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Expressing Emotions

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Lesson Plan

Expressing Emotions

Build emotional vocabulary

This lesson introduces students to a vocabulary set related to emotions and feelings. Through interactive games and activities, students will learn to better articulate their internal experiences and practice empathy with peers. This lesson is important as it helps students develop emotional intelligence, which is crucial for their social and emotional development.

Audience

Grades K-5 Students

Time

25 minutes

Approach

Build emotional vocabulary

Materials

Emotion Word Cards, Emotion Charades Instructions, and Discussion Questions

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

  • Begin by asking students what emotions they know and how they express them.
  • Introduce the concept of emotional vocabulary and its importance in understanding and expressing feelings.

Step 2

Emotion Charades

10 minutes

  • Divide students into small groups.
  • Provide each group with a set of Emotion Word Cards.
  • Explain the rules: one student picks a card and acts out the emotion without speaking, while others guess the emotion.
  • Rotate roles so each student has a chance to act and guess.

Step 3

Group Discussion

5 minutes

  • Gather students back together for a group discussion.
  • Use the provided Discussion Questions to guide the conversation about how it felt to express and guess emotions.

Step 4

Closure

5 minutes

  • Recap the importance of understanding and expressing emotions.
  • Encourage students to use their new vocabulary in daily interactions.
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Worksheet

Emotion Word Cards

These cards contain various emotion words for students to use during the charades activity.




Happy







Sad







Angry







Excited







Scared







Surprised







Confused







Proud







Nervous







Calm




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Reading

Emotion Charades Instructions

Instructions for playing the Emotion Charades game, which helps students practice expressing emotions.

  1. Divide students into small groups.
  2. Each group receives a set of Emotion Word Cards.
  3. One student picks a card and acts out the emotion without speaking.
  4. The rest of the group guesses the emotion.
  5. Rotate roles so each student has a chance to act and guess.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions

Questions to guide a discussion on expressing and understanding emotions.

How did it feel to act out an emotion without words?

Encourage students to reflect on the challenges and fun aspects of the activity.







What was the most difficult emotion to guess? Why?

Discuss why some emotions might be harder to express or recognize.







How can understanding emotions help us in our daily lives?

Guide students to think about empathy and communication in relationships.







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