Feelings and Faces

Amber Johnson

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Feelings and Faces

Recognize emotions and expressions

In this lesson, kindergarten students will engage in fun and interactive activities to learn how to recognize and match emotions to facial expressions. This lesson is important as it helps young learners develop emotional recognition and social skills, which are crucial for their interpersonal interactions and emotional intelligence.

Audience

Kindergarten Students

Time

20 mins

Approach

Recognize emotions and expressions

Materials

Emotion Cards, Mirror, Printable Emotion Faces, Discussion Questions, and Video: Name the Emotion

Step 1

Introduction

3 mins

Gather students in a circle.
Briefly explain that today they will learn about different feelings and how to recognize them on people's faces.
Show the Name the Emotion video to introduce different emotions through a fun and engaging monster character.
Ask students to guess the emotions shown in the video.

Step 2

Emotion Matching Game

7 mins

Distribute printable emotion faces to each student.
Hold up an emotion card and ask students to match it with their printable face.
Encourage students to make the facial expression themselves using a mirror.

Step 3

Group Discussion

5 mins

Use the discussion questions to talk about different emotions.
Ask students to share a time when they felt a certain emotion and how they expressed it.

Step 4

Closure

5 mins

Recap the emotions learned today.
Ask students to demonstrate one emotion they learned using their face.
Praise students for their participation and encourage them to notice emotions in others.

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Worksheet

Emotion Cards

These cards display various emotions for students to match with facial expressions.

Happy

Sad

Angry

Surprised

Scared

Excited

Worksheet

Printable Emotion Faces

These are printable faces showing different emotions for students to use in matching activities.

😀 Happy

😢 Sad

😡 Angry

😮 Surprised

😨 Scared

😃 Excited

Discussion

Discussion Questions

Questions to guide a discussion on emotions and facial expressions.

What makes you feel happy?

Encourage students to think about activities or people that make them happy.

How do you know when someone is sad?

Discuss facial expressions and body language that indicate sadness.

Can you show me an angry face?

Ask students to demonstrate and discuss what makes them feel angry.