Subject: Personal Development
Grade Level: Senior High School
Topic: Exploring Emotions and Emotional Management
Learning Competencies:
1. Explore one’s positive and negative emotions and how one expresses or hides
them.
2. Demonstrate and create ways to manage various emotions.
Lesson Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
Identify and understand their positive and negative emotions.
Describe different ways in which emotions can be expressed or hidden.
Apply practical strategies for managing various emotions.
Materials Needed:
Whiteboard and markers
Chalkboard or a flip chart
Visual aids (e.g., images, diagrams)
Handouts (worksheets)
Writing materials for students
A. Activity (15 minutes):
1. Attention: Begin the lesson by asking students to reflect on their most recent
emotional experiences. Encourage them to think about how they felt and how
they expressed or hid those emotions. Share a brief personal story to grab their
attention and introduce the importance of understanding and managing emotions
in personal development.
2. Activity: Show a series of images depicting various emotions (e.g., happiness,
anger, sadness, fear) and ask students to identify and discuss what they see in
each image. Relate these emotions to real-life situations they might encounter.
A. Analysis (20 minutes):
3. Analysis: Divide the class into small groups and provide each group with a
worksheet containing scenarios where emotions are involved. Ask them to
identify the emotions present in each scenario and discuss how these emotions
can be expressed or hidden.
4. Abstraction: After group discussions, ask each group to share their findings with
the class. Create a list on the board with headings "Expressing Emotions" and
"Hiding Emotions." As a class, list down different techniques and behaviors under
each category.
A. Application (20 minutes):
5. Application: Discuss common ways people express and hide emotions, such as
through facial expressions, body language, and verbal communication. Provide
examples of each and encourage students to share their experiences.
6. Application: Introduce practical strategies for managing emotions, such as deep
breathing, mindfulness, talking to a trusted friend or family member, or engaging
in a favorite hobby. Explain how these techniques can help regulate and cope
with emotions effectively.
A. Assessment (5 minutes):
7. Assessment: Summarize the key points of the lesson, emphasizing the
importance of understanding, expressing, and managing emotions in personal
development.
8. Assessment: Assign a reflection activity as homework: "Write a journal entry
about a recent emotional experience. Describe the emotion, how you expressed
it, and what you could have done to manage it better."
