Ninth graders build self-management by learning to regulate emotions — noticing a feeling, pausing before reacting, breathing, and choosing a healthy response instead of acting on impulse. They order the steps, then plan how to handle a strong emotion.
Students will be able to…
How do you stay in control when a strong emotion hits?
Project this and have students put the emotional-regulation steps in order.
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When you’re angry, what’s the gap between feeling it and reacting?
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Aligned to the CASEL Framework for Social and Emotional Learning across its five core competencies.
Regulate emotions and impulses.
Use healthy coping strategies.
Notice emotions as they rise.
Pause and choose a response.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students plan how they’ll handle a real trigger. A printable coping-plan sheet is in the SEL library.
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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.