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Writing
Scholastic

Shy

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Help your pupils examine their feelings with the materials here. The class can first read the included poem about a shy person and then respond to one or more of the six included writing prompts.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Happy and Sad: Discovering Feelings

For Students Pre-K - K
In this worksheet on basic emotions/feelings, learners follow directions to identify the "happy cat" and the "sad cat." Pictures are large enough to color.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Showing not telling writing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
How do good writers exhibit emotion in their work without using an emotion word (angry, sad, happy, etc.)? This plan offers learners model texts that describe an emotion without using an emotion word. A well-formatted writing activity is...
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Lesson Plan
Project B.A.S.I.C. Child Development Specialist and Child Care Consultation

Better Attitudes and Skills in Children

For Teachers K - 3rd
Little kids often have very big feelings, and need help expressing them. A set of social emotional lessons provide tangible ways for young elementary learners to visualize their emotions, focus on clear communication, and channel their...
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Activity
Curated OER

Marvelous Moods

For Teachers K - 1st
It isn't always easy to tell another person how we feel; and little ones have an even more difficult time identifying and expressing their emotions. They get a chance to discuss and explore how they can express how they feel in different...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rates of Puberty Change: Lesson 2

For Teachers 6th - 10th
The class fills in a handout - How Appearances Change During Puberty.  They then discuss the changes that both boys and girls go through and make some comparisons of the differences between boys and girls . Hopefully this class is a safe...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Can I Do?

For Teachers K - 6th
Here is a good way for children to identify ways to handle conflict. They discuss the connection between feelings and conflict. Everyone listens to a story about a conflict between two friends and they discuss what they could have done...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Self-Portraits

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create self-portrait showing value and emotion, and gather information about color and emotion through different handheld applications.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dog's Best Friend

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners learn about and identify feelings of happiness, sadness and disappointment. In this feelings lesson, students have a show and tell time about their pets and discuss how it would feel if they lost their pet. Learners watch a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Holding a 'Peace Hug' at your School

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students consider feelings. In this positivity lesson plan, students realize how they can create a peaceful environment with their words and actions. They discuss feelings and personal experiences as a class and expand out to the rest of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Books for Teaching "All About Me!"

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students learn about experiences and feelings through books. For this lesson, students read a variety of books to aid in their understanding of life. Through a listing and brief synopsis of twelve books, students explore feelings,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Poetry and Emotional Health

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore self-expression through poetry. In this personal health lessons students read and discuss poetry regarding teen topics of interest. Students write poems, that express empathy.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fuzzy-Feeling Chair

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners recognize positive traits and build self-esteem. In this community building lesson, students use a special chair to voice positive traits about a classmate.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Feelings Word Searches

For Students K - 3rd
Here is a worksheet which invites learners to complete a series of word searches. They are required to locate 12 words in each of the six puzzles. This would be good independent practice during the school day.
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Unit Plan
Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers

Justice for All - Educating Youth for Social Responsibility: Grades K-5

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
In grades kindergarten through fifth grade, scholars take part in a social-emotional learning unit designed to boost social responsibility. Three hundred pages provide lessons and activities related to everyday classroom practices, the...
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Lesson Plan
University of Minnesota

Mirroring Emotions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Do you ever give your class the "teacher look"? Without saying a word, they become silent and engaged (hopefully). How do they know what you're thinking? Explore the concept of nonverbal communication and how it relates to our mirror...
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Writing
Keep Your Children Safe

What Is Anger

For Students K - 3rd Standards
Enhance emotional intelligence with a worksheet that allows scholars to explore the feeling of anger. Learners detail what makes them feel angry and draw an angry face. 
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Lesson Plan
National Gallery of Canada

Artful Emotions

For Teachers K - 3rd
Blue is sad, and red is angry, but why is that? Young artists explore the expression of emotions through art by observing and creating artwork. Starting with a questioning session about images of art, this plan moves into a sculpture...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson: A Special Place

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Everybody has a special place they like to go. I hang out on top of the fridge, for example. Upper graders analyze the painting Mountain Lake, in terms of technique, style, and imagery. They then write or draw a place that expresses...
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Positively Autism

When I Feel Angry

For Teachers K - 12th
Everybody feels angry sometimes, and it can be hard to know how to handle such a big emotion. This story was written with a learner with autism in mind. It provides clear guidelines the child can follow when he is feeling upset or angry....
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Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

Respect: Looks Like, Sounds Like, Feels Like

For Teachers 6th
Respect is the focus of a lesson designed to encourage social awareness. Following a whole-class discussion, scholars list what they believe respect looks, sounds, and feels. Pupils turn their new-found knowledge into a plan of action....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Can I Do?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate conflict resolution strategies. In this character education lesson, students list things that make them feel sad and are introduced to the conflict resolution strategy "think and share." Students role-play various...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Have Emotions

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars read books and discuss different emotions that they have. In this emotions lesson plan, students make different facial expressions to that express specific emotions and role play emotions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Do You Feel?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine how to express their emotions. In this emotional health lesson, students explore and share the emotions and feelings that have relating to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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