Duration: 15-20 minutes
SPIRIT Skills:
- Emotional awareness and communication
- Empathy
Brief Description:
Each group presents their Emotion Tower to the class, explaining which emotion they represented, how they expressed it through the structure, and sharing some stories or thoughts discussed during the design process.
- Groups stand by their towers and take turns presenting
- Each member may speak about a different aspect: the emotion, the design choices, or the personal stories
- The class listens and may ask questions or give feedback.
How does this develop particular SPIRIT skills
- Enhances emotional vocabulary and communication
- Encourages empathy by hearing classmates’ emotional experiences
- Builds presentation and public speaking skills in a safe, supported context.
What do we want to achieve regarding SPIRIT skill development (student understanding and/or behaviour)?
- Students articulate emotional understanding through symbolic language and design
- They show appreciation and curiosity for others’ emotional experiences
- They become more confident in expressing their own ideas and emotions in public.
Academic/Curriculum Objective connection
- Oral communication and presentation skills (language arts)
- Art: Interpreting and presenting creative choices
Materials and tools needed for implementation
- Emotion Towers
- Emotion card used by each group (if available)
Preparation notes
- Provide a calm, focused space for presentations
- Remind students to listen respectfully and applaud after each group.
Guided Questions
- What emotion does your tower represent?
- What story or feeling inspired your design?
- Which part of your tower best shows the emotion?
- Did you learn something about this emotion during the process?
Stage Debriefing Questions (Optional)
- Was it easy or hard to talk about this emotion? Why?
- What did you notice about other groups’ towers and emotions.
Tips and Tricks for dealing with stage challenges
- Support shy students with sentence starters or team support
- Encourage positive peer feedback after each presentation
- Remind students that all emotions are valid and valuable.