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Feeling Faces: What Do You See?

kim.perez

Tier 1
For Schools

Lesson Plan

Feeling Faces: What Do You See?

Students will be able to identify and name three basic emotions (happy, sad, angry) by looking at facial expressions.

Learning to recognize emotions helps students understand themselves and others, improving their communication and social skills.

Audience

Kindergarten

Time

20 minutes

Approach

Interactive activities and discussion to explore facial expressions.

Materials

Feeling Faces Slide Deck, Feeling Faces Worksheet, and Crayons or Markers

Prep

Prepare Materials

5 minutes

  • Review the Feeling Faces Lesson Plan and all generated materials.
    - Ensure the Feeling Faces Slide Deck is ready for display.
    - Print enough copies of the Feeling Faces Worksheet for each student.
    - Gather crayons or markers for each student.

Step 1

Welcome and Warm-Up: Mirror, Mirror

5 minutes

  • Greet students warmly.
    - Ask students to make a 'surprise' face, then a 'silly' face, and a 'tired' face.
    - Introduce the idea that our faces show how we feel.

Step 2

Story Time and Discussion: Emotion Explorers

5 minutes

  • Show the Feeling Faces Slide Deck.
    - Go through each slide, asking students: 'What do you see in this feeling face?' and 'How do you think this person feels?'
    - Focus on happy, sad, and angry expressions.
    - Encourage students to share what clues they see (e.g., 'smiley mouth,' 'frowning eyebrows').

Step 3

Feelings Face Activity: Draw Your Feelings

7 minutes

  • Distribute the Feeling Faces Worksheet and crayons/markers.
    - Explain that students will draw a face for happy, sad, and angry.
    - Circulate and provide support, asking students to describe their drawings.

Step 4

Reflection and Sharing: Show and Tell

3 minutes

  • Invite a few students to share one of their feeling faces from the Feeling Faces Worksheet and name the emotion.
    - Reiterate that all feelings are okay and our faces help us show them.
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Slide Deck

Welcome! What Face Are You Making?

Let's make some faces together!

  • A surprised face!
  • A silly face!
  • A tired face!

Welcome students and get them ready to think about faces and feelings. Ask them to make different faces along with you.

What Do You See in a Feeling Face?

Our faces can show how we feel inside!

Let's look at some faces and guess the feelings!

Introduce the concept that our faces show how we feel. Ask them what they think the person on the slide is feeling and why.

A Happy Face!

I see a big smile!

This person feels HAPPY! 😊

Show the happy face. Ask: 'What do you see?' 'How do you know this person is happy?' Point out the smile and bright eyes.

A Sad Face...

I see a frown and maybe tears...

This person feels SAD. 😢

Show the sad face. Ask: 'What do you see?' 'How do you know this person is sad?' Point out the downturned mouth and possibly tears.

An Angry Face!

I see tight lips and squished eyebrows!

This person feels ANGRY! 😠

Show the angry face. Ask: 'What do you see?' 'How do you know this person is angry?' Point out the furrowed brows and tight mouth.

Happy, Sad, Angry!

We can see happy, sad, and angry feelings on our faces!

Let's try making these faces!

Review the three emotions. Ask students to make each face with you.

Your Turn to Draw!

Now it's your turn to draw feeling faces on your worksheet!

Show me a happy, a sad, and an angry face!

Transition to the activity. Explain that they will draw faces to show these feelings on their worksheets.

All Feelings Are Okay!

It's okay to feel happy, sad, or angry.

Our faces help us show how we feel!

Conclude by reminding students that all feelings are okay and our faces help us show them.

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