Learning Activities

Spatial Requirements: Regular classroom setup; little or no space requiredActivity Type: ObjectGrades: 3-12Group Size: 1 or moreTime: 5-10 minutes Introduction: This is an amusing object lesson for students to understand how they approach and handle their stressors. It illustrates the way we experience stressors – many over time or all at once – and it opens communication lines for how that […]

Spatial Requirements: Regular classroom setup; little or no space requiredActivity Type: Movement/groupGrades: 5-12Group Size: 8 or moreTime: 20 minutes Introduction: This emotional activity forces students to feel singled out, stupid, or frustrated as they work to understand the difficult pattern of what makes a “good frog” and what makes a “bad frog.” They’ll come to recognize their own responses to emotional

Spatial Requirements: Regular classroom setup; little or no space requiredActivity Type: GroupGrades: K-12Group Size: 8 or moreTime: 5-10 minutes Introduction: Students will use group discussion to better identify the causes of their negative emotions. Students will understand the positive and negative long-term outcomes that result from the way they channel their negative emotions. Materials: None Activity: Select four of the negative

Spatial Requirements: Regular classroom setup; little or no space requiredActivity Type: ObjectGrades: 5-12 Group Size: 1 or more Time: 5-10 minutes Introduction: In this simple science experiment, students will relate the process of creating light with the channeling of their emotions into positive results. They will identify the need to use both their positive and negative emotions to achieve their goals in life.

Spatial Requirements: Classroom with moderate space requiredActivity Type: GroupGrades: 3-12Group Size: 2 or moreTime: 10 minutes Introduction: This activity relates visible changes with emotional changes. When students can identify the small changes in their own emotions, they learn to recognize their personal triggers, allowing them to make positive changes in how they react. This can mean turning negative emotions into