Emotional Charades

Jasmine Taylor

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Emotional Charades

Identify and express emotions

In this lesson, students will engage in a charades game focused on expressing and identifying different emotions. This activity promotes emotional awareness and encourages empathy and perspective-taking as students learn to recognize feelings. It is important for young students to develop these skills to better understand themselves and others, fostering a supportive classroom environment.

Audience

Pre-K to Grade 2 Students

Time

20 minutes

Approach

Identify and express emotions

Materials

Emotion Charades Cards, Open space for acting, and Discussion Questions

Step 1

Introduction to Emotions

5 minutes

Begin by asking students what emotions are and why they are important.
Discuss a few common emotions (happy, sad, angry, surprised) and ask students to show what these emotions might look like on their faces.

Step 2

Charades Game

10 minutes

Divide the class into small groups.
Provide each group with a set of Emotion Charades Cards.
Explain the rules: one student picks a card and acts out the emotion without speaking, while the others guess.
Rotate roles so each student has a chance to act and guess.

Step 3

Reflection and Discussion

5 minutes

Gather students in a circle and discuss the emotions they acted out.
Use the Discussion Questions to guide the conversation about how it felt to act and guess emotions, and why understanding emotions is important.

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Worksheet

Emotion Charades Cards

These cards are used for the charades game, each card displaying a different emotion for students to act out.

Happy

Sad

Angry

Surprised

Scared

Excited

Confused

Bored

Discussion

Discussion Questions

These questions are used to facilitate a discussion about the emotions experienced during the charades game.

How did it feel to act out different emotions?

Encourage students to share their experiences and any challenges they faced.

Was it easy or hard to guess the emotions? Why?

Discuss the importance of facial expressions and body language in understanding emotions.

Why is it important to understand how others are feeling?

Guide students to think about empathy and how it helps us connect with others.