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Happy Hearts Calm Minds Lesson Plan

Students will learn to identify feelings of sadness and worry, practice a simple calming strategy, and enhance memory by playing an emotions matching game.

Building emotional awareness and coping tools in Pre-K helps children feel understood, supported, and more confident when big feelings arise, promoting social-emotional growth.

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15 minutes

Step 1

Welcome and Check-In

5 minutes

Step 2

Emotion Flashcard Exploration

7 minutes

Step 3

Calming Strategy Practice

8 minutes

Step 4

Emotions Memory Game

8 minutes

Step 5

Closure and Reflection

2 minutes

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Happy Hearts, Calm Minds

What We’ll Learn Today

Emotion Flashcard Exploration

Belly Breathing with Buddies

Emotions Memory Game

Closure & Reflection

Great Job, Happy Hearts!

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Happy Hearts, Calm Minds

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