Value All Feelings
It is important to teach our students to recognize that each person has a right to their emotions. As community members, it is not our job to change someones feelings but to listen without judgment and do what we can to create positive feelings whenever possible.
How do you bring this up in your classroom? Tell a seed story about a time when your FEELING (name it) was valued or respected by a person or a group. Share how you felt knowing your feelings mattered to others. Use your seed story to talk about the importance of valuing all feelings in a community/your classroom.
How does valuing others’ feelings/emotions build up a community?
How does not valuing feelings of others break down community?
What can you do to let others know that you care about and respect their feelings/emotions?
Shorthand: You have the right to your feelings.
This set includes 3 lesson plans, activities and guidelines to easily implement in your classroom.
“Respect other people’s feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them.”
