Lesson Plan

Feelings Detective Plan

Students will learn to identify and express feelings related to missing friends while increasing their emotional vocabulary and empathy.

This lesson fosters emotional intelligence by helping 1st graders understand and articulate their feelings, which is essential for their social development.

Audience

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Materials

Prep

Preparation

5 minutes

Step 1

Introduction & Engagement

5 minutes

Step 2

Detective Training

10 minutes

Step 3

Emotion Mystery Game

10 minutes

Step 4

Detective Sharing & Wrap-Up

5 minutes

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Slide Deck

Welcome, Detective!

Introduce the session with excitement. Emphasize the detective theme and that they are going to learn about emotions like detectives finding clues.

Meet the Emotions

Review the main feelings. Use simple language to explain each emotion. Ask the class for examples of moments they felt each emotion.

Clues for Emotions

Explain that every clue helps to identify our feelings. Use visuals on the board if available and encourage discussion.

Detective Debrief

Wrap up the training by affirming that all feelings are important and valid. Encourage students to be proud of being detectives who understand their feelings.

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Game

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Discussion

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Feelings Detective

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Jamilah Murrell

Tier 1
For Districts