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Feelings and Friends

Lesson Plan

Feelings and Friends

Identify and express emotions

This lesson helps kindergarten students identify and express their emotions while learning to empathize with others. Through engaging role-playing and group activities, students will explore different emotions and social interactions. This lesson is important as it fosters emotional intelligence and empathy, which are crucial for social development and building positive relationships.

Audience

Kindergarten Students

Time

20 mins

Approach

Identify and express emotions

Materials

Emotion Cards, Role-Playing Scenarios, and Discussion Questions

Step 1

Introduction

3 mins

  • Gather students in a circle.
  • Briefly explain the importance of understanding and expressing emotions.
  • Introduce the concept of empathy and how it helps us connect with others.

Step 2

Emotion Card Activity

5 mins

  • Show students different emotion cards (happy, sad, angry, surprised, etc.).
  • Ask students to identify the emotion on each card.
  • Encourage students to mimic the facial expressions and body language associated with each emotion.

Step 3

Role-Playing Scenarios

7 mins

  • Divide students into small groups.
  • Provide each group with a simple role-playing scenario (e.g., sharing toys, losing a game).
  • Ask students to act out the scenario, focusing on expressing emotions and showing empathy.
  • Rotate scenarios among groups if time allows.

Step 4

Group Discussion

3 mins

  • Bring students back together for a group discussion.
  • Use prepared discussion questions to guide the conversation about what they learned and how they felt during the activities.

Step 5

Closure

2 mins

  • Summarize the key points of the lesson.
  • Encourage students to practice expressing their emotions and showing empathy in their daily interactions.
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Worksheet

Emotion Cards

Printable cards depicting various emotions for use in the Emotion Card Activity.




Happy







Sad







Angry







Surprised







Scared







Excited




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Worksheet

Role-Playing Scenarios

Printable cards with simple scenarios for students to role-play, focusing on expressing emotions and empathy.




Sharing toys with a friend







Losing a game







Helping a friend who is sad







Celebrating a friend's success







Waiting for a turn







Apologizing for a mistake




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Discussion

Discussion Questions

Guiding questions for a group discussion to reflect on the lesson's activities and learnings.

How did you feel when you acted out the scenarios?

Encourage students to use emotion words and describe their feelings.







What did you learn about showing empathy to others?

Discuss the importance of understanding and sharing the feelings of others.







Can you think of a time when you showed empathy to someone?

Help students recall personal experiences and share them with the group.







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