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Feelings & Emotions Lesson PlanFeelings & Emotions Lesson Plan
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ESL Kid Stuff
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Pre-K - 2nd
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English Language Arts
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Feelings & Emotions

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Sometimes it can be hard to express emotions. Help little learners figure out what makes them happy, angry, sad, or scared with a lesson plan that focuses on feelings. It includes singing, drawing, matching flashcards, and more. 

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Concepts

expressing feelings, feelings, emotions

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use with a story about feelings and emotions, relating the vocabulary words to the characters in the story
  • Good for a whole-class activity, as well as in small groups
  • Create centers for each of the listed activities and have groups of kids rotate through each

Classroom Considerations

  • Designed for English learners, but ideal for kids in special education classes as well as mainstream classes

Pros

  • All auxiliary materials, such as songs and worksheets, are available at the publisher's website
  • Can be very helpful for kids who have a hard time regulating their moods
  • Comes with a warm-up lesson plan, as well as a wrap-up lesson plan (attached)

Cons

  • None

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