Lesson Plan

Emotion Trees Lesson Plan

Learn to identify and express emotions through creative art and writing.

This lesson enhances emotional vocabulary and self-awareness, aiding emotional development.

Audience

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Approach

Materials

Prep

Prepare Materials and Examples

15 minutes

Step 1

Introduction to Emotions

10 minutes

Step 2

Creating Emotion Trees

25-30 minutes

Step 3

Sharing and Discussion

10-15 minutes

Slide Deck

Welcome to Emotion Trees!

Introduce the lesson by explaining the importance of understanding and expressing emotions. Highlight how this activity will help students recognize and articulate their feelings.

Why Are Emotions Important?

Discuss why emotions are important and how they affect our daily lives. Encourage students to share some emotions they know.

What is an Emotion Tree?

Show the sample emotion tree and explain how each branch represents a different emotion. Use this as a visual guide for students.

Let's Create Our Emotion Trees!

Provide students with the materials and explain the steps to create their own emotion trees. Encourage creativity and personal expression.

Sharing Our Emotion Trees

Encourage students to share their emotion trees with the class. Facilitate a discussion on the different emotions represented and the choices made in their artwork.

How Do Our Emotion Trees Change?

Conclude the lesson by discussing how emotions can change over time and how students might add new branches to their trees as they experience new feelings.