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Words and Feelings

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Lesson Plan

Words and Feelings

Understanding words and emotions

This lesson introduces young students to the concept of how words can affect emotions. Through simple role-playing, guided discussion, and interactive activities, students will learn to recognize kind words and their positive impact. This lesson is important as it lays the foundation for empathy and positive communication skills, which are essential for young learners in their social interactions.

Audience

Kindergarten and Grade 1 Students

Time

30 mins

Approach

Understanding words and emotions

Materials

Emotion cards, Role-play scenario cards, Discussion questions, Coloring worksheet, Poster paper, and Markers

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Start with a simple explanation of how words can make us feel happy or sad.
  • Show emotion cards and ask students to identify the emotions.

Step 2

Role-Playing Activity

10 mins

  • Use simple role-play scenario cards to act out situations.
  • Guide students to use kind words in each scenario.
  • Discuss how the kind words made the characters feel.

Step 3

Interactive Game

5 mins

  • Play a matching game where students match emotion cards with words that could cause those emotions.
  • Encourage students to think about why certain words match with certain emotions.

Step 4

Group Activity

5 mins

  • Work together as a class to create a 'Kind Words' poster.
  • Each student contributes a kind word or phrase to the poster.

Step 5

Coloring Activity

5 mins

  • Distribute a coloring worksheet with pictures of happy and sad faces.
  • Ask students to color the happy faces and think about kind words they can use.

Step 6

Closure

5 mins

  • Recap the lesson by asking students to share one kind word they will use today.
  • Reinforce the idea that kind words make people feel good.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions

Simple questions to guide a discussion on how words make us feel.

What are some words that make you feel happy?

Encourage students to think of words like 'please,' 'thank you,' and 'good job.'







Can you remember a time when someone said something nice to you?

Help students recall positive experiences.







Why should we use kind words?

Discuss how kind words can make friends and help everyone feel good.







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Worksheet

Simple Role-Play Scenario Cards

Cards with simple scenarios for young students to role-play using kind words.




A friend shares their toy with you.







You accidentally drop your friend's crayon.







A classmate is playing alone on the playground.







You see someone who looks sad.




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Worksheet

Happy and Sad Faces Coloring Worksheet

A coloring worksheet with pictures of happy and sad faces to help students associate emotions with words.

Color the happy faces and think of a kind word you can say.








Draw a line to match the kind words with the happy faces.








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