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Lesson Emotion Identification and Self-Awareness

The document outlines a classroom guidance lesson for kindergarten students focused on emotion identification and self-awareness. The lesson's goals are to increase students' self-awareness, ability to identify emotions, promote empathy, and understand differences between individuals. During the lesson, students will receive books to identify how they experience different emotions like happy, scared, and angry. They will use mirrors to observe their facial expressions for each emotion and discuss healthy ways to handle emotions at school. The counselor will reinforce that while people experience emotions differently, students' minds are powerful and they can use positive self-talk to regulate their feelings.

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Lesson Emotion Identification and Self-Awareness

The document outlines a classroom guidance lesson for kindergarten students focused on emotion identification and self-awareness. The lesson's goals are to increase students' self-awareness, ability to identify emotions, promote empathy, and understand differences between individuals. During the lesson, students will receive books to identify how they experience different emotions like happy, scared, and angry. They will use mirrors to observe their facial expressions for each emotion and discuss healthy ways to handle emotions at school. The counselor will reinforce that while people experience emotions differently, students' minds are powerful and they can use positive self-talk to regulate their feelings.

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Lesson: Emotion Identification and Self-Awareness 

  
School Counselor:​ Rebecca Seymour 
Activity​: Classroom Guidance Lesson 
Grade(s)​: K 
  
SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM GOALS ADDRESSED: 
Increase self-awareness and self-management  
Increase emotion identification  
Promote empathy and perspective taking  
Understand differences between individuals  
  
ASCA MINDSETS AND BEHAVIORS: 
M 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, 
social/emotional and physical well-being  
M 2. Self-confidence in ability to succeed  
M 3. Sense of belonging in the school environment  
B-SMS 7. Demonstrate effective coping skills when faced with a problem 
B-SMS 9. Demonstrate personal safety skills 
B-SS 2. Create positive and supportive relationships with other students 
B-SS 4. Demonstrate empathy 
  
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 
1. Students will identify emotions and discuss how they experience those 
emotions. 
2. ​Students will understand that each person experiences emotions differently. 
3. Students will identify ways that they can handle emotions appropriately at 
school. 
  
MATERIALS: 
My Book of Feelings (pre-made books for each student)  
Compact mirror for each student  
Ways to Cope paper slips 
  
PROCEDURE: 
Counselor will begin the lesson with a deep breathing exercise then pass out all 
books and mirrors.  
 
Have students look in the mirror to see themselves when they look happy. 
Encourage them to think about something they know that makes them happy. 
Reinforce that our minds are very strong so when we think about the times 
when we’ve felt a certain way, we may actually feel that feeling again. Relate 
this concept back to positive self-talk and growth mindset. After they have 
drawn themselves, explain what we can do at school when we are feeling happy 
(Reach our goals, help others, and complete our work).  
 
Repeat for scared (Deep breath, talk to a trusted adult, or ask for a hug). 
*Highlight that people have different reactions and emotions.  
Example: Ms. Becca is afraid of spiders, but ____ loves spiders and they 
make him happy!  
Repeat for angry (Take a break, deep breathing, or think about the size of the 
problem and the size of our reaction).  
Repeat for sad (Draw a picture, ask for a hug, and think happy thoughts).  
*Again, reinforcing that our minds our powerful. If we’re feeling a big 
emotion at school, we can use positive self-talk and the power of our 
minds to feel better.  
 
DATA 
Process Data:  
All Kindergarten classrooms participated in this 30 minutes lesson.  
  
Perception Data:  
Students learned about where we feel emotions in our bodies and minds.  
Students know at least one strategy to help regulate themselves. 
Students understand appropriate ways to handle emotions at school.   
 
Outcome Data: 
All students completed their own, personalized book of emotions.  
All students became more self-aware through use of mirrors.  
 
Follow Up: 
Counselor and teachers will reinforce ideas and concepts in everyday 
interactions with students.  
 

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