Lesson Plan

Feeling Detective? Lesson Plan

In this 25-minute session, students will become “Feeling Detectives” by identifying and labeling emotions using clues and mapping their own feelings. Goals: build emotional vocabulary, practice empathy, and develop self-awareness.

Developing emotional literacy helps students recognize and regulate feelings, fosters empathy, and creates a supportive classroom community that values peer understanding and self‐awareness.

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Materials

Prep

Teacher Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Detective Introduction

5 minutes

Step 2

Emotion Clue Investigation

8 minutes

Step 3

Mood Mapping Challenge

7 minutes

Step 4

Peer Empathy Share

3 minutes

Step 5

Reflection Exit Ticket

2 minutes

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Slide Deck

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Clue Card 7

Clue Card 8

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Activity

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Script

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Cool Down

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Feeling Detective?

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