Lesson Plan
Emotion Recognition Blueprint
Student will play a 15-minute game to identify and match basic emotions—happy, sad, angry, surprised—by observing facial expressions and body cues, then reflect on their own feelings.
Building emotion recognition supports self-awareness, perspective-taking, and empathy, essential skills for positive peer interactions and emotional self-regulation.
Audience
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Prep
Prepare Materials
5 minutes
Step 1
Detective Briefing
2 minutes
Step 2
Expression Matching
5 minutes
Step 3
Clue Hunt Scenarios
4 minutes
Step 4
Detective Reflection
4 minutes

Slide Deck
Feelings Detective Clues
Emotion: Happy (Face Clues)
Emotion: Happy (Body Clues)
Emotion: Sad (Face Clues)
Emotion: Sad (Body Clues)
Emotion: Angry (Face Clues)
Emotion: Angry (Body Clues)
Emotion: Surprised (Face Clues)
Emotion: Surprised (Body Clues)
Scenario 1: Ice Cream Dropped
Scenario 2: Lost Favorite Toy
Scenario 3: Surprise Gift

Game


Worksheet


Cool Down

