In the Classroom

Teachers can promote emotional literacy in several ways...
-Book discussions
-Read alouds with feeling
-Journal their thoughts and emotions 
-Signs that show appropriate actions to take when you are feeling happy, sad, scared, angry, etc. (walk away, sit down, hug, get an adult, etc.)
-Question of the day board regarding emotions, such as "Do friends, sometimes, make us angry?" 
-Stop light chart: Each child has a green, yellow, and red card.  If a student is acting out, begin by taking the green card, then the yellow, and the red if it still continues.  This is a visible reminder to the child of your emotion and their's.
-Feelings wall: Hang different emotional faces on a wall in the classroom, with the students' names nearby.  Throughout the day, allow the children to move their name to how they are feeling.