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Emotion Exploration with Puppets

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Lesson Plan

Emotion Exploration with Puppets

Identify and express basic emotions

In this lesson, Pre-K students will explore basic emotions through engaging songs and puppet play. This lesson is designed to build emotional awareness and vocabulary in young learners, helping them to recognize and express their feelings in a safe and supportive environment. By using interactive and playful methods, students will develop a foundational understanding of emotions, which is crucial for their social-emotional development.

Audience

Pre-K Students

Time

15 mins

Approach

Identify and express basic emotions

Materials

Puppets, Emotion Song Lyrics, and Printable Emotion Cards

Step 1

Introduction

2 mins

  • Gather students in a circle.
  • Briefly introduce the concept of emotions and why they are important.
  • Explain that today they will learn about emotions through songs and puppets.

Step 2

Emotion Song

5 mins

  • Teach students a simple song about emotions (e.g., "If You're Happy and You Know It").
  • Encourage students to sing along and perform actions that match the emotions in the song.
  • Discuss the emotions mentioned in the song and ask students to show those emotions with their faces.

Step 3

Puppet Play

5 mins

  • Introduce puppets to the students and explain that the puppets will help them learn about emotions.
  • Use puppets to act out different scenarios that show various emotions (e.g., happy, sad, angry, surprised).
  • Ask students to identify the emotions the puppets are showing and discuss why the puppets might feel that way.

Step 4

Closure

3 mins

  • Recap the emotions learned during the lesson.
  • Use printable emotion cards to review each emotion with the students.
  • Encourage students to express how they are feeling today using the emotion cards.
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Emotion Song Lyrics

Lyrics for a simple song about emotions to be used during the lesson.

If You're Happy and You Know It

  • If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap, clap)
  • If you're sad and you know it, wipe your tears (wipe, wipe)
  • If you're angry and you know it, stomp your feet (stomp, stomp)
  • If you're surprised and you know it, say "Oh my!" (Oh my!)
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Worksheet

Printable Emotion Cards

Cards depicting different emotions for students to identify and express.




Happy







Sad







Angry







Surprised




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