Lesson Plan

Detective Adventure Plan

Students will learn to identify and understand different emotions through facial expressions and body language, enabling them to express empathy and improve social skills.

Understanding emotions helps students build empathy and effective communication skills, which are crucial for healthy social interactions and emotional well-being.

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10 Minutes

Step 1

Introduction & Engagement

5 Minutes

Step 2

Explore Emotions with Clue Slides

10 Minutes

Step 3

Interactive Emotion Matching Game

10 Minutes

Step 4

Review & Wrap-up

10 Minutes

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Slide Deck

Welcome, Feelings Detectives!

Introduce the slide by welcoming students and tying in the detective theme. Explain that they are about to look at clues that show different feelings.

Clue 1: Happy

Show a slide with a happy face. Ask students to describe what they see and share times they have felt happy.

Clue 2: Sad

Display an image or drawing of a sad face, discussing body language like slumped shoulders. Ask students to think of a time they felt sad.

Clue 3: Angry

Introduce an angry emotion slide. Discuss with students how the face and posture indicate anger. Ask what might cause someone to feel angry.

Wrap-Up: What Did We Discover?

Final slide to recap: prompt students to share any detective discoveries from the lesson related to identifying emotions.

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