Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan

Students will identify and express basic emotions through discussion and creative movement, practice simple yoga poses to build emotional balance, and reflect on strategies to maintain calm during daily interactions.

This lesson fosters emotional literacy and self-regulation by combining discussion, movement, and yoga, helping first graders understand and manage their feelings.

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Teacher Preparation

15 minutes

Step 1

Welcome & Warm-Up

5 minutes

Step 2

Emotion Identification

10 minutes

Step 3

Creative Movement Activity

10 minutes

Step 4

Yoga Pose Practice

10 minutes

Step 5

Reflection & Sharing

7 minutes

Step 6

Closing Breathing Exercise

3 minutes

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Emotional Balance: Building Equilibrium

What We Will Learn

Meet Our Emotions

Talk About It

Creative Movement

Yoga for Balance

Reflection & Sharing

Breathing for Balance

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Emotional Balance: Building Equilibrium

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