Lesson Plan

Mastering Emotions: Lunchroom Peace

Teach 6th graders to recognize and regulate their emotions to manage anger and resolve conflicts peacefully after a lunchroom altercation.

Developing emotional regulation and conflict resolution skills is critical for fostering positive peer relationships and creating a supportive school environment.

Audience

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Approach

Materials

Prep

Teacher Preparation

5 minutes

Step 1

Introduction and Context Setting

5 minutes

Step 2

Interactive Activity: Role-Play

15 minutes

Step 3

Reflection and Debrief

5 minutes

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Slide Deck

Mastering Emotions: Lunchroom Peace

Introduce the session and outline the purpose of the lesson. Explain to the students that they will learn ways to manage their emotions especially when conflicts arise.

Understanding Our Emotions

Discuss with the students why managing feelings is important. Ask them to share their thoughts on what happens when emotions are not handled well.

What Happened at Lunch?

Provide context about what happened at lunch. Make sure to explain that conflicts can happen but there are healthy ways to handle them.

Emotional Regulation Strategies

Present strategies from the Emotional Regulation Worksheet. Encourage students to think about which strategy might work best in different situations.

Interactive Role-Play Activity

Explain the role-play activity and how students will practice using these strategies. Remind them to draw on what they've just learned.

Reflection & Debrief

End the session by guiding students through reflection. Ask them to share what worked well and how they might use these skills in the future.

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Worksheet

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Activity

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Journal

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Mastering Emotions: Lunchroom Peace

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Molly Mulhern

Tier 2
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