Welcome students to the Feelings Factory! Explain that today we will turn our feelings into fun 'products' and learn how to express and manage emotions.

Define feelings as signals our body sends to tell us how we’re doing inside. Encourage a few student examples.

Read each word aloud and ask students to share a time they’ve felt each emotion. Point out how feelings can be big or small.

Discuss each strategy, modeling deep breathing. Ask students when they might use each one.

Introduce the factory metaphor: our classroom is a factory where feeling products are made, tested, and shared.

Walk through the three main steps of the lesson, matching each to a station or activity area.

Highlight the CASEL competencies students will practice today: recognizing their feelings and managing them in healthy ways.

Prepare students for the design phase. Remind them to choose one feeling word and a matching management strategy.