teaching resource

Emotional Self-Regulation Desk Mat

  • Updated

    Updated:  19 Jul 2023

Promote emotional awareness and self-regulation in your classroom with this desk-sized strategies mat.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  1 - 5

Tag #TeachStarter on Instagram for a chance to be featured!

teaching resource

Emotional Self-Regulation Desk Mat

  • Updated

    Updated:  19 Jul 2023

Promote emotional awareness and self-regulation in your classroom with this desk-sized strategies mat.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  1 - 5

Promote emotional awareness and self-regulation in your classroom with this desk-sized strategies mat.

Emotional Self-Regulation: A Lifelong Skill

As teachers (who always have a lot going on!), we sometimes forget that our little learners have a lot going on in their own lives, too. This can affect their mood, as well as their readiness to learn. It is not always possible to leave these emotions behind when they walk through the classroom door!

This handy half letter-sized desk mat has been designed to help learners of all ages identify how they are feeling. This is an essential emotional awareness skill that, once learned, will stand our students in good stead throughout their lives. The diverse range of emotions that humans can feel on any one day have been grouped into four categories to help them become more recognizable by the students:

  • Tuckered Out Team – Uninterested, unwell, unmotivated, sleepy, confused.
  • Cool Crew – Motivated, optimistic, positive, happy, collaborative, cooperative.
  • Silly Squad – Overexcited, anxious, fidgety, impatient, unfocused, skilly.
  • Grumpy Gang – Hurtful, agitated, mean, boisterous, terrified, aggressive.

Next to each group, the desk plate has room to list strategies that could be applied when attempting to overcome more troublesome emotions in a safe and productive way. It is recommended that this section of the desk plate be completed in collaboration with each individual student. Strategies could include:

  • Getting a drink of water
  • Going for a walk or running an errand
  • Putting on noise-canceling headphones
  • Doing some mindful breathing
  • Doing a calming activity, like doing a puzzle or reading a book

This resource is intended to be used in conjunction with our Emotional Self-Regulation Poster.

Easily Download and Print These Desk Plates

These desk plates download as a full-color PDF. Access the resource using the Download button above. Note that there are two desk plates per letter-sized page.

Looking for more great emotional self-regulation resources to use with your students? We have you covered!

Image of How Are You Feeling Today? Poster

teaching resource

How Are You Feeling Today? Poster

Help students to recognize and identify their feelings and emotions with this colorful classroom display poster.

Teach Starter Publishing1 pageGrades: K - 2
Image of Emotional Self-Regulation – Student Emotion Mood Meter

teaching resource

Emotional Self-Regulation – Student Emotion Mood Meter

Allow your students to communicate how they are feeling using a non-verbal, desk-sized mood meter.

Teach Starter Publishing2 pagesGrades: 1 - 5
Image of Student Daily Check-In Template

teaching resource

Student Daily Check-In Template

Check-in with your students each day with this template.

Teach Starter Publishing1 pageGrades: 1 - 5

0 Comments

Write a review to help other teachers and parents like yourself. If you'd like to request a change to this resource, or report an error, select the corresponding tab above.

Log in to comment

You may also like