Feelings and Emotions Exploration

Esther Ebstein

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Feelings and Emotions Exploration

To describe anxiety and emotions

This lesson introduces kindergarten students to the concept of emotions, focusing on identifying and describing feelings like anxiety. Through a combination of discussion, interactive activities, and a worksheet, students will learn to recognize and articulate their emotions. This lesson is important as it helps young learners develop emotional awareness and vocabulary, which are crucial for their social and emotional development.

Audience

Kindergarten Students

Time

20 minutes

Approach

Materials

Emotion Faces Worksheet, Crayons, and Emotion Cards

Step 1

Introduction

3 minutes

Begin with a brief discussion about feelings. Ask students, "How do you feel today?" and encourage them to share.
Explain that today they will learn about different feelings and how to describe them.

Step 2

Emotion Cards Activity

7 minutes

Show students a set of emotion cards with different facial expressions (happy, sad, anxious, etc.).
Ask students to guess the emotion shown on each card.
Discuss what might make someone feel that way and how they can tell someone is feeling that emotion.

Step 3

Worksheet Activity

7 minutes

Hand out the 'Emotion Faces Worksheet' to each student.
Instruct students to color the faces that match the emotions discussed.
Encourage them to draw their own face showing how they feel today.

Step 4

Closure

3 minutes

Gather students and ask them to share their drawings and the emotions they chose.
Reinforce the idea that all feelings are okay and it's important to talk about them.

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Worksheet

Emotion Faces Worksheet

This worksheet helps students identify and color different emotions. It includes faces with various expressions for students to color and a space for them to draw their own emotion.

Color the happy face.

Use bright colors like yellow or pink.

Color the sad face.

Use colors like blue or gray.

Color the anxious face.

Use colors that you think show worry.

Draw your own face showing how you feel today.

Think about your feelings and use colors that match.