{"id":764,"date":"2020-05-09T00:31:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T04:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/?page_id=764"},"modified":"2021-08-10T15:12:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T19:12:47","slug":"growing-happy-feelings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/identification-and-management-of-emotions\/recognizing\/growing-happy-feelings\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing happy feelings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='accordion md-accordion' id='accordion0' role='tablist' aria-multiselectable='true'><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Instructions-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneInstructions-0' aria-expanded='true' aria-controls='collapseOneInstructions-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Instructions<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneInstructions-0' class='collapse show' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneInstructions-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>This practice can\u00a0be introduced during springtime with younger children, or while learning about planting seeds and helping them grow.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Educators create one or more large flower shapes\u00a0with five to ten separate petals, in a range of colours.<\/li>\n<li>Introduce the core idea of nurturing happy feelings in ourselves, and in others, to help them grow.<\/li>\n<li>Brainstorm things that help people grow happy feelings (e.g., when someone is nice to me, my friends, singing, giving presents, playing with my dog).<\/li>\n<li>Each idea is placed on a\u00a0petal\u00a0and added to the flower,\u00a0which can be decorated by students.<\/li>\n<li>The class flower can be posted as a reminder to look for opportunities to nurture happy feelings in ourselves and others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Adaptations-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneAdaptations-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneAdaptations-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Adaptations<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneAdaptations-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneAdaptations-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Prepare individual flowers and decorate them. Everyone hangs their flower on the wall with their name on it as a reminder about how they can also help their classmates grow happy feelings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Evidence-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneEvidence-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneEvidence-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Evidence<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneEvidence-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneEvidence-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Students\u2019 emotional states in the classroom are an important part of their learning. When students associate their learning environment with positive feelings, they are more engaged in learning, as happiness broadens our scope of attention (Huntsinger, 2013), and happy, optimistic moods are associated with creative thinking on knowledge-driven tasks (Fredrickson, 2001).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='References-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneReferences-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneReferences-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> References<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneReferences-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneReferences-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Fredrickson, B. L. (2001). The Role of Positive Emotions in Positive Psychology.\u00a0<i>American Psychologist, 56<\/i>(3), 218-226. doi:10.1037\/0003-066X.56.3.218<\/p>\n<p>Huntsinger, J. (2013). Does Emotion Directly Tune the Scope of Attention? 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