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Feelings & Getting Help

Third graders learn that feelings are a healthy part of being human — and that naming a feeling, taking a breath, talking about it, and asking a trusted adult are healthy ways to handle big feelings.

Grade 3Mental Wellness35 minutes1 class periodSHAPE / Skills-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name my feelings.
  • ✓Use healthy ways to cope.
  • ✓Talk to a trusted person.
  • ✓Ask for help.
Essential Question

Everyone has feelings — and sometimes they feel BIG. Knowing what to do with big feelings keeps you healthy. What can you do?

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Vocabulary Terms
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Standards Aligned
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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Feelings & Getting Help Explorer

Project this and tap each idea. Have children learn healthy ways to handle big feelings.

😊 Explore handling big feelings — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

35 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Big Feelings

4 min

Everyone has feelings — and sometimes they feel BIG. What helps?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Do a feelings check-in.
  • Ask about big feelings.
  • Be caring.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Reflect.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Handling Feelings

9 min

Children learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to the Feelings & Getting Help Explorer.
  • Note naming and breathing.
  • Note asking for help.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note them.
  • Reflect.
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Practice — Practice

10 min

Children practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a feeling.
  • Take a deep breath.
  • Say who you’d talk to.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Breathe.
  • Say who.
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Apply — Apply

8 min

Children apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pick a healthy way to cope.
  • Name a trusted adult.
  • Say when to ask for help.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Pick it.
  • Name one.
  • Say when.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

4 min

Children close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a healthy way to cope.
  • Say who can help.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say who.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education & Physical Education Standards.

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HE.1

Comprehend concepts of emotional health.

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HE.4

Communicate feelings and ask for help.

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HE.7

Practice healthy coping.

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HE.2

Recognize influences on feelings.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Feeling picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “When I feel ___, I can ___.”
  • Use a feelings chart.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with name and breathe.
  • Use pictures.
  • Name a trusted adult.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Make a coping plan.
  • Explain talking helps.
  • Name several trusted adults.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 😊A feelings chart
  • 💻The Feelings & Getting Help Explorer
  • 🌬️A breathing poster
  • 🖍️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

feelingan emotion inside youbig feelinga strong feelingnameto know what you feelbreatheto take slow airtrusted adulta grown-up who helpscopeto handle a feelingcalmpeaceful and steadyhelpsupport from others
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What is the first step for a big feeling?
Name your feeling — know how you feel.
QUESTION 2
Name a healthy way to handle a big feeling.
Take a breath, talk about it, do something you enjoy, or ask a trusted adult.
QUESTION 3
Who can you ask if a feeling is too big to handle?
A trusted adult.

Cool-Down: handle big feelings.

Have children name one trusted adult they can talk to about big feelings. A printable feelings sheet is in the PE & Health library. This is a caring topic — if a child seems to be struggling, connect them with the school counselor or another trusted adult.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Feelings & Getting HelpPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: big feeling, breathe, calm, cope, feeling, help, name, trusted adult
  1. an emotion inside you
  2. to take slow air
  3. support from others
  4. a grown-up who helps
  5. a strong feeling
  6. to know what you feel
  7. peaceful and steady
  8. to handle a feeling

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is the first step for a big feeling?
  2. Name a healthy way to handle a big feeling.
  3. Who can you ask if a feeling is too big to handle?
Answer key — Part A: 1) feeling · 2) breathe · 3) help · 4) trusted adult · 5) big feeling · 6) name · 7) calm · 8) cope
Part B: 1) Name your feeling — know how you feel. 2) Take a breath, talk about it, do something you enjoy, or ask a trusted adult. 3) A trusted adult.