Lesson Plan

Feelings Are Fun: Lesson Plan

Help 1st graders recognize, understand, and manage basic emotions through interactive, fun activities in a 25-minute session.

This lesson builds emotional literacy early, fostering self-awareness and positive communication skills among young learners.

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Preparation Steps

5 minutes

Step 1

Introduce Emotions

5 minutes

Step 2

Guided Activity: Emotion Charades

10 minutes

Step 3

Reflection and Wrap-Up

5 minutes

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Slide Deck

Welcome to Fun with Feelings!

This slide deck is designed to visually engage 1st graders using colorful images and simple text. It will showcase different emotions and provide visual cues for each one, prompting interactive discussion and engagement. Use bright visuals and clear images that align with the colors #00BFFF, #1E90FF, and #4682B4 to maintain consistency and promote recognition.

Recognizing Emotions

Introduce basic emotions with images to help children recognize feelings like happy, sad, and angry. Encourage children to share a time when they experienced one of these emotions.

Let's Play Emotion Charades!

Explain the activity that will get children moving and acting out emotions. Remind them that it's all in good fun and helps them understand each emotion.

Wrap-Up and Reflection

Recap the main points and encourage the children to think of one new strategy for handling emotions. End the session on a positive note.

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Game

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Feelings Are Fun

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