Lesson Plan

Detective Emotions Plan

Students will become “emotion detectives” by identifying facial expressions and body language to recognize peers’ feelings, then share observations and practice empathy through interactive activities.

Recognizing emotions in others builds empathy, respect, and collaboration among young learners, fostering a supportive classroom community and strengthening social awareness skills.

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Review and Prepare Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

Step 2

Facial and Body Cues Exploration

10 minutes

Step 3

Clue-Finding Partner Activity

10 minutes

Step 4

Guess the Feeling Game

10 minutes

Step 5

Emotion Journal Sketch

5 minutes

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Clue-Finding: Become Emotion Detectives!

What Is an Emotion Detective?

Facial Expression Clues

Body Language Clues

Let’s Investigate!

Partner Detective Time

Guess the Feeling Game

Great Work, Detectives!

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Game

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Cool Down

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Emotion Detectives

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Karen Edmunds

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