Help your middle school students build emotional awareness and regulation skills with this engaging Understanding Emotions PowerPoint and matching poster set! This ready-to-use SEL resource breaks down individual emotions in a relatable, age-appropriate way so students can better understand what they feel, why they feel it, and how to respond in healthy ways.
Designed specifically for upper elementary and middle school students, this lesson explores a wide range of emotions — from confused and stressed to proud, calm, and happy — while teaching students that emotions are information, not weaknesses.
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22 Emotions Posters to make an epic bulletin board or display around the classroom/office.
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PowerPoint Presentation that coordinates with the posters set with 5 discussion slides to help guide participation and engagement.
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Google Slides version
Each emotion slide/poster clearly outlines:
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What the emotion feels like
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What it might mean
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Healthy ways to handle it
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A confidence-building reminder
The coordinating poster set reinforces the learning and is perfect for classroom displays, counseling offices, calm-down corners, and SEL bulletin boards.
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Emotional identification
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Self-regulation strategies
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Healthy expression of feelings
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Classroom community building
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Respectful discussion and empathy
Aligned with ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors and CASEL SEL competencies, this lesson is ideal for whole-class instruction, advisory periods, small group counseling, or back-to-school SEL units.
Low prep. High impact. Real-life skills students will use every day. 💛
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▶️Where can I find the google classroom link?
Google slides link and instructions are on the 2nd page of the PDF.
▶️What formats are included?
-Pdf version to print out.
-Powerpoint presentation.
▶️What mode should I use this in google slides?
This product is meant to be used in "edit" mode (not "presentation" mode). Edit mode is the only mode that allows drag & drop and writing in text boxes.
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