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Exploring Emotions Through Role-Play

Lesson Plan

Exploring Emotions Through Role-Play

Identify and understand emotions

In this lesson, students will explore different emotions and learn how to identify them in themselves and others through engaging role-playing activities and group discussions. This lesson is important as it helps young students develop emotional awareness and empathy, which are crucial skills for their social and emotional development.

Audience

1st Grade Students

Time

30 mins

Approach

Identify and understand emotions

Materials

Emotion Role-Play Scenarios, Emotion Discussion Questions, and Emotion Identification Worksheet

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion about emotions. Ask students what emotions they know and how they feel when they experience them.
  • Explain that today they will learn more about emotions and how to recognize them in themselves and others.

Step 2

Role-Playing Activity

10 mins

  • Divide students into small groups and provide each group with an 'Emotion Role-Play Scenario' card.
  • Instruct each group to act out their scenario, focusing on expressing the emotion clearly.
  • After each role-play, ask the class to identify the emotion being portrayed.

Step 3

Group Discussion

10 mins

  • Use the 'Emotion Discussion Questions' to facilitate a group discussion.
  • Encourage students to share their thoughts on how they can recognize emotions in others and why it's important to understand how others feel.

Step 4

Closure

5 mins

  • Distribute the 'Emotion Identification Worksheet' and ask students to complete it individually.
  • Review the answers as a class and reinforce the importance of recognizing and understanding emotions.
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Worksheet

Emotion Role-Play Scenarios

These cards contain different scenarios for students to role-play, each focusing on a specific emotion.




You lost your favorite toy and feel sad.







You won a game and feel happy.







You see a big dog and feel scared.







Your friend shares their snack with you and you feel grateful.




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Discussion

Emotion Discussion Questions

A set of questions to guide a discussion on understanding and identifying emotions.

How can you tell if someone is feeling happy?

Look for facial expressions like smiling, and body language like jumping or clapping.







Why is it important to understand how others feel?

Understanding others' emotions helps us to be kind and supportive friends.







What can you do if you see someone who looks sad?

Offer to talk to them, ask if they need help, or simply be there for them.







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Worksheet

Emotion Identification Worksheet

A worksheet for students to practice identifying emotions based on facial expressions and scenarios.

Draw a happy face.








Circle the picture that shows someone feeling scared.








Write about a time you felt excited.








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