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Emotional Weather Report

Lesson Plan

Emotional Weather Report

Promote emotional literacy

In this lesson, students will learn to recognize and express their emotions by creating 'emotional weather reports.' This creative exercise encourages self-reflection and allows students to articulate their feelings metaphorically, promoting emotional literacy. By using weather as a metaphor, students can explore and communicate their emotions in a safe and imaginative way, enhancing their emotional awareness and expression skills.

Audience

Students in Grades 2-5

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Promote emotional literacy

Materials

Whiteboard and markers, Paper and pencils, and Emotional Weather Report Worksheet

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

  • Begin by discussing the concept of weather and how it can change.
  • Introduce the idea of using weather as a metaphor for emotions.
  • Explain that just like weather, our emotions can change throughout the day.

Step 2

Guided Activity

15 minutes

  • Distribute the 'Emotional Weather Report Worksheet' to each student.
  • Guide students to think about their current emotions and how they can relate to different weather conditions (e.g., sunny, stormy, cloudy).
  • Encourage students to draw or write their emotional weather report on the worksheet.

Step 3

Sharing and Discussion

5 minutes

  • Invite students to share their emotional weather reports with the class.
  • Facilitate a discussion on how different emotions can be expressed and understood through weather metaphors.

Step 4

Closure

5 minutes

  • Summarize the lesson by highlighting the importance of recognizing and expressing emotions.
  • Encourage students to use this technique in their daily lives to better understand and communicate their feelings.
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Worksheet

Emotional Weather Report Worksheet

This worksheet helps students articulate their emotions by creating a weather report that metaphorically represents their current feelings.

What is the current 'weather' of your emotions? Describe it using weather terms (e.g., sunny, rainy, stormy).

Think about how you feel right now and what kind of weather matches that feeling.







Draw a picture of your emotional weather report.








Write a short sentence explaining why you chose this weather to represent your emotions.








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