Lesson Plan

Heart-to-Heart Lesson Plan

Students will identify common emotions in themselves and others and practice responding with empathy through interactive games and discussions.

Building empathy in first graders supports kindness, cooperation, and positive classroom relationships. It helps children recognize feelings and respond thoughtfully to peers.

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10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up Discussion

5 minutes

Step 2

Emotion Recognition Game

10 minutes

Step 3

Role-Play Pairs

10 minutes

Step 4

Reflection & Closing

5 minutes

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Heart-to-Heart: Understanding Empathy

Objectives

Warm-Up: Feelings Chart

Emotion Recognition Game

Role-Play Pairs

Reflection & Closing

Spread the Kindness!

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Reading

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Cool Down

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Heart-to-Heart

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Ruth Greco

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