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Emotion Detectives: Identifying Feelings

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Lesson Plan

Emotion Detectives: Identifying Feelings

Identify and express basic emotions

In this fun and interactive lesson, kindergarten students will become 'emotion detectives' as they learn to identify and express basic emotions. Through simple games and visual aids, students will begin to develop their emotional awareness and communication skills. This lesson is important as it helps young children recognize and express their emotions, which is crucial for their social and emotional development.

Audience

Kindergarten Students

Time

30 mins

Approach

Identify and express basic emotions

Materials

Emotion Detective Discussion Questions, Emotion Identification Worksheet, Printable Emotion Cards with Images, Crayons, Whiteboard, Pre-Test, and Post-Test

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Welcome the students and introduce the idea of being an 'Emotion Detective'.
  • Explain that they will learn to identify and express different feelings today.
  • Discuss why understanding emotions is important for making friends and feeling good.

Step 2

Pre-Test

5 mins

  • Distribute the Pre-Test to each student.
  • Explain that they will look at pictures and try to identify the emotions shown.
  • Collect the tests to review their initial understanding.

Step 3

Emotion Detective Game

10 mins

  • Hand out the Printable Emotion Cards with Images to each student.
  • Explain the rules: Students will take turns picking a card and showing the emotion using their face and body.
  • The rest of the class will guess the emotion being shown.
  • Encourage students to have fun and be expressive.

Step 4

Group Discussion

5 mins

  • Use the Emotion Detective Discussion Questions to talk about the emotions they showed.
  • Ask students how they knew what the emotions were and what helped them guess.
  • Talk about how sometimes we can feel more than one emotion at a time.

Step 5

Worksheet Activity

5 mins

  • Give out the Emotion Identification Worksheet.
  • Ask students to draw a picture of a time they felt one of the emotions from the cards.
  • Encourage them to think about what made them feel that way.

Step 6

Post-Test

5 mins

  • Distribute the Post-Test to each student.
  • Ask them to identify the emotions in the pictures again.
  • Compare the results with the Pre-Test to assess their learning.

Step 7

Closure

5 mins

  • Gather the students and invite a few to share their drawings.
  • Summarize the lesson by talking about how we can be 'emotion detectives' every day.
  • Encourage them to notice and talk about their feelings with friends and family.
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Discussion

Emotion Detective Discussion Questions

This discussion will help young students reflect on the emotions they showed and observed during the game.

What helped you guess the emotions?

Encourage students to think about facial expressions and body language.







How did it feel to show an emotion?

Discuss the fun and challenges of expressing emotions.







Why is it good to know how others are feeling?

Guide students to think about friendship and kindness.







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Worksheet

Emotion Identification Worksheet

This worksheet allows young students to reflect on their own experiences with emotions by drawing a picture of a specific feeling.

Draw a picture of a time you felt happy. What made you feel that way?








Draw a picture of a time you felt sad. What made you feel that way?








Draw a picture of a time you felt excited. What made you feel that way?








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Worksheet

Printable Emotion Cards with Images

These cards, with images, are used in the Emotion Detective Game to help young students show and identify different emotions.




Happy







Sad







Angry







Surprised







Scared







Excited







Confused







Bored




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Quiz

Emotion Pre-Test

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Quiz

Emotion Post-Test

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