Game

Mood Moments

In this PE game, learners rotate through station activities to practice positive self-talk and self-management.

Mood Moments Game- Sanford fit

Key Message

Talk yourself into making a healthy choice!

Objectives

  1. Identify various feelings and emotions that influence mood. 
  2. Demonstrate using positive self-talk to self-direct healthy choices (e.g., choose to recharge energy, get active, do something fun, and/or do something with a friend). 
  3. Apply a variety of motor skills and movement patterns to station activities. 

Preparation

  • Safety: Allow enough space to move freely and minimize collisions. Determine boundaries that are a safe distance from obstacles and walls.
  • Ensure equipment and materials are properly cleaned. 
  • Determine how you will group learners, using best practice guidelines from Effective Strategies for Grouping Learners.
  • Use cones to section play area.
  • Be prepared to demonstrate fitBoost activity and fitFlow yoga.

Warm Up

Begin with a fitBoost.

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Captivate

Say: Let’s be actors! Use your face and body to show your feelings and emotions.

  1. Show me what you look like when you feel grouchy or grumpy and do not want to play with friends.
  2. Show me how you act when you feel excited and don't want to be still.
  3. Show me how you act when you feel angry and don't want to talk to anyone.
  4. Show me how you act when you feel alert and ready to learn!

Educate

Feelings and emotions put you in a mood, and your mood influences your choices. Stop and think about your mood right now. (Allow learners a moment to reflect on their mood.) Are you ready to make a healthy choice? If not, what can you do to motivate your mood? 

The number one thing you need to know is when you are able to identify your feelings and emotions, you can cope with them in a healthy way.  

Today we are going to practice recognizing different feelings and emotions and positive self-talk.  

Activate

Mood Moments Game Diagram

  1. Each learner selects a Mood Card from the teacher. Because children are learning about choices, they will choose one of three activities for each round. Limit the number of learners at each station to between 3 and 5.

  2. If an “I will” mood card is selected, shout a positive self-talk statement. Give the learners examples:  
    “I feel awesome! I am ready to make a healthy choice!” 
    “I can do it! I am ready to make a healthy choice!” 
    “I am strong and ready to make a healthy choice!”  

    Choose from the following: 
    Jog around the perimeter of the gym. 
    Bounce and catch a ball. Challenge learners to bounce and catch five times moving as many body parts as they can (hand arm, head, knee, foot). 
    Volley (strike) a balloon or beach ball in the air. Challenge the learner to volley five times without the ball hitting the floor. 
  1. If an “I won’t” mood card is selected, the learner shouts another form of a positive self-talk statement. Give the learners examples: 
    “It’s ok to feel this way, time to make a healthy choice.”  
    “I believe in me! I am ready to make a healthy choice!” 
    “I am enough! I am ready to make a healthy choice!” 
    “Mistakes help me grow! I am ready to make a healthy choice!” 

    Choose from the following: 
    Move joyfully around the perimeter of the gym. 
    With a partner, find a comfortable space to talk about your favorite games, activities, or things you are thankful for.
    With a partner, choose a fitFlowcard and do the poses.
     Find a comfortable space to sit, close your eyes, and take deep breaths. 
  1. Allow 2-3 minutes per round.

Close the Lesson

  1. Partner learners.

  2. Select a fitFlowcard and complete the poses.

  3. While stretching, partners discuss feelings, acknowledging all are ok, and choices they can make when they need to cope with big feelings such as getting active, deep breathing, etc. 

  4. Assess understanding with the following questions: 
    Q: What was our lesson about today? 
    A: Recognizing that all feelings are ok and how to use positive self-talk to make healthy choices. 


    Q: What can you do when your mood is “I won’t”? 
    A: Take a moment to identify how you’re feeling, then practice a healthy choice to help you positively cope. Some examples include going for a walk, deep breathing, talking to a friend, etc. 
     

    Q: How would you explain self-talk to a family member? 
    A: Positive self-talk is when you pause to recognize your mood, then tell yourself positive things about yourself and make a healthy choice to manage your mood. 


    Q: With a partner, demonstrate what you will do when you recognize your mood and want to make a healthy choice. 
    A: Learners give examples of healthy choices they can do alone or with family and friends. 

  5. Print and distribute My Growth Garden as take-home activity.

Challenge

Finish this sentence: My plan to manage my mood is to  __________.

What You'll Need

Resources
Materials
  • Balls of various sizes for throwing and catching
  • Cones or Place Markers

Health Education Standards

  • Standard 1: Use functional health information to support health and well-being  
  • Standard 5: Use a decision-making process to support personal and community health and well-being  
  • Standard 7: Demonstrate practices and behaviors to support health and well-being  

Social and Emotional Learning Competencies

  • Responsible Decision-Making
  • Self-Awareness
  • Social Awareness
  • Relationship Skills

Physical Education Standards

  • Standard 1: Develops a variety of motor skills  
  • Standard 2: Applies knowledge related to movement and fitness concepts  
  • Standard 3: Develops social skills through movement  

Extend the Lesson

Adaptations and Modifications

  • Adapt locomotor skills and movement patterns to learners' needs, interests, and abilities. Read our full list of inclusive ideas for Adapting Games for Every Learner.
  • Sensory Modifications: Provide structured social scripts or visual supports to facilitate communication between partners during discussion activities. When you draw a mood card, express your choice quietly or calmly. 
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