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Feelings and Friendship

Lesson Plan

Feelings and Friendship

Explore emotions and friendships

In this lesson, students will engage in group discussions and activities to explore how emotions affect friendships and how to communicate feelings effectively. This lesson is important as it helps students develop emotional intelligence and social skills, which are crucial for building and maintaining healthy relationships.

Audience

3rd Grade Students

Time

30 mins

Approach

Explore emotions and friendships

Materials

Discussion Questions, Worksheet on Emotions, and Printable Emotion Cards

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion on what emotions are and how they can affect our interactions with friends.
  • Ask students to share examples of emotions they have felt recently.

Step 2

Group Discussion

10 mins

  • Use the provided discussion questions to guide a conversation about how emotions can impact friendships.
  • Encourage students to share personal experiences and thoughts.

Step 3

Activity: Emotion Cards

10 mins

  • Distribute the printable emotion cards to students.
  • Have students pick a card and act out the emotion while others guess what it is.
  • Discuss how recognizing emotions in others can help in friendships.

Step 4

Closure

5 mins

  • Recap the key points discussed about emotions and friendships.
  • Ask students to reflect on how they can better communicate their feelings with friends.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions

A set of questions to guide a discussion on emotions and friendships.

How do emotions affect our friendships?

Encourage students to think about both positive and negative emotions and their impact.







Can you think of a time when a misunderstanding of emotions affected a friendship?

Guide students to share personal stories or hypothetical scenarios.







What are some ways we can communicate our feelings to friends?

Discuss different communication strategies and their effectiveness.







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Worksheet

Worksheet on Emotions

A worksheet to help students identify and express different emotions.

List three emotions you felt this week and describe what caused them.

Think about different situations at school or home.







How did you express these emotions to others?

Consider both verbal and non-verbal communication.







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Worksheet

Printable Emotion Cards

Cards with different emotions for students to act out and discuss.




Happy







Sad







Angry







Excited







Nervous







Surprised







Confused







Proud




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