Fourth graders deepen their self-awareness by learning to name their feelings, notice the body signals and triggers behind them, and check in with themselves — building a clearer understanding of their emotions.
Students will be able to…
You feel things all day — but do you know WHY? Understanding your feelings, the signals your body gives, and what triggers them helps you know yourself. How?
Project this and tap each idea. Have students explore naming feelings, body signals, triggers, and checking in.
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You feel things all day — but do you know why?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.
Identify and name a range of emotions.
Recognize the body signals of emotions.
Identify what triggers feelings.
Recognize personal strengths.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students check in during the day by naming how they feel and one thing that triggered it. A printable feelings sheet is in the SEL library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
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.