Learning Activities

Tug of War

Spatial Requirements: Gym/outdoor space requiredActivity Type: Movement/groupGrades: 3-12Group Size: 3 or moreTime: 15 minutes Introduction: By representing both positive and negative emotions in this challenging tug of war, students will begin to understand that all emotions have power and energy. Materials: A large rope A roll of colored tape Emotion labels for each student that may be taped to students’ shirts

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Tiger, Bow, Person

Spatial Requirements: Gym/outdoor space requiredActivity Type: Movement/groupGrades: 3-12Group Size: 6 or moreTime: 20-30 minutes Introduction: This is an exciting, active game to demonstrate that all emotions have energy. Students will begin to understand that they can use the energy from both positive and negative emotions as motivation to accomplish their goals. Materials: Masking tape Orange cones (optional)  Activity: Before the activity,

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Spell It Out

Spatial Requirements: Classroom with moderate space requiredActivity Type: GroupGrades: 3-12Group Size: 3 or moreTime: 15 minutes Introduction: This activity is designed to help students identify the variety of emotions they feel every day. They will understand that they can’t always control the situation, but they can control their reaction to it. Materials: A container of Play Dough for each group Activity:

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Power Scramble

Spatial Requirements: Regular classroom setup; little or no space requiredActivity Type: GroupGrades: 5-12Group Size: 2 or moreTime: 10 minutes Introduction: In this fast-paced game, students will attempt to create a positive and negative combination without being able to communicate. They will connect the positive and negative cards to positive and negative emotions, showing that both positive and negative emotions can lead

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