Image Citation: (Facebook, 2021) Alt. Text: A Venn diagram titled “Mindfulness + Emotional Intelligence,” with two overlapping circles. The left circle is labeled “Whole MIND” (yellow), the right circle is labeled “Whole HEART” (red), and the overlapping section is labeled “Fully Engaged Presence” (orange). It represents the integration of mind and heart through mindfulness and emotional intelligence.

Interactive Activity:

1. Encourage students to form groups of 2-5 people, give each person an Emotional Quadrant and Emotion Management Chart, and encourage them to locate their own emotions.
2. Use open-ended questions to encourage thinking: How do you locate the most recent strong emotion on the Emotional Quadrant and Emotional Management Chart?
3. First, each student will use a sentence to describe the most recent strong emotional experience, mark it on the Emotion Quadrant, and share it with the group members.
4. Next, each student will think of a situation that can trigger strong emotions and mark it on the Emotion Management Chart.
5. Remind students to be mindful of the neutrality and objectivity of their words. For example, use “I don’t feel well” instead of “I’m an emotional person and I haven’t developed any emotional management skills at all.
6. Each group summarizes the key words and shares their views or reflections.
7. The teacher responds to each group’s sharing from the perspective of the 5 facets of the daily mindfulness routine and offers some suggestions for improvement.