Brief description, and rules of the implementation of the learning activity

This Think-Pair-Share adaptation focuses on children mimicking, identifying, and discussing emotions with partners, helping them both recognize feelings and connect them to personal experiences.

Skill focus

Primary Skill Focus

  • Emotional awareness, regulation and communication

Complementary/Secondary Skill Focus

  • Empathy
  • Valuing people and nature
Age groupStudent numberDuration
6-10 years old10 to 25 children (pairs or small groups)30 minutes

Proposed step by step implementation of the learning activity

Each pair shares one example or discovery with the whole group, highlighting the variety of emotional experiences.

Each child draws an emotion card (or the teacher assigns one). They silently act out the emotion in front of their partner, using only facial expressions and body language.

The partner guesses the emotion and asks, “When do you feel this way?” The acting child shares a personal example.