Lesson Plan

Feelings Detective Lesson Plan

Students will identify and label basic emotions and practice expressing how they feel using a detective-themed activity to build social-emotional awareness.

Early emotion recognition helps children communicate needs, develop empathy, and fosters a positive classroom community by giving them language to express feelings.

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5 minutes

Step 1

Introduction

2 minutes

Step 2

Modeling Detective Work

3 minutes

Step 3

Partner Practice

5 minutes

Step 4

Share and Discuss

3 minutes

Step 5

Closing Celebration

2 minutes

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Feelings Detective

Role of a Feelings Detective

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Modeling Detective Work

Partner Practice

Share & Discuss

Closing Celebration

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Warm Up

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