Materials Needed 3 Large Mood Meter 28 Color

Materials Needed • • • • 3 Large Mood Meter 28 Color cards (7 each pink, yellow, green blue) 1, 100 notecards 100 sharpened pencils 4, 400 small post-its (pink, yellow, green, blue if available) Folders: 2 sets per counselor red, yellow, green, blue Overhead and computer to show PP Instructions for each station Computers and headphones Candy Sad PP Breathing exercise https: //youtu. be/SEfs 5 TJZ 6 Nk Universal Stop Watch http: //www. online-stopwatch. com/full-screen-stopwatch/

Set up • Large Mood Meter at the front of the room • Post-its, pencils, color folder and instructions upside down at each station • Blue-PP set up to start • Green-Headphones and breath activity on computers https: //youtu. be/SEfs 5 TJZ 6 Nk • Candy near by Yellow station • Stop Watch: Open at set countdown to 3: 30 http: //www. onlinestopwatch. com/full-screen-stopwatch/ • Powerpoint open for presentation • Cards at door to handout as students enter

How to begin: Hand color card to students as they walk in to direct them to starting station Instructions: Today you will rotate through 4 activity stations. You will spend 3 minutes completing each activity. After 3 mins you will you write down one feeling word on a post-it that describes how you feel or observed others feeling while completing the activity. Once your write down your feeling word place it in the color folder, close the folder, and rotation clockwise to the next station. As you can see on the overhead the stop watch has been set to 3: 30. We will prompt you when there are 30 seconds remaining to write down your feeling and stick in the colored folder and rotate to the next station Explain each station, Any questions?

Yellow For the next 3 minutes you play rock- paperscissors as a group: You will count 1, 2, 3, go (show) • Rock crushes scissors • Scissors cut paper • Paper covers rock Everyone will get candy at the end of 3 mins. Write down how you are feeling on a postit and place it in the yellow folder and rotate to the Green Station.

Green For the next 3 minutes you will complete a breathing activity. If comfortable please put the headphones on and press play to begin. At the end of the activity please write down how you are feeling and place post-it into the green folder, close folder and rotate to the Blue station. https: //youtu. be/SEfs 5 TJZ 6 Nk

Blue As a group you will watch a 3 minute video. After the video has ended write down on a postit one feeling word that describes how you observed people in the video feeling. Place it in the folder and rotate to the Red station.

Red Station-Elevator Speech An “elevator speech” is a clear, brief message or “commercial” about you. It communicates who you are, what your goals are, and how you will achieve these goals. Please take 3 minutes to answer the below questions to prepare your “elevator speech. ” Notecards and pencils are provided. • • What are your academic goals? What are your career and/or college goals? How will you achieve these goals? What challenge may you experience along the way? You will present your speech at the end of class. When the clock reads 30 seconds remaining write one feeling word on a postit, place it in the red folder and rotate to the Yellow station.

Target for today: I can recognize and regulate my emotions effectively.

INTRODUCTION TO THE MOOD METER

MOOD METER CHECK-IN 1. Where were you on the Mood Meter in this activity (X, Y)? 1. Pleasantness X 2. Energy Y 2. What caused you to feel this way? 3. What word best describes your feeling?

LABELING AND PLOTTING EMOTIONS ENRAGED SURPRISED ELATED ENERGY ANXIETY CHEERFUL ANNOYED BORED CONTENT DISAPPOINTED CALM DEPRESSED SERENE PLEASANTNESS

How the Class of 2022 would like to feel while here at school: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. RED YELLOW BLUE GREEN Excited Motivated Chill Secure Happy

STRAT EGIE S to help you MOVE !!! ? w o gn in n e pp a h ’s t a h W Ø BREATHE Ø Mindfulness Practice Ø Physical Activity (walking, yoga, etc. ) Ø Positive Self Talk Ø Activities You Like! (hobbies, reading, writing, cooking, drawing, etc) Ø Entertainment (music, movies, games, TV, live theater, etc. ) Ø Say, “This too shall pass!” Ø Find Support From Others Ø Modify the Situation Ø Seek Professional Help

ROAR, ACT, Say Something

LET’S THINK TOGETHER What is one way that the Mood Meter could be helpful in our lives?