Here is an interesting activity that you must try with your students in the classroom.

Get your students together and ask them to take out their copies and pencils. Tell them to write something that they wished their teacher knew about them. Direct them to start the activity with the line, “I wish my teacher knew about me that..” and tell them to continue writing whatever comes to their mind.

Such exercises provide students the safe space to express struggles they have been facing at home or within their social circle. You will also be able to identify issues of self-esteem and doubts they have about their future. You will be shocked to find out how much your young students are struggling with issues that go beyond the classroom. However, it is important to help the students as these also affect their social and emotional development.

As a teacher, you should ensure that their socio-emotional needs are nurtured in the right direction so that their academic development remains sound. By providing support for their emotional needs, you can help your students develop the coping skills necessary to navigate complex situations and emotions. This, in turn, can lead to a more positive and productive learning experience for them.

Wondering how you can help your students with their emotional needs? Here are some easy ways:

• Ask them to start journaling
• Encourage them to practise meditation and breathing exercises
• Make your students work in pairs or groups to understand group dynamics
• Give them creative assignments to help them express their thoughts and emotions. For example, painting, writing a story or a song
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❔ Question of the Week

Q: How can teachers help students learn to regulate their emotions?
Ans: Teachers can help students learn to regulate their emotions. Here are some ways to help them with that:

• Teaching emotional regulation strategies: There are a variety of strategies that students can use to regulate their emotions, such as deep breathing exercises, mindfulness techniques, and cognitive reframing.
• Modelling emotional regulation: Teachers can serve as role models by modelling appropriate emotional regulation in their own behaviour. This helps students understand how to regulate their own emotions and how to respond to others in different emotional states.
• Encourage empathy: By encouraging empathy, teachers can help students develop emotional intelligence and understand how to regulate their emotions and respond appropriately to others.
• Collaborating with other professionals: In some cases, a student's emotional needs may be more complex and require additional support. Teachers can collaborate with other professionals, such as school counsellors or school psychologists, to provide additional resources and support for students who may be struggling emotionally.
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