrs Notaro
A great activity to reflect about all the great qualities about you. While it is important to be humble, it is important to recognise all the great qualities you have.
This activity is simple and a great one to do as a family!
Japanese Cooking with Miss Luong
This wonderful video from Miss Luong teaches us how to make Mochi.
Whilst you may need one ingredient from the shop, it will be a simple activity that kids at all levels can watch and try.
Not sure I'd go with Green Tea Ice cream, but I'll be trying it with Vanilla!
Art with Mrs Tharle
This is a great simple activity that can also double as a toy for yourself. You can also compete with someone to see who can create the whirlybird that spins most effectively. It will all be in the design and the folds. Good luck!
Sport With Mr V
Mr V sent this out to our Year 5 and 6 students, but there are some activities for all students here. Parents, you might like the vacuum the house activity!
It's a great cardio workout.
The Bottle Flip Challenge
Without being able to go outside a lot, we need some simple challenges. The bottle flip can provide a great challenge for all ages. It can also become the challenge listed here and compete against the family!