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Feelings & Friendships!

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Lesson Plan

Feelings & Friendships!

Students will identify and express their own emotions and practice active listening skills to understand the feelings of others, fostering positive peer interactions.

Understanding and expressing emotions is crucial for healthy social development and building strong relationships. This lesson helps students develop these essential skills, supporting their social-emotional growth and overall well-being.

Audience

3rd Grade Students

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Interactive discussion, role-playing, and guided reflection.

Materials

Small whiteboard or chart paper, Markers, Feelings & Friendships! Slide Deck, and My Feelings Journal

Prep

Prepare Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up: How Do You Feel?

5 minutes

  • Begin by asking students to think about how they are feeling right now.
    - Have each student share one word that describes their current feeling and why they feel that way. (e.g., "Happy because it's sunny outside," "Calm because we're ready to learn.")
    - Introduce the lesson using the Feelings & Friendships! Slide Deck. (Slide 1-2)

Step 2

Exploring Emotions

10 minutes

  • Use the Feelings & Friendships! Slide Deck to discuss different emotions and how they might look or feel in our bodies. (Slide 3-5)
    - Ask students: "How can we tell what someone else is feeling?" (Look at their face, body language, listen to their voice.)
    - Lead a brief discussion on why it's important to understand others' feelings. "Why do you think it's helpful to know if your friend is sad or happy?"

Step 3

Active Listening & Empathy Activity

10 minutes

  • Explain active listening: looking at the person, thinking about what they're saying, and showing you understand.
    - Divide students into pairs. Provide a simple scenario (e.g., "Your friend dropped their ice cream," "Your friend got a new puppy").
    - Have one student share how they would feel in the scenario, and the other student practice active listening.
    - After 2 minutes, have them switch roles and a new scenario.
    - Bring the group back together and discuss what active listening felt like and why it's important for friendship. (Slide 6)

Step 4

Cool-Down: My Feelings Journal

5 minutes

  • Distribute the My Feelings Journal.
    - Instruct students to write or draw about one emotion they felt during the activity and one way they can show a friend they are listening. (Slide 7)
    - Collect journals or have students share briefly if time allows. Wrap up by reinforcing the importance of understanding feelings and being a good listener.
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Slide Deck

Welcome! Let's Talk Feelings!

Today, we're going to explore our feelings and learn how to be amazing friends!

Welcome students and set a positive tone. Introduce the topic of feelings and friendships.

How Are You Feeling Right Now?

Share one word about how you feel.
Why do you feel that way?

Start with a quick check-in. Ask each student to share one word about how they're feeling and why. Model an example.

What Are Feelings?

Feelings are emotions we experience inside!
They can be happy, sad, angry, surprised, calm, excited, and more.
How do different feelings show up in our bodies?

Introduce the idea that everyone has feelings and they change. Discuss various emotions and their physical signs.

Can You Guess the Feeling?

Look at these pictures. What emotion do you see?
When do you feel this way?

Show examples of different emotions. Ask students to identify them and talk about when they might feel that way.

Why Understand Feelings?

It helps us understand ourselves and our friends better.
We can be supportive and kind when we know how others feel.

Emphasize the importance of noticing others' feelings to be a good friend.

Be an Active Listener!

Good friends listen with their:
- Eyes: Look at the person talking.
- Ears: Hear what they are saying.
- Brain: Think about what they mean.
- Body: Show you are interested!

Explain active listening as a key friendship skill. Discuss the components: eyes, ears, brain, body.

Reflect and Write!

Let's think about what we learned today.
How can you use active listening to be a better friend?

Introduce the journal activity as a way to reflect on learning and personal feelings.

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Journal

My Feelings Journal

Today, I learned that...












One feeling I experienced today was...







This feeling made me think of...







One way I can show a friend I am listening is...







Drawing My Feelings

Draw a picture that shows how you feel or how you can show active listening to a friend.












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