Understanding My Triggers
A worksheet for 4th graders to identify and understand their emotional triggers in social-emotional learning.
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Understanding My Triggers
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you learn about your feelings and what causes them.
1. A trigger is something that makes you feel a strong emotion, like anger or sadness.
True
False
2. Everyone has the same emotional triggers.
True
False
3. When I feel angry, my might get tight or I might feel hot.
4. A common trigger for sadness could be .
5. Which of these is an example of an emotional trigger?
Eating your favorite snack
Someone taking your toy without asking
Playing outside on a sunny day
Reading a funny book
6. Describe a time when you felt a strong emotion because of something that happened. What was the emotion and what caused it?
Look at the image below. What emotions do you think the children are feeling?
Child 1 (left):
Child 2 (right):
7. Think about one of your triggers. What are some healthy ways you can react when you feel this trigger?
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