Welcome students to the Feelings Fiesta! Gather everyone in a circle. Explain that today we’ll play games to explore emotions and practice gratitude. Mention our objectives: identify feelings, play Emotion Charades, play Gratitude Bingo, and share gratitude. Project this slide to set the tone.

Tell students we’ll start by thinking about how summer made them feel. Encourage a few volunteers to shout out one word. Show slide 2 of [Feelings Fiesta Deck](#feelings-fiesta-deck).

Highlight “Excited.” Ask students to make an excited face and a quick body pose. Reinforce that emotions can be shown without words.

Discuss “relaxed.” Invite students to close eyes, take a deep breath, and show a relaxed pose. Emphasize identifying subtle emotions.

Explain the rules step by step. Divide class into groups of 4–5 and hand out [Emotion Charades Cards](#emotion-charades-cards). Model one quick round if needed.

Distribute [Gratitude Bingo Cards](#gratitude-bingo-cards) and tokens. Demonstrate finding a match by asking, “Who helped me with homework?” and placing a token.

Have students return to the circle. Invite volunteers to share one gratitude from today. Give each student a sticky note and marker. After sharing, they write a gratitude message and post it on the class “Gratitude Wall.”

Congratulate the class for their participation. Lead three deep breaths together. End with a lively class cheer: “Feelings Fiesta—hip hip hooray!”