ACTIVATE LEARNING: Think about where emotions come from.
The emotion wheel will help students see and identify possible interconnections, subtle differences and levels of emotional intensity.ġ. This lesson plan allows students to explore emotions that are personally relevant. Identifying emotions in ourselves and in other people plays a crucial role in the development of emotional regulation.
Some argue that reducing a list of emotions to a handful of basic ones is too simplistic and doesn't reflect human complexity. While scientists have, for centuries, attempted to come up with a list of the most core and universal emotions, there is no agreement among scholars.
