Unit 2: Emotion Management

October 17 - November 18

Click here to download a PDF of an overview of this unit. This handout includes what your child is learning and ways you can practice at home.

Lesson 6: Why Emotions?

In this lesson, students will learn that emotions give us information about what we want or need.

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Ask your child what information the emotions fear, sadness, and happiness give us.

Lesson 7: How Angry?

In this lesson, students will learn words for three degrees of anger: annoyed, angry, and furious.

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Ask your child to explain the differences between feeling annoyed, angry, and furious.

Lesson 8: Take a Break

In this lesson, students will learn how, when, and where to take a break in different situations as a way to manage a strong emotion.

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Discuss where and how your child can take a break at home. Then ask your child how they could take a break in place, for example, in the car or at the grocery store.

Lesson 9: How Happy?

In this lesson, students will learn words for three degrees of happiness: content, happy, and excited.

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Ask your child to explain the differences between feeling content, happy, and excited.

Lesson 10: Strength of Feelings

In this lesson, students will practice identifying different intensities of the same feeling by giving personal examples.

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Ask your child if they can give examples of times they felt strong emotions like furious or excited.

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