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Feelings & Seasons

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Lesson Plan

Feelings & Seasons

Connect emotions with seasons

This lesson engages young learners in a discussion about how different seasons might affect our feelings. Students will match various weather conditions with emotions and create artworks expressing how they feel in different seasons. This lesson is important as it aids in emotional expression and creativity, helping children understand and articulate their feelings in relation to their environment.

Audience

Pre-K Students

Time

20 minutes

Approach

Connect emotions with seasons

Materials

Discussion Questions, Weather and Emotion Matching Cards, and Art Supplies (crayons, paper)

Step 1

Introduction

3 minutes

  • Gather students in a circle.
  • Briefly introduce the concept of seasons and how they change throughout the year.
  • Explain that today we'll talk about how different seasons can make us feel different emotions.

Step 2

Discussion

5 minutes

  • Use the Discussion Questions to guide a conversation about how different weather conditions might make us feel.
  • Encourage students to share their own experiences and feelings about different seasons.

Step 3

Matching Activity

5 minutes

  • Distribute the Weather and Emotion Matching Cards to students.
  • Ask students to match different weather conditions with the emotions they think best fit.
  • Discuss their choices and why they matched certain emotions with specific weather conditions.

Step 4

Art Activity

5 minutes

  • Provide students with art supplies (crayons, paper).
  • Instruct them to draw a picture of how they feel in their favorite season.
  • Encourage creativity and expression in their artwork.

Step 5

Closure

2 minutes

  • Gather students to share their artwork with the class.
  • Recap the lesson by highlighting how seasons can influence our emotions and how we can express these feelings through art.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions

Guide a conversation about how different weather conditions might affect emotions.

How does sunny weather make you feel?

Encourage students to think about activities they enjoy in sunny weather and how it makes them feel happy or energetic.







What emotions do you feel when it's raining?

Discuss how rain might make some feel cozy and relaxed, while others might feel gloomy.







How do you feel in the winter when it's cold and snowy?

Explore feelings of excitement for snow activities or discomfort from the cold.







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Worksheet

Weather and Emotion Matching Cards

Cards for matching different weather conditions with emotions.




Sunny - Happy







Rainy - Sad







Snowy - Excited







Windy - Anxious







Cloudy - Calm




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