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Inside Out Emotions Lesson PlanInside Out Emotions Lesson Plan
Publisher
Health Smart Virginia
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3rd
Resource Type
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Duration
3 hrs
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Direct Instruction
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Technology
Video
Year
2020
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Inside Out Emotions

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Following a viewing of Disney/Pixar's Inside Out, scholars list the five emotions depicted in the film—joy, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust. Learners complete a handout and discuss their answers. To close the lesson, peers share a life-changing event.

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Concepts

emotions, emotional development, identifying emotions, social-emotional learning, expressing feelings, feelings

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign the handout as independent practice or allow pupils to work in pairs
  • Split the lesson into two days; watch the movie on the first day and complete the discussion, handout, and assessment on the second day
  • Direct class members to write their life-changing event in an emotion-focused journal that they can continue to add to throughout the school year

Classroom Considerations

  • Materials required are coloring supplies, scissors, and a handout for each learner; the movie is optional, although it is recommended to make the lesson run more smoothly
  • Second in a series of six lessons

Pros

  • Enhances one's self-awareness
  • Stresses the importance of feeling all emotions and working through them appropriately

Cons

  • None

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