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Emotion Explorers Guide

Guide students to identify and categorize a variety of emotions through real-life scenarios, fostering self-awareness and empathy in a 30-minute small-group setting.

By practicing emotion identification and discussion, students deepen self-awareness, improve social understanding, and build empathy—key skills for healthy peer interactions and emotional regulation.

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10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up Discussion

5 minutes

Step 2

Scenario Exploration

10 minutes

Step 3

Feelings Sorting Challenge

7 minutes

Step 4

Group Emotion Debrief

5 minutes

Step 5

Reflection Journaling

3 minutes

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Emotion Explorers: Scenario Cards

What Is an Emotion?

Emotion Word Bank

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Scenario 3

Scenario 4

Scenario 5

Scenario 6

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Discussion

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Journal

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Emotion Explorers

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