Lesson Plan
Forecasting Feelings Plan
Students will learn to identify and name four core emotions—happiness, sadness, anger, and anxiety—by matching each feeling to physical cues or thought patterns through interactive forecasting activities.
Building a rich emotional vocabulary and noticing body-based cues empowers students to self-manage, increase self-awareness, and make thoughtful choices before reacting.
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Materials
Prep
Teacher Preparation
5 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up Forecast Role-Play
5 minutes
Step 2
Mini-Lecture: Brain–Body Connection
7 minutes
Step 3
Feelings Forecast Card Sort
8 minutes
Step 4
Create Your Forecast Chart
7 minutes
Step 5
Strategy Sharing & Reflection
3 minutes

Slide Deck
Emotions Weather Report
Meet the Emotion Forecast Symbols
Brain–Body Weather Map
Spotting the Physical Cues
Feelings Forecast Card Sort
Create Your Personal Forecast Chart
Weather Chant & Reflection

Script


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