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Throughout this unit, children will be able to recognize emotions in themselves and others,
develop effective coping strategies that accompany their emotions, and understand the role
emotions play in their school and home environment. Children will view be presented with
emotional vocabulary through role play situations and picture emotion cards, coping
strategies through the building of a Quiet Cube and sensory bottles, and will participate in
whole and small group conversations about emotional strategies. Children will also have the
ability to read diverse books that allow them to know and understand the elements of social
and emotional development.
STAGE 1- STANDARDS/GOALS
What should students understand, know, and be able to do? Stage one identifies the desired
results of the unit including the related state content standards and expected performances,
enduring understandings, essential questions, knowledge and skills.
Content Standard(s)
CT ELDS, SE.48.7: Recognize, label and Children will have the ability to view the
respond to a variety of emotions in others. emotions of peers, adults, and
individuals/animals in stories to recognize and
label the emotions of oneself and others. Tools
such as mirrors, vocabulary cards, and role play
situations will allow students to gain
knowledge of the range of emotions.
CT ELDS, SE.48.6: Express emotions Children will communicate their feelings (using
experienced in typical daily routines (e.g., learned emotional and social vocabulary)
frustration at waiting, excitement about a including the cause and reaction to these
favored activity, pride) through language feelings. Children will state their emotions and
and gesturing rather than physical ways. the source of the emotion, using language such
as, I am angry because. Teachers will
facilitate conversational exchanges through
prompting, rewording, and reminding.
CT ELDS, SE.48.3: Use strategies to self- Children will choose a preferred method of
soothe with limited adult support. self-soothing when coping with their emotions.
They will utilize the Quiet Cube, sensory
bottles, comfort from another peer or adult, or
their language in order to react to an
emotional situation or behavior.
Knowledge
The students will know
The definition of the words emotions and feelings
The difference between the verbal and physical expression of emotions
The consequences of each emotional expression
Daily routines and the emotional vocabulary that is associated with each routine
A variety of coping strategies for responding to emotions
Skills
The students will be able to
Identify their own emotions and the emotions of others
React verbally to an emotional situation rather than physically react
Communicate their emotions and the causes for their emotions to peers, adults, and
themselves
Relate their emotional experiences to their peers emotional experiences during three
conversational turns
Debate the most effective methods for self-soothing for themselves
Use self-soothing techniques to help peers, such as offering a tissue, a hug, or words
of support