Help your students look clearly at situations and separate facts from interpretations while learning how emotions signal unmet or met needs.
In this powerful mental health lesson (created alongside a child psychologist), teens reflect on real-life experiences, explore the emotions they felt, identify the needs behind them, and discover healthy strategies to meet those needs.
 
This resource helps students:
Recognize how thoughts and interpretations shape emotions
Understand emotions as signals for needs
Build emotional awareness and empathy
Develop healthy coping and communication skills
Activities Include:
Stand & Play: Facts vs Interpretation Game
A fun, movement-based activity to practice spotting interpretations vs facts.
The “Finder” Group Game
In groups of four, students analyze different real-life scenarios to identify the situation, emotion, need, and strategy to meet that need, rotating roles for each round.
 
What’s Included:
35 Editable Google Slides
3-page Student Worksheet
Printable Finder Game Labels
NHES-Aligned Teaching Instructions
 
Perfect for middle school and early high school health or SEL classes!