Mind Yeti: Hello Feelings
From Mind Yeti · 2020
5 minK1st2nd3rd4th5th6thSocial-Emotional LearningBrain Breaks
Summary
A guided session that uses imagination to help kids find and name what they're feeling right now. Putting a name to a feeling is the first step in handling it, and this practice makes that feel safe and doable. A great check-in for a morning meeting or after something big happens.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Name it to tame it
- What feeling did you notice in yourself during the session?
- Why might it help to give a feeling a name, like "nervous" or "excited"?
- Can you have more than one feeling at the same time? What might that be like?
Quick work-a-long
Feelings weather report: Words to know -- *feeling, name, notice.* If your feelings right now were weather, what would they be -- sunny, stormy, foggy, calm? Say or draw your "weather" and one word for the feeling behind it.