The big idea in the fourth lesson from the Amani Project is that people can experience different emotions in precisely the same event. One participant uses their body to express an emotion. Then other participants move to the area of the Mood Meter quadrant they feel matches the intensity of the feeling the actor has demonstrated.

Concepts

moods, social-emotional learning, empathy

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Instructional Ideas

• The exercise can be used as part of the Amani Project series and or as a lesson about empathy
• Invite other participants to select an emotion word card and model the feeling for the group
• Laminate the cards to permit reuse

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a space large enough to permit all participants to place themselves in a quadrant they feel indicates the intensity of the feeling being portrayed

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Pros

• Includes a link adults may use to offer suggestions for how the activity can be improved
• All participants may earn a badge for engaging in the activity

Cons

• None