Lesson Plan

Feelings and Chill Lesson Plan

Help kindergarten students recognize and regulate their emotions through engaging videos, activities, and games.

Building emotional regulation early helps children develop self-awareness, manage feelings, and improve social interactions.

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction (5 minutes)

5 minutes

Step 2

Video Viewing (7 minutes)

7 minutes

Step 3

Emotion Identification Activity (8 minutes)

8 minutes

Step 4

Feelings Matching Game (7 minutes)

7 minutes

Step 5

Wrap-Up and Reflection (3 minutes)

3 minutes

Slide Deck

Welcome to Our Feelings Adventure!

Greet the students happily and say we're going to learn about feelings. Use simple words like happy, sad, and calm.

Feelings We Know

Show pictures of basic feelings. Ask students to point to or say the name of the feeling.

Introduce the Sesame Street video. Tell the students that they'll watch a fun clip to guess the emotion.

Simple Ways to Calm Down

Discuss simple ways to feel better. Ask the children to share one way that helps them calm down.

Let’s Talk About What We Learned

Wrap up with a review. Ask each child to say one thing they learned or liked about the video.