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Exploring Emotions

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Lesson Plan

Exploring Emotions

Understanding our emotions

This lesson introduces young students to the concept of emotions, helping them identify and understand different feelings through interactive activities and a video. Understanding emotions is crucial for young children as it aids in emotional regulation, empathy, and social interactions. This lesson will provide a foundation for students to express their feelings in a healthy way.

Audience

Grades 1-2

Time

20 mins

Approach

Experiential Learning, Game-Based Learning, Trauma-Informed Teaching

Materials

Video: Emotions for Kids (Happiness, Sadness, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Surprise), Emotion Cards, and Exit Ticket

Step 1

Introduction

3 mins

  • Begin by asking students how they feel today and why.
  • Introduce the concept of emotions and explain that everyone experiences different feelings.

Step 2

Video Viewing

5 mins

Step 3

Emotion Card Activity

7 mins

  • Distribute emotion cards to each student.
  • Ask students to pick a card and act out the emotion without speaking.
  • The rest of the class guesses the emotion being acted out.
  • Discuss how we can recognize these emotions in ourselves and others.

Step 4

Closure and Exit Ticket

5 mins

  • Recap the emotions discussed and ask students to share one new thing they learned about emotions.
  • Distribute the exit ticket for students to complete, asking them to draw or write about a time they felt a specific emotion.
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Quiz

Exit Ticket: Understanding Emotions

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Worksheet

Emotion Cards

These cards are used for the activity where students act out different emotions.




Happy







Sad







Angry







Surprised







Scared







Disgusted




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