Series Overview Teacher Guide
A comprehensive teacher's guide for the Brave & Calm series, outlining the progression, target audience, and implementation strategies for the 5-session individual support program.
Session 1 Lesson Plan
Detailed lesson plan for Session 1, focusing on emotion identification and introducing the safe space concept.
Feeling Faces Cards
A set of printable cards featuring different emotions with names and emojis to help students recognize and mirror feelings.
Safe Space Visual Aid
A calming visual poster to mark a designated safe space in the classroom, encouraging students to use it for self-regulation.
Emotion Match Flip Game
Reinforce emotion recognition by matching pairs of feeling-face cards. Memory matching promotes recall, attention, and builds emotional vocabulary in a playful way.
Bubble Breaths Activity
Teach the student a calming breathing technique that helps manage big emotions. Deep, controlled breaths can lower heart rate and reduce stress.
Feelings Chat Discussion
Help the student reflect on their emotions, notice how feelings show up in their body, and practice talking about times they’ve used calming strategies.