sel · pre-k
Identifying My Feelings: Emotion Faces & Words
Foundational emotional literacy. Practice naming feelings including happy, sad, angry, surprised, and calm with expressive illustrations.
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Learning goals
- Identify core emotional states: Happy, Sad, Angry, Surprised, and Calm
- Recognize physical facial cues associated with different emotional states
- Encourage verbalizing feelings instead of acting out physically
Before you begin
Recognize basic facial cues and name familiar feelings.
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Practice previewIdentifying My Feelings: Emotion Faces & Words
Practice · Adult guidance · 15 min
Foundational emotional literacy. Practice naming feelings including happy, sad, angry, surprised, and calm with expressive illustrations.
Teaching and response guide
- Model the target skill: identify core emotional states: Happy, Sad, Angry, Surprised, and Calm. Use the first task as a guided example before asking for an independent response.
- Check readiness first: Recognize basic facial cues and name familiar feelings.
- Discuss an incorrect response using this distinction: A face is a clue rather than proof of a feeling; people can express the same emotion differently.
Watch for: A face is a clue rather than proof of a feeling; people can express the same emotion differently.
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