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.

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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!

Meet the Emotions

Clues for Emotions

Detective Debrief

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Game

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Discussion

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Feelings Detective

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