Slide Deck
What's the Clue?
Are you ready to be a Social Detective?
Welcome students and introduce the idea of being a 'social detective.' Ask them what a detective does (looks for clues, solves mysteries). Explain that today they will be looking for clues about feelings.
Social Clues: Faces and Bodies
How can we tell how someone is feeling?
- Look at their face!
- Look at their body!
Explain that social clues are things we notice about people, like their faces and bodies, that tell us how they might be feeling. Emphasize 'looking closely'.
Feeling Happy!
What does a happy face look like?
- Smiling mouth
- Happy eyes
What does a happy body do?
Show this slide and ask students to make a happy face. Discuss what a happy face looks like (smiling mouth, crinkly eyes) and what happy body language might be (jumping, dancing).
Feeling Sad...
What does a sad face look like?
- Frowning mouth
- Sometimes tears
What does a sad body do?
Show this slide and ask students to make a sad face. Discuss what a sad face looks like (frowning mouth, tears) and what sad body language might be (slumped shoulders, head down).
Feeling Angry!
What does an angry face look like?
- Frowning
- Eyebrows down
- Tight lips
What does an angry body do?
Show this slide and ask students to make an angry face. Discuss what an angry face looks like (frowning, eyebrows down, tight lips) and what angry body language might be (crossed arms, stomping).
Practice Time: What's the Feeling?
Let's be Social Detectives!
- Look at the face.
- Look at the body.
- What's the clue?
This is a prompt for the teacher to show pictures of various emotions (not provided in the slide deck itself, but implied as part of the activity). Encourage students to guess the feeling and explain their clues. Guide them toward the Feeling Faces Worksheet.
You're a Social Clues Crew!
Great job, Social Detectives!
- We looked for clues!
- We learned about feelings!
- We can help our friends by understanding how they feel!
Review that looking for clues helps us understand feelings. Encourage them to use these detective skills daily. Remind them about the worksheet they are about to complete.
Worksheet
Feeling Faces: What's the Clue?
Social Detective! Look at each face. How do you think they are feeling? Draw or color a clue to show how you know!
1. How is this face feeling?
(Image of a happy face - Teacher to provide or draw)
2. How is this face feeling?
(Image of a sad face - Teacher to provide or draw)
3. How is this face feeling?
(Image of an angry face - Teacher to provide or draw)
4. How is this face feeling?
(Image of a surprised face - Teacher to provide or draw)
5. Draw a face showing how you feel right now!
What clue helps you know how you feel?
Lesson Plan
Social Clues Crew Lesson Plan
Students will learn to identify common social cues like facial expressions and body language to understand how others are feeling.
Understanding social cues helps children build empathy, improve communication, and navigate social situations more successfully, leading to a more harmonious classroom and playground.
Audience
Kindergarten
Time
30 minutes
Approach
Interactive discussion and activity.
Materials
Social Clues Crew Slide Deck, and Feeling Faces Worksheet
Prep
Materials Preparation
10 minutes
Step 1
Warm-up: What Do You See?
5 minutes
Step 2
Introduction to Social Cues
10 minutes
Step 3
Activity: Feeling Faces Worksheet
10 minutes
Step 4
Cool-down: Share and Reflect
5 minutes