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Emotion Explorer

Lesson Plan

Emotion Explorer

Emotional Regulation Skills

This lesson focuses on helping a first-grade male student develop emotional regulation skills through experiential and game-based learning. The lesson includes a fun and interactive activity that encourages the student to explore different emotions and learn how to manage them effectively. This lesson is important as it helps the student build foundational skills in emotional awareness and regulation, which are crucial for social interactions and personal well-being.

Audience

First Grade Male Student

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Experiential Learning, Game-Based Learning

Materials

Emotion Cards, Emotion Wheel, Calm Down Jar, Printable Emotion Faces, and Lego Set

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

  • Begin by welcoming the student and explaining that today they will be exploring different emotions.
  • Introduce the concept of emotions and why it's important to understand and manage them.
  • Show the student the Emotion Wheel and explain how it can help identify different emotions.

Step 2

Lego Emotion Building Activity

15 minutes

  • Ask the student to choose an emotion from the Emotion Cards.
  • Encourage the student to build a Lego structure that represents how that emotion feels to them.
  • As they build, discuss what colors or shapes they associate with the emotion and why.
  • Once the structure is complete, ask the student to explain their creation and how it represents the chosen emotion.
  • Discuss ways to manage or express that emotion in a healthy way.

Step 3

Closure

10 minutes

  • Recap the emotions explored during the lesson and the Lego structures created.
  • Ask the student to share one new thing they learned about emotions.
  • Encourage the student to use the Calm Down Jar at home when they need to regulate their emotions.
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Worksheet

Emotion Cards

Printable cards featuring different emotions for the student to identify and act out.





Happy








Sad








Angry








Surprised








Scared








Calm




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Emotion Wheel

A visual tool to help the student identify and understand different emotions.





Happy








Sad








Angry








Surprised








Scared








Calm




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Printable Emotion Faces

Printable faces representing different emotions for matching activities.





Happy Face








Sad Face








Angry Face








Surprised Face








Scared Face








Calm Face




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