What Are Feelings?

Week 1: Foundations of Emotional Intelligence

1st Grade • Tier 2

30 Minutes

Identify and name basic emotions in themselves and others.

Interactive discussion and visual identification.

Why This Lesson?

Understanding and naming feelings is the first step towards managing them. This lesson provides a foundational vocabulary for emotional intelligence.

Review the slides and familiarize yourself with the content. Print one worksheet per student. (Est. Time: 5 mins)

1

5 MIN

Greet students and ask them to share one feeling they are having right now and why.
Encourage simple responses like "I feel happy because I'm here" or "I feel a little sleepy."
Introduce the idea that we all have many different feelings.

2

10 MIN

Use the Slide Deck to introduce basic emotions: happy, sad, angry, surprised, scared.
Discuss what each feeling looks like and how it might feel in our bodies.
Ask students to make a "feeling face" for each emotion.
Emphasize that all feelings are okay to have.

3

10 MIN

4

5 MIN