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Feelings Are All Around Us

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Lesson Plan

Feelings Are All Around Us

Students will be able to identify and name three basic emotions (happy, sad, angry).

Understanding and expressing feelings is a foundational skill for social-emotional development, helping children better navigate their world and interact with others.

Audience

Kindergarten Students

Time

20 minutes

Approach

Through interactive slides, flashcards, and a fun game.

Materials

Whiteboard or projector, Markers or digital pen, Slide Deck: Feelings All Around Us, Emotion Flashcards, and Feelings Faces Game

Prep

Prepare Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up: Introduce Feelings (5 minutes)

5 minutes

  • Begin by asking students: "What are feelings?" Allow for a few responses.
    - Explain that everyone has feelings, and they change all the time.
    - Introduce the first emotion using the Slide Deck: Feelings All Around Us. Show the 'Happy' slide and ask students to make a happy face. Discuss what makes them feel happy.

Step 2

Identify Feelings (5 minutes)

5 minutes

  • Continue with the Slide Deck: Feelings All Around Us, introducing 'Sad' and 'Angry' emotions.
    - For each emotion, display the corresponding slide, discuss what it looks like, and ask students to demonstrate the face.
    - Use the Emotion Flashcards to quickly review happy, sad, and angry faces. Hold up a flashcard and have students shout out the feeling.

Step 3

Practice Naming (5 minutes)

5 minutes

  • Divide students into small groups or pairs if possible. Distribute a set of Emotion Flashcards to each group/pair.
    - Instruct students to take turns showing a flashcard to their partner and naming the emotion. Encourage them to briefly share a time they felt that way (if comfortable).
    - Circulate around the room to provide support and reinforce correct identification of emotions.

Step 4

Feelings Game (5 minutes)

5 minutes

  • Conclude the lesson with the Feelings Faces Game.
    - Explain the rules of the game (e.g., drawing faces on the board, using playdough to sculpt faces, or acting out emotions).
    - Lead the game, prompting students to identify the emotion being shown or created.
    - Reinforce the idea that all feelings are okay to have and talk about.
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Slide Deck

Feelings Are All Around Us!

How do you feel today?

Welcome students and introduce the topic of feelings. Ask them what they think feelings are.

What Are Feelings?

Emotions we feel inside!

Everybody has feelings.

Our feelings can change!

Explain that feelings are emotions we experience. We all have feelings, and they change!

I Feel Happy!

What does happy look like?

What makes you feel happy?

Introduce 'Happy'. Ask students to show a happy face. Discuss things that make them happy (e.g., playing, friends, sunshine).

I Feel Sad...

What does sad look like?

What makes you feel sad?

Introduce 'Sad'. Ask students to show a sad face. Discuss things that might make someone sad (e.g., losing a toy, missing someone). Emphasize that it's okay to feel sad.

I Feel Angry!

What does angry look like?

What makes you feel angry?

Introduce 'Angry'. Ask students to show an angry face. Discuss things that might make someone angry (e.g., someone taking their toy, feeling frustrated). Reiterate that it's okay to feel angry, but it's important to talk about it.

All Feelings Are Okay!

It's okay to feel happy!

It's okay to feel sad!

It's okay to feel angry!

Let's talk about our feelings!

Conclude by reminding students that all feelings are okay and it's important to talk about how they feel.

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Game

Feelings Faces Game

Objective: To practice identifying and expressing the emotions of happy, sad, and angry.

Materials: Whiteboard, markers, or optional playdough/paper and crayons.

How to Play:

  1. Teacher Calls It Out: The teacher will say an emotion (happy, sad, or angry).
  2. Show Your Face: All students will make a face that shows that emotion. The teacher can walk around and observe.


  3. Draw That Feeling (Optional): The teacher can draw a blank face on the whiteboard. When an emotion is called out, a student volunteer can come up and draw the features (eyes, mouth, eyebrows) to show that feeling.




  4. Sculpt a Feeling (Optional): If using playdough, students can be given a small ball of playdough and asked to sculpt a face showing the named emotion.




Teacher Tips:

  • Encourage exaggeration and dramatic expressions.
  • Ask students,
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