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Feelings and Faces

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Lesson Plan

Feelings and Faces

Recognize and understand emotions

In this lesson, students will learn to recognize and understand different emotions by matching facial expressions with feelings. Through storytelling and role-play, students will build social-emotional skills, which are crucial for their personal development and interactions with peers. This lesson is important as it helps young learners develop empathy and emotional intelligence, which are foundational for their future social interactions.

Audience

Kindergarten Students

Time

30 mins

Approach

Recognize and understand emotions

Materials

"Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day" by Jamie Lee Curtis, Printable emotion cards, Mirror, Role-play props (hats, scarves), and Discussion questions

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Gather students in a circle.
  • Introduce the topic of emotions and facial expressions.
  • Show a few emotion cards and ask students to guess the emotion.

Step 2

Storytelling

10 mins

  • Read "Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day" by Jamie Lee Curtis to the class.
  • Pause at key points to discuss the emotions of the characters.
  • Ask students to mimic the facial expressions of the characters.

Step 3

Role-Play Activity

10 mins

  • Divide students into small groups.
  • Provide role-play props and assign each group an emotion to act out.
  • Encourage students to use facial expressions and body language to convey their assigned emotion.

Step 4

Matching Game

5 mins

  • Distribute printable emotion cards to each student.
  • Ask students to match the cards with the correct emotion by looking at their peers' expressions.
  • Use a mirror for students to practice their own expressions.

Step 5

Closure

5 mins

  • Gather students back in a circle.
  • Discuss what they learned about emotions and expressions.
  • Ask students to share how they feel right now and why.
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Discussion

Emotion Discussion

A guided discussion to help students articulate their understanding of emotions and facial expressions.

What are some emotions you learned today?

Encourage students to name emotions and describe them.







How can you tell how someone is feeling?

Guide students to think about facial expressions and body language.







Why is it important to understand how others feel?

Discuss empathy and how it helps us interact with others.







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Worksheet

Emotion Cards

Printable cards with different facial expressions for students to match with emotions.




Happy







Sad







Angry







Surprised







Scared







Excited







Confused







Bored




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