We All Have Feelings

HEALTH EDUCATION - Lesson 3 - Week 3/10

Mental, Social & Emotional Health (4)

HPE Lesson Plans - Health - KHE, 1HE, 2HE, 3HE, 4HE, 5HE

Safety | Mental, Social & Emotional Health | Substance Abuse & Disease Prevention | Growing Up Healthy

4TH GRADE VIRTUAL HEALTH

L1: Learning About Yourself| L2: We All Have Needs | L3: We All Have Feelings | L4: The Challenges of Friendship | L5: Working with Others | L6: Families Meet Their Needs | L7: Families Work Together | L8: Take Another Look - 9 SEL | L9: Changing Your Mind - 14 SEL | L10: Saying It Respectfully - 17 SEL

Mental, Social & Emotional Health

We All Have Feelings

See below for the following:

Standard(s), Essential Question(s), Big Idea(s)


LEARNING TARGET / SUCCESS CRITERIA

I will know and recognize the importance of expressing feelings in safe ways.

I will know and be able to identify symptoms of stress.

I will be able to list and apply effective steps for anger management.

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PRE-INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY

Vocabulary

stress - tension in your body and your mind which can show in your face, body language, and in your words

body language - body movements that go with your words, like a nod or clenched fists

self-control - when you can restrain your emotions or desires


OPENING (Engage)

Main Idea

It is important to express your feelings in ways that make you feel confident and safe.

Why Learn This?

Part of growing up is learning how to express your feelings in ways that make you feel in control.


WORK PERIOD (Explore/Explain/Extend/Elaborate)

READ: We All Have Feelings

Everyone has feelings and emotions. We have many feelings -- joy, sadness, and anger, for example -- in common with other people. But the reasons we have a certain feeling may be different for each of us. What makes you feel sad may not affect your friend in the same way. what makes you happy many be different from what makes your parents happy.

Understanding as much as you can about what you feel and why you feel it is an important part of growing up. Expressing your feelings in a safe and respectful way can help you feel in control of yourself.

Why do people have feelings?

Just as a detective looks for clues to solve a case, your feelings can give you clues about yourself. Your feelings can help you know when something is right or wrong for you. If you feel happy, you know that something you are doing or thinking makes you feel good. For example, sometimes cleaning your room is something you do not want to do. But the good feeling you have inside afterward tells you it was the right thing to do.

Unpleasant feelings can be a warning signal. When you are angry or when you are scared, your feelings are telling you that something is not right. It is important to listen to those feelings. You should try to understand what you are feeling and why. If you can find a safe way to express that feeling then you'll probably feel better.

Feelings are not good or bad, but some just feel better than others. Unpleasant feelings can make your body tense and upset. For example, when you feel stress -- tension in your body and your mind -- it can show in your face and in your words. It can also show in your face and in your body language, body movements that go with your words, like a nod or clenched fists. Feelings of stress can cause you to have butterflies in your stomach. You may get a headache or stomachache. Knowing what you are feeling and naming it can help you choose how to act.

How do feelings affect your actions?

Part of growing up is learning to express your feelings in ways that make you feel safe and confident. When you can restrain your emotions or desires, you have self-control. Like any other new skill, self-control takes a lot of practice. It's also helpful to know as much as you can about yourself and your feelings.

For example, imagine that you are being teased at school. You want the person who is teasing you to stop. AS the person keeps teasing you, you begin to feel upset. You feel a lot of stress. Your stomach hurts, your body is stiff, and your face is tense. Your teeth are tightly clenched, and your hands are shaking. Suddenly, you blow up in anger at the person.

You are out of control, and it's no a comfortable feeling. You can learn to control your anger. If you face your anger in the beginning, you can choose how to respond.


Steps for Anger Management


Imagine that as soon as you start to feel angry with the person who is teasing you, you stop what you are doing or saying. You allow yourself to cool down by counting to ten or taking three long, slow breaths. You think about what is really happening. Now you are ready to take action. You can either walk away or express your feelings. If you walk away, you can talk to the person about your feelings once you are in control again. If you choose to express your feelings, use "I" messages that focus on telling the person how you feel about what they are doing. For example say, "I don't like it when you tease me. It makes me angry. Please stop."

These steps can help you manage your anger and practice self-control. You can use these steps to learn to identify your feelings and make good choices about how to express them. Learning self-control in expressing feelings is an important part of growing up and being responsible for yourself.

REMEMBER...It is important to express your feelings in respectful ways that make you feel confident and safe. Part of growing up is learning how to express your feelings respectfully in ways that make you feel in control. Like any other new skill, self-control takes a lot of practice.


CLOSING (Evaluate)


Standard(s)

HE4.4a – describe effective negotiation skills to manage or resolve conflict

HE4.4b – demonstrate skills that communicate care, consideration, and respect of self and others, including those with disabilities

HE4.5a – explain a situation that may require a thoughtful health-related decision

HE4.5b – determine when help is needed to make a health-related decision

HE4.5c – indicate healthy alternatives to health-related issues and problems

HE4.5d – describe the possible consequences of each option when making a health-related decision

HE4.5e – determine a healthy choice when making a decision


Essential Question(s)


Big Idea(s)


RESOURCES / INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS


DCSD Board-Approved Instruction Materials


Technology