Emotional Intelligence Quest

Christine Conceison

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Emotional Intelligence Quest

emotional intelligence

This lesson uses a game-based approach to teach students about emotional intelligence. Students will engage in a short fun game that helps them recognize and manage emotions. This lesson is important as it helps students build self-awareness, empathy, and social skills crucial for their overall development.

Audience

8th graders

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning

Materials

Emotion Cards, and Worksheet: Emotional Intelligence Journal

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

Briefly explain what emotional intelligence is and why it is important.
Introduce the objectives of the lesson.
Highlight that today's lesson will be fun as it involves a game.

Step 2

Game: Emotion Charades

15 mins

Split the class into small groups.
Provide each group with a set of Emotion Cards (each card will have an emotion written on it).
One student from each group will pick a card and act out the emotion while the others guess.
Rotate turns within the groups.
Discuss briefly after each round what clues were helpful.

Step 3

Worksheet Activity

7 mins

Hand out the 'Emotional Intelligence Journal' worksheet.
Ask students to reflect on the game and write down three emotions that were easy to guess and three that were difficult.
Have them write about how they might handle a difficult emotion in real life.
Provide Spanish versions for Spanish-speaking students.

Step 4

Closure

3 mins

Recap the lesson by discussing the importance of recognizing and managing emotions.
Invite a few students to share their reflections from the worksheet.
Thank students for their participation and remind them to use these skills in their daily lives.

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Worksheet

Emotion Cards

These cards contain different emotions students will act out during the Emotion Charades game.

Happy

Sad

Angry

Surprised

Scared

Excited

Nervous

Bored

Frustrated

Proud

Worksheet

Emotional Intelligence Journal

This worksheet helps students reflect on the Emotion Charades game and think about handling emotions in real life.

List three emotions that were easy to guess during the game.

Think about the actions or facial expressions that made it easy.

List three emotions that were difficult to guess during the game.

Consider why these emotions were challenging to identify.

Describe how you might handle a difficult emotion in a real-life situation.

Think about strategies you can use to manage your feelings.