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Emotion Explorer Guide

Students will identify and articulate a range of emotions through interactive activities and discussions, enabling them to recognize feelings in themselves and others and reflect on personal experiences to build self-awareness and self-reflection skills.

Understanding emotions helps students manage their feelings, improve social interactions, and foster mental well-being. This lesson builds foundational self-awareness by guiding students to recognize, label, and reflect on emotions in themselves and peers.

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10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction: Setting the Stage

5 minutes

Step 2

Emotion Bingo Activity

15 minutes

Step 3

Experience Debrief Discussion

10 minutes

Step 4

Reflection Cool-Down

10 minutes

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Emotion Explorer

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What Is Self-Awareness?

Why Emotions Matter

Emotion Bingo Instructions

Sample Bingo Scenarios

Experience Debrief

Reflection Activity

Key Takeaways

Thank You!

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Game

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Discussion

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Cool Down

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