Lesson Plan
Emotion Explorers Journey
Over ten 30-minute sessions, the student will practice and demonstrate coping strategies, perspective taking, and recognize peers’ emotions by facial expressions and body language through interactive lessons and activities.
Building social-emotional skills helps the student manage emotions, understand others, and improve peer interactions—essential for personal and academic success.
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15 minutes
Step 1
Session 1: Identifying Basic Emotions
30 minutes
Step 2
Session 2: Recognizing Emotions on Faces
30 minutes
Step 3
Session 3: Reading Body Language
30 minutes
Step 4
Session 4: Introduction to Perspective Taking
30 minutes
Step 5
Session 5: Deep Breathing Strategy
30 minutes
Step 6
Session 6: Counting and Positive Self-Talk
30 minutes
Step 7
Session 7: Positive Self-Talk Role-Play
30 minutes
Step 8
Session 8: Combined Skills Practice
30 minutes
Step 9
Session 9: Quiz and Review
30 minutes
Step 10
Session 10: Emotion Explorer Project
30 minutes
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Emotion Explorers Journey
Session 1: Identifying Basic Emotions
Session 2: Recognizing Emotions on Faces
Session 3: Reading Body Language
Session 4: Introduction to Perspective Taking
Session 5: Deep Breathing Strategy
Session 6: Counting & Positive Self-Talk
Session 7: Positive Self-Talk Role-Play
Session 8: Combined Skills Practice
Session 9: Quiz & Review
Session 10: Emotion Explorer Project
Congratulations, Emotion Explorer!
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