Info Needed: Scouts practice recognizing and expressing emotions using facial expressions, posture, and movement. They act out feelings without words while others guess the emotion.
Items Needed:
- Strips of paper with one emotion written on each (e.g., happy, sad, excited, nervous, angry, confused)
- Bowl or container for drawing slips (optional)
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 20–30 minutes):
- Get Ready to Play (3–5 minutes)
- Scout chooses a slip of paper with an emotion word
- They read their emotion silently and think about how to show it using body language only
- Act It Out and Guess (12–15 minutes)
- Scout stands up and acts out the emotion through gestures, posture, and facial expression
- No words or sounds
- Other scouts guess the emotion being shown
- If it’s tricky, scout shares the answer and a new person goes next
- Scout stands up and acts out the emotion through gestures, posture, and facial expression
- Reflect and Share (5–10 minutes)
- Scouts talk briefly about which emotions were easiest or hardest to show
- Optional: discuss how body language can help us understand what people are feeling—even when they don’t speak
Suggested Emotion Cards for Elementary Scouts
- Happy
- Sad
- Excited
- Nervous
- Angry
- Tired
- Surprised
- Shy
- Curious
- Proud
- Scared
- Confused
- Calm
- Silly
- Frustrated
- Brave
- Bored
- Joyful
- Embarrassed
- Lonely
Suggested Emotion Cards for Teen Scouts
- Embarrassed
- Confident
- Awkward
- Proud
- Anxious
- Relaxed
- Frustrated
- Hopeful
- Disappointed
- Curious
- Excited
- Bored
- Grateful
- Guilty
- Tense
- Calm
- Lonely
- Inspired
- Suspicious
- Determined
- Shy
- Surprised
- Defensive
- Thoughtful
- Overwhelmed
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