Lesson Plan

Empathy and Emotions Plan

Students will identify and label basic emotions and practice empathy through storytelling, discussion, role-play, and drawing.

Kindergarteners benefit from recognizing feelings and showing empathy, building self-awareness, social skills, and a positive classroom climate.

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Gather and Prepare Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Welcome & Warm-Up

5 minutes

Step 2

Interactive Story

10 minutes

Step 3

Emotion Matching Chat

5 minutes

Step 4

Puppet Role-Play

5 minutes

Step 5

Drawing & Reflection

3 minutes

Step 6

Observation & Assessment

2 minutes

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Happy Hearts Story

Meet Alex

Feeling Happy

Feeling Sad

Helping a Friend

Feeling Better

Your Turn

Great Job!

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Discussion

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Activity

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Journal

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Happy Hearts

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