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Feelings and Chill: Kindergarten Emotional Regulation Adventure

Laura DePlacido

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Feelings and Chill Lesson Plan

Help kindergarten students recognize and regulate their emotions through engaging videos, activities, and games.

Building emotional regulation early helps children develop self-awareness, manage feelings, and improve social interactions.

Audience

Kindergarten

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Video introduction, guided activity, and interactive game.

Materials

Feelings and Chill Lesson Plan, The Feelings Song Video, Emotion Identification Activity Sheet, Feelings Matching Game Cards, and Slide Deck on Emotions

Prep

Preparation

10 minutes

  • Review the Feelings and Chill Lesson Plan content.
  • Watch The Feelings Song Video to familiarize yourself with how emotions are introduced.
  • Prepare printed copies of the Emotion Identification Activity Sheet and Feelings Matching Game Cards if available in digital format.
  • Ensure the Slide Deck on Emotions is accessible and ready to display.

Step 1

Introduction (5 minutes)

5 minutes

  • Greet students and briefly discuss different feelings (happy, sad, angry, calm).
  • Introduce the concept of emotional regulation and why it’s important in a simple language.

Step 2

Video Viewing (7 minutes)

7 minutes

  • Show The Feelings Song Video to visually engage students in recognizing emotions.
  • Pause occasionally to ask students what emotions they notice.

Step 3

Emotion Identification Activity (8 minutes)

8 minutes

  • Hand out the Emotion Identification Activity Sheet.
  • Guide students through a simple activity where they match faces to feelings using the provided visuals.
  • Encourage discussion about times they might feel each emotion.

Step 4

Feelings Matching Game (7 minutes)

7 minutes

  • Organize an interactive game using Feelings Matching Game Cards.
  • Have students work in pairs or small groups to match emotion cards with calming strategies (e.g., deep breathing for anger).
  • Reinforce the idea that it's okay to feel any emotion and there are tools to help calm down.

Step 5

Wrap-Up and Reflection (3 minutes)

3 minutes

  • Review key points from the lesson using the Slide Deck on Emotions.
  • Ask students to share one thing they learned about managing their feelings.
  • Close with a calming breathing exercise as a mindfulness activity.
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Slide Deck

Welcome to Our Feelings Adventure!

Today, we learn about our feelings and fun ways to feel better when we’re upset or excited.

Greet the students happily and say we're going to learn about feelings. Use simple words like happy, sad, and calm.

Feelings We Know

Happy, Sad, Angry, Calm
Look at the pictures and tell me which one you know.

Show pictures of basic feelings. Ask students to point to or say the name of the feeling.

Let’s watch and see if we can name the emotion!

Introduce the Sesame Street video. Tell the students that they'll watch a fun clip to guess the emotion.

Simple Ways to Calm Down

Deep Breathing, Quiet Time, Stretching, Hugging
What makes you feel calm?

Discuss simple ways to feel better. Ask the children to share one way that helps them calm down.

Let’s Talk About What We Learned

Today, we learned:

  • All feelings are okay
  • There are easy ways to feel better

Let’s take a deep breath together!

Wrap up with a review. Ask each child to say one thing they learned or liked about the video.

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Activity

Updated Lesson Plan: Feelings and Chill: Kindergarten Emotional Regulation Adventure

Below is the updated lesson plan that now includes the new Emotions and Strategies Matching Activity just before the wrap-up/reflection segment.

Lesson Sequence

  1. Introduction (5 minutes)

    • Greet students and briefly discuss different feelings (happy, sad, angry, calm).
    • Introduce the concept of emotional regulation and why it’s important using simple language.

  2. Video Viewing (7 minutes)

    • Show The Feelings Song Video to visually engage students in recognizing emotions.
    • Pause occasionally to ask students what emotions they notice.

  3. Emotion Identification Activity (8 minutes)

    • Hand out the Emotion Identification Activity Sheet.
    • Guide students through a simple activity where they match faces to feelings using provided visuals.
    • Encourage discussion about times they might feel each emotion.

  4. Feelings Matching Game (7 minutes)

    • Organize an interactive game using Feelings Matching Game Cards.
    • Have students work in pairs or small groups to match emotion cards with calming strategies such as deep breathing for anger.
    • Emphasize that it's okay to feel any emotion and there are tools to help them calm down.

  5. Emotions and Strategies Matching Activity (4 minutes)

    • Introduce the new activity where students match different emotions with specific calming strategies.
    • Use the Emotions and Strategies Matching Activity to guide this hands-on exercise.
    • Ask students to explain why they paired a certain emotion with a particular calming strategy, reinforcing the lesson's objectives.

  6. Wrap-Up and Reflection (3 minutes)

    • Review key points from the lesson using the Slide Deck on Emotions.
    • Ask students to share one thing they learned about managing their feelings.
    • Close with a calming breathing exercise as a mindfulness activity.

This update ensures that students have an extra, practical opportunity to practice connecting emotions with strategies before the final reflection.

Please let me know if any further changes are required or if you'd like additional modifications!

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