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.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
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

Slide Deck
Happy Hearts Story
Meet Alex
Feeling Happy
Feeling Sad
Helping a Friend
Feeling Better
Your Turn
Great Job!

Discussion


Activity


Journal

