What Are They Feeling?

Jamilah Murrell

Tier 3

Lesson Plan

Emotion Recognition Plan

Help the 1st-grade student recognize and name various emotions in others to enhance emotional intelligence and empathy.

This lesson builds social skills and perspective taking by enabling students to identify and relate to the emotions of others, fostering deeper understanding and empathy.

Audience

1st Grade Student

Time

15 minutes

Approach

Interactive and reflective activities with guided questions.

Materials

Emotion Recognition Plan, Emotion Flashcards, and Feeling Faces Worksheet

Prep

Teacher Preparation

5 minutes

Review the Emotion Recognition Plan for overall session guidance.
Prepare the Emotion Flashcards and ensure they are visible for the student.
Print or display the Feeling Faces Worksheet for the student’s activity.
Familiarize yourself with the list of emotions to be discussed.

Step 1

Introduction & Engagement

3 minutes

Greet the student and explain that today you will explore different feelings.
Introduce the concept of emotions using simple terms (happy, sad, angry, surprised).
Ask the student to share a time when they felt one of these emotions.

Step 2

Guided Practice with Flashcards

7 minutes

Show the Emotion Flashcards one at a time.
Ask the student to name the emotion on each card.
Engage in a brief discussion, asking questions like, "What might make someone feel this way?" to foster perspective taking.

Step 3

Worksheet Activity

5 minutes

Present the Feeling Faces Worksheet to the student.
Guide the student to identify, color, or match faces with the correct emotion labels.
Encourage the student to verbalize why they think a character might feel that emotion.

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Activity

Emotion Flashcards Activity

The flashcards in this activity will display a variety of facial expressions, each representing a distinct emotion. These cards are meant to aid the student in visually identifying and naming emotions. The interactive process of matching expressions with emotion names enhances understanding and builds a stronger connection between the visual cues and emotional states.

How to Use the Flashcards

Display the Flashcards: Show each flashcard one by one to the student.
Identification: Ask the student to name the emotion they see on the flashcard.
Discussion: Engage the student by asking questions such as:
- "How do you think someone would feel if they had this face?"
- "Can you tell me a time when you felt this way?"

Feel free to repeat the exercise with different cards to reinforce recognition and understanding of various emotions.

For more guidance on using the flashcards, review the Emotion Recognition Plan.

Worksheet

Feeling Faces Worksheet

In this activity, you will see several pictures of faces showing different emotions. Your job is to look carefully at each face and decide which emotion it represents. Then, write the emotion next to the picture.

For each face, complete the following steps:

Look at the facial expression carefully.
Think about what emotion the face might be showing (for example: happy, sad, angry, surprised).
Write the name of the emotion next to the picture.
After you label all the faces, choose one face and explain why you think that person might be feeling that emotion.

Name of the emotion: ______________________________________

Why do you think the person feels that way? ______________________________________