Feelings and Faces

Yvonne Brown

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Feelings and Faces

Identify emotions through facial expressions

In this interactive lesson, students will learn to identify emotions by examining facial expressions. They'll participate in games that promote understanding of non-verbal cues. This lesson is important as it helps young students develop emotional intelligence and empathy, which are crucial for their social interactions and personal development.

Audience

1st Grade Students

Time

20 mins

Approach

Identify emotions through facial expressions

Materials

Printable Emotion Cards, Whiteboard and Markers, and Discussion Questions

Step 1

Introduction

3 mins

Begin by asking students if they know what emotions are and why they are important.
Explain that today they will learn to recognize emotions by looking at people's faces.

Step 2

Emotion Card Game

10 mins

Distribute printable emotion cards to each student.
Ask students to take turns showing their card to the class and making the facial expression that matches the emotion.
Encourage classmates to guess the emotion being displayed.

Step 3

Discussion

5 mins

Use the discussion questions to talk about how recognizing emotions can help us in our daily lives.
Discuss how different emotions might look similar and how context can help us understand them better.

Step 4

Closure

2 mins

Recap the importance of recognizing emotions and how it helps us communicate better.
Encourage students to practice identifying emotions at home with family and friends.

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Worksheet

Printable Emotion Cards

These cards feature different facial expressions representing various emotions for students to identify and mimic.

Happy

Sad

Angry

Surprised

Scared

Confused

Discussion

Discussion Questions

These questions will guide a discussion on the importance of recognizing emotions and how it helps in communication.

Why is it important to recognize emotions in others?

Discuss how understanding emotions can improve communication and relationships.

Can two emotions look similar? How can we tell them apart?

Explore how context and additional cues can help differentiate similar emotions.