All My Feelings Lesson Plan Teacher Facilitation Guide
All My Feelings Are Okay
Kindergarten Social-Emotional Learning • 30-Minute Lesson
Learning Goal
Identify and name happy, sad, angry, and surprised in self & others.
Key Concepts
Empathy, Vocabulary, Self-Expression, Validation.
Materials
Feelings Slide Deck, Charades Cards, Color Monster Story Guide.
Lesson Pacing Overview
1
Feelings Weather Check-in
Welcome, community building, establishing baseline feelings
5 mins
2
Story Time: The Color Monster
Read-aloud discussion mapping colors to core emotions
8 mins
3
Interactive Game: Feelings Charades
Gross motor mimicry and physical representation of emotions
7 mins
4
Guided Worksheet: My Emotion Jars
Quiet reflection, tactile coloring, and individualized expression
6 mins
5
Closing Circle: All Feelings Welcome
Validating feelings and teaching a calming breathing technique
4 mins
Step-by-Step Lesson Execution
Phase 1: Feelings Weather Check-In (5 Mins)
Slides 1 & 2
Have students gather on the rug. Project Slide 2 (Weather Report) . Explain that feelings are like weather inside our bodies—they come and go, and all weather is okay!
Script: "Hello friends! Look at our weather board. Who can show me with their hands a sunny smile? How about rain? Just like we have sunny days and rainy days outside, we have sunny feelings and rainy feelings inside! Today we will learn that all weather inside us is okay."
Unit: Emotional Literacy Page 1 of 2 Lenny SEL Series
Phase 2: Story Time - The Color Monster (8 Mins)
Story Guide Sheet
Show a read-aloud video or read the physical book The Color Monster by Anna Llenas. Use the companion Color Monster Story Guide to pause and ask questions mapping yellow to happy, blue to sad, red to angry, and pink/green to surprised/calm.
Phase 3: Interactive Game - Feelings Charades (7 Mins)
Charades Cards
Use the printed Feelings Charades Cards . Draw a card and act out the feeling using only your body and face (no sounds!). Have the class guess. Then, call up individual student leaders or have everyone act out a selected feeling together at their spots.
Teacher Tip: Focus heavily on facial cues (furrowed brow for angry, wide eyes for surprised, downturned mouth for sad) to reinforce observational skills.
Phase 4: Guided Worksheet - My Emotion Jars (6 Mins)
Worksheet Jar
Distribute the student printable from the Color Monster Story Guide (Page 2). Guide students to select a color corresponding to their feeling right now and color in their main emotion jar, or draw things that go inside their jar.
Phase 5: Closing Circle & Breathing (4 Mins)
Slide 7
Gather in a circle. Introduce the "Balloon Breath" to soothe difficult feelings: inhale deeply to inflate an imaginary belly balloon, then exhale slowly to deflate with a soft "whoosh".
Validation Statement: "All my feelings are okay. Angry is okay. Sad is okay. Happy is okay. Surprised is okay. I can handle my feelings with a breath."
Differentiation
Support: Provide visual mirror tiles so students can see their own expressions while playing the charades game.
Extension: Challenge advanced students to identify why someone might feel surprised or sad, connecting feelings to actions.
Quick Observation Rubric
Skill Tracked No Partial Yes Names 4 basic emotions ○ ○ ○ Mimics feelings in play ○ ○ ○ Uses self-calming breath ○ ○ ○
Unit: Emotional Literacy Page 2 of 2 Lenny SEL Series
World of Feelings Slides 😊
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Kindergarten Social-Emotional Learning
All My Feelings
Are Okay!
Let's explore our big and small feelings together!
All Feelings Welcome
Slide 1 of 7
My Internal Weather Report
How are you feeling in your heart right now? All weather is good weather!
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Sunny
Happy & Bright
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Rainy
Sad & Quiet
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Stormy
Angry & Hot
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Rainbow
Surprised & Excited
💡 Point to the weather that matches your heart!
Slide 2 of 7
☀️ Yellow is Happy!
Happiness
Happy feels like a warm hug, bubbly giggles, and a bright, shiny sun inside your belly!
🌱 What makes you happy?
Playing outside, eating yummy fruit, or sharing toys with friends?
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Feeling Challenge!
"Show me your biggest sunshine smile, and wave to a friend!"
❤️ All feelings are okay, and happy is awesome!
Slide 3 of 7
🌧️ Blue is Sad...
Sadness
Sad feels quiet, heavy, and a little cold. It's okay to feel sad, and it is okay to cry.
🌱 What can help when we are sad?
Hugging a soft teddy bear, reading a book, or telling a teacher or grown-up.
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Feeling Challenge!
"Show me what your face looks like when you sigh, and wrap yourself in a gentle hug."
❤️ All feelings are okay. Sadness is normal and it passes.
Slide 4 of 7
⚡ Red is Angry!
Anger
Angry feels hot, fast, and tight—like a mini volcano ready to erupt in your chest!
🌱 How can we cool down?
Taking deep breaths, squeezing a pillow, or sitting in a quiet, cozy corner.
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Feeling Challenge!
"Make an angry face, squeeze your hands into tight balls, then BLOW the steam out and relax!"
❤️ All feelings are okay. We don't hurt others when we are angry.
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🎁 Pink is Surprised!
Surprise
Surprised feels quick, sparkly, and wide! Like popping a giant bubble or opening a present.
🌱 What surprises you?
An unexpected gift, hearing a loud pop, or seeing a funny bird jump past!
Feelings Charades Cards Classroom Activity Printable
Feelings Charades Cards
Cut along the dotted lines to play! Take turns acting out feelings with your face and body.
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How To Play:
1. Put cards face down. 2. A "Feelings Detective" draws a card. 3. Without making sound, they act out the emotion using facial expressions and body movements. 4. The class guesses!
☀️ Joy
😊
HAPPY
• Show a giant sunshine smile
• Wave your arms and wiggle
🌧️ Quiet
😢
SAD
• Look down at the floor
• Do a soft, quiet shoulder sigh
⚡ Hot
😡
ANGRY
• Cross your arms tightly
• Make a squished, grumpy forehead
🎁 Electric
😮
SURPRISED
• Open your eyes super wide
• Put hands on your cheeks!
🍃 Peace
😌
CALM
• Close your eyes softly
• Take a slow, gentle balloon breath
✨ Sparkle
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EXCITED
• Bounce gently on your tiptoes
• Flash a giant double thumbs-up!
Activity: Feelings Charades Page 1 of 2 Lenny SEL Series
Name:
Date:
Feelings Detective Worksheet
My Feelings Match-Up
Draw a line from each face to the correct feeling name. Then, draw how YOU feel today inside the blank face!
Part 1: Connect the Feelings
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😢
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Angry
Happy
Surprised
Sad
Part 2: How Do You Feel Today?
Draw eyes, nose, and mouth here!
Finish the feelings sentence:
Today, I feel
because
Activity: Feelings Match-up Page 2 of 2 Lenny SEL Series
Color Monster Story Guide Teacher Facilitation Companion
Color Monster Story Guide
Discussion prompts & mapping exercises for Anna Llenas's "The Color Monster"
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Interactive Read Aloud Tip:
If using a YouTube Video Read Aloud, search for "The Color Monster read aloud" on YouTube and project the screen. If you have the physical book, show the gorgeous 3D pop-up pages! Pause at each monster's color jar transition.
Emotion & Color Map
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Yellow
Happy / Joy
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Blue
Sad / Tears
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Red
Angry / Storm
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Green
Calm / Peaceful
Active Listening Prompts
Before
"Look at the front cover. The monster is covered in all sorts of colors at once! How do you think his body feels when he is all mixed up like that?"
Expected child answers: "Messy", "Scared", "Silly", "Tangled".
During
"On the red page, the monster looks super red and cross. Let's make an angry monster face! How do we feel when our monster is red?"
Point to a student showing a great grumpy face and describe their facial features.
After
"At the very end of the story, the monster turns completely pink! Why is he pink? What makes your heart feel pink and warm?"
Introduce pink as 'Love' or 'Joy with a friend'. Validate all personal responses.
Read Aloud Companion: The Color Monster Page 1 of 2 Lenny SEL Series
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Independent Creative Activity
My Emotion Jars
Just like the Color Monster, we can sort our feelings! Color inside each jar using its special color, or draw things that make you feel that way. Keep the inside white for drawings!
☀️ Happy Jar
🌧️ Sad Jar
⚡ Angry Jar
✨ Surprised Jar
Activity: My Emotion Jars Page 2 of 2 Lenny SEL Series
