MODULE 2

JEAN C. ASPERIN
T - I I / G U I D A N C E A D V O C A T E

CALMING DOWN AND MANAGING

ONE’S EMOTIONS AND THOUGHTS
P R E PA R E T H E F O L L O W I N G :

For Online
• 1.Small Whiteboard and marker/ bond paper and marker
• 2.List of 3 suggestions for Calming Down Activities

For Self- guided

• Print out the modules
• Remind students to return the completed module pages
• Provide feedback, refer if necessary
OBJECTIVES

To identify positive ways to manage one’s emotions

To practice calming down using a relaxation exercise

To be able to practice reframing one’s thoughts

ACTIVITY FOR ONLINE

• Have students recall the feelings they listed on module 1.

• Ask them to list down what they did to help them feel better.
• ASK : What do you usually do to help manage or get rid of that
feeling?
• Teacher asks 5- 6 students
• Say: So these actions help make us feel better. They help us address
our stress.
• Separate healthy from unhealthy ways of dealing with the stress.
• ASK: Which ones would be considered as healthy ways of coping?
What made you say that?
ACTIVITY FOR SELF-
GUIDED BEFORE ( my feelings AFTER (my feelings after
during the earthquake) the earthquake)

• 3Cs of Feelings and

Diaphragmatic Breathing
Exercises
• Fill out the table about
feelings before and after
the activity

APPLICATION
How can you apply your newfound knowledge to you daily life?
After the activity, I learned that feelings that I CAUGHT could be………
 A N A LY S I S What do you feel now? What do you think
was the point of this activity?
AND
ABSTRACTION

Can you compare how you feel right now

with how you felt before we started with
the relaxation activity?

On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the highest, rate

you level of stress before and after we
started with the exercise. Did the levels
change?
APPLICATION AND
CLOSING

I can calm myself down and manage my own

“

thoughts and feelings.”

• How can you apply your newfound knowledge to your daily life?
• Think of a short phrase that you can share with the class now to
show our appreciation about being with them during online
classes? What would be a good phrase or word? Can we all say
this to each other now as we leave our online class?