Lesson Plan
Feelings Friends Lesson Plan
Students will learn to recognize and name big emotions using visual cards, practice expressing their own feelings with words, and demonstrate caring for friends by making and role-playing a friendship promise.
Building emotional literacy and empathy helps Pre-K students regulate feelings, communicate needs, and strengthen peer relationships, laying a foundation for social competence.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials and Space
5 minutes
Step 1
Welcome and Warm-Up
2 minutes
Step 2
Identify Big Emotions
3 minutes
Step 3
Feelings Chart Interaction
3 minutes
Step 4
Feelings Friends Song
4 minutes
Step 5
Friendship Promise
3 minutes
Slide Deck
Feelings Friends
Welcome & Warm-Up
Identify Big Emotions
Feelings Chart Interaction
Feelings Friends Song
Friendship Promise
Worksheet
Lesson Plan
Big Feelings, Big Words Lesson Plan
Students will learn to recognize and name big emotions using visual cards, practice expressing their own feelings with words, and demonstrate caring for friends by making and role-playing a friendship promise.
Building emotional literacy and self-regulation in Pre-K students supports positive peer relationships, effective communication, and empathy, laying the groundwork for lifelong social-emotional skills.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials and Space
5 minutes
Step 1
Welcome and Warm-Up
2 minutes
Step 2
Identify Big Emotions
3 minutes
Step 3
Feelings Chart Interaction
3 minutes
Step 4
Feelings Friends Song
4 minutes
Step 5
Friendship Promise
3 minutes
Slide Deck
Big Feelings, Big Words
Welcome & Warm-Up
Identify Big Emotions
Feelings Chart Interaction
Feelings Friends Song
Friendship Promise
Worksheet
Activity
Warm Up
Cool Down
Reading
