Lesson Plan
Emotions Unveiled Lesson Plan
Participants will learn to recognize and label common emotions in themselves and students, practice two interactive emotion-identification activities, and develop a classroom project to support students’ emotional awareness.
Identifying emotions is foundational to social-emotional learning. Equipping educators with strategies to recognize and label feelings improves classroom climate, student engagement, and mental health support.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
15 minutes
Step 1
Introduction & Warm-Up
5 minutes
Step 2
Reading Activity
10 minutes
Step 3
Group Discussion
10 minutes
Step 4
Hands-On Activity
10 minutes
Step 5
Interactive Game
10 minutes
Step 6
Quiz and Worksheet
5 minutes
Step 7
Project Overview
5 minutes
Step 8
Reflection and Closure
5 minutes

Slide Deck
Emotions Unveiled
Agenda
What Are Emotions?
Why Emotions Matter
Emotion Warm-Up
Group Discussion
Emotion Matching Activity
Emotion Charades
Quick Quiz
Project Overview
Reflection & Closure
Thank You

Script


Reading


Discussion


Activity


Game


Worksheet


Quiz
Emotion Quiz

Answer Key


Project Guide


Rubric


Warm Up


Cool Down


Test
Emotion Identification Test

Answer Key


Slide Deck
Inside the Brain: How Emotions Work
Key Brain Regions for Emotions
Debrief & Discussion

Slide Deck
Neuroscience of Stress: Understanding Its Impact
Stress & the Brain
Classroom Implications
Regulation Strategies
Debrief & Discussion
