Identifying Triggers
This worksheet helps third-grade students identify and understand their emotional triggers and develop strategies for managing them.
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Identifying Our Feelings
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. We are learning about our feelings and what makes us feel certain ways.
What are Triggers?
A trigger is something that makes you feel a strong emotion, like anger, sadness, or excitement. It can be a sound, a sight, a smell, or even something someone says.
Complete the sentences about triggers.
1. A is something that makes you feel a strong emotion.
2. Triggers can make us feel happy, sad, or .
3. It's important to know your triggers so you can your feelings.
Match the situation with the feeling it might trigger.
1. Your friend shares their toy.
a. Sad
2. You lose your favorite game.
b. Happy
3. Someone says something unkind.
c. Angry
1. Which of these might trigger a feeling of excitement?
A loud noise
A surprise party
A difficult homework assignment
Being left out of a game
1. Think about a time you felt angry. What happened right before you felt angry? What was your trigger?
2. Think about a time you felt happy. What happened right before you felt happy? What was your trigger?
Decide if each statement is True or False.
1. Everyone has the same triggers.
True
False
2. Knowing your triggers can help you manage your feelings.
True
False
Use the words below to describe different feelings.
Write how each word makes your body feel.