Self-Regulation Lesson for Social Emotional Learning and School Counseling

Are you looking for a super fun and engaging self-regulation classroom lesson that your students will be talking about for the rest of the day? This fun, low-prep, classroom counseling lesson will keep students engaged and give them a new language they can use to describe their emotions, levels of energy, and feelings. Students will learn to associate each emotion with a color and temperature and a corresponding self-regulation coping strategy.

The best part? I have taken care of all of the planning and prep for you! This classroom counseling lesson is aligned with ASCA and CASEL standards, and it includes a detailed counselor script, outline, suggested answers, and extension activities.

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to identify which self-regulation coping strategy would be best to use in a wide variety of situations. Additionally, students will have a common language they can use to describe their feelings and emotions.

This Class Lesson Includes:

• Counselor's Guide with ASCA and CASEL aligned objectives
• Detailed Outlines with scripts, suggested student answers, and extension activities
• Interactive Icebreaker
• Movement-Based Discussion
• Group Breakout Activity
• Cut and Paste Reflection
• Data Collection Tool: Pre and Post Lesson Self-Assessments

Benefiting Students

Self-regulation is a critical skill in solution-focused school counseling. Giving students the language and coping strategies they need to define and handle a wide variety of emotions will make it much easier for them to be independent.

Saving Time
This lesson is designed to be very low-prep and ready to use as is without any editing.

Who is This Lesson Designed For?
This Self-Regulation Classroom Counseling Lesson is designed for students in grades 1-6.