Feelings and Friends

Patricia Bailey

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Feelings and Friends

Identify and understand emotions

This lesson helps young children identify different emotions and understand feelings in themselves and others through storytelling and drawing. It's important for developing emotional intelligence and empathy at an early age, providing students with the tools to express their feelings and recognize emotions in their peers.

Audience

PreK Students

Time

15 mins

Approach

Identify and understand emotions

Materials

Storybook about emotions, Crayons, Paper, and Discussion Questions

Step 1

Introduction

2 mins

Gather students in a circle.
Briefly introduce the topic of emotions and why they are important.
Explain that today they will learn about different feelings through a story and drawing.

Step 2

Storytelling

5 mins

Read a short storybook about emotions (e.g., "The Feelings Book" by Todd Parr).
Pause occasionally to ask students how they think the characters are feeling.
Encourage students to make faces that match the emotions in the story.

Step 3

Drawing Activity

5 mins

Provide each student with paper and crayons.
Ask them to draw a picture of how they are feeling today.
Walk around and engage with students, asking them to describe their drawings.

Step 4

Closure

3 mins

Gather students back in a circle.
Invite a few students to share their drawings and explain their feelings.
Use the discussion questions to reflect on the lesson and reinforce the importance of understanding emotions.

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Discussion

Discussion Questions

A set of questions to guide a discussion on emotions and feelings after the storytelling and drawing activities.

What are some feelings you remember from the story?

Encourage students to recall and name different emotions mentioned in the story.

How do you feel when you are happy?

Guide students to express what makes them happy and how they show happiness.

Why is it important to understand how others feel?

Discuss empathy and how understanding others' feelings can help us be better friends.