Lesson 4: Grounding

Learning 'grounding' coping strategies and how to use them in different situations.

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Learning objective

  • To learn and practise ‘grounding’ coping strategies.

EYFS outcomes

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

  • Identify and moderate their own feelings socially and emotionally.
  • ELG: Self-Regulation: Show an understanding of their own feelings and those of others, and begin to regulate their behaviour accordingly

Characteristics of Effective Learning

  • Active learning

See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance).

See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2021.

Before the lesson

Activity

Teacher notes

Key vocabulary

Prompts for learning

Observations

Next steps

To understand why it is important to persist when something is challenging. 

Note any specific next steps for individual children.

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