Identifying Happy Lesson

Description

Help your Pre-K students identify and understand happiness (and the related feelings of pride and excitement) with this fully scripted social-emotional learning lesson. Grounded in SEL research-based best practices, this engaging lesson uses a short story about Dax the hedgehog to help young learners recognize the physical sensations and situations that signal positive emotions in themselves and others. Students will build self-awareness vocabulary, connect feelings to real-life scenarios, and practice expressing emotions through movement and discussion.

Included in the resource:

• Slideshow featuring an interactive read-aloud story with a movement-based activity
• Whole group practice using task cards to help students identify happy and related feelings in different scenarios
• Cut-out character puppets to bring the story to life and support role play and retelling
• Extension activities, including a color-by-number worksheet, recommended book companions, and a teacher handout for additional support
• Closing circle questions to deepen reflection and discussion

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