Title – The Way I Feel

By – Dawn Pawlowski

Primary Subject – Language Arts

Secondary Subject – Other

Grade Level – 1-5

Objectives: Students will…

(1) identify different types of feelings and

(2) demonstrate what each feeling looks like

Materials:

(1)

The Way I Feel

by Janan Cain

(2) paper and

(3) hat, bag, or box

Preparation: Using 8 ½ x 11 paper, tear it into 4 equal sections. On each section, write down 1 feeling. Place feelings in a container (hat, bag, box, etc.)

Procedure:

1. Discussion –
(1) What is a feeling/emotion?

(2) What emotions have you felt?

(3) Why did you feel that way?

2. Read

The Way I Feel

to the entire class.

3. Play feelings charades with the class. For the first round, use only the feelings that were listed in the book: sad, disappointed, happy, silly, thankful, proud, angry, jealous, frustrated, excited, scared, shy, and bored. Have a student pull a feeling out of the container. The student must act out that feeling; all acting must be non-verbal. The other students, the audience, will have to guess what feeling is being acted out. The student who guesses correctly will have a turn to act out a different feeling. Continue until all the feelings are gone.

4. Round 2: Now have the students act out feelings that were NOT included in the book. Here are some suggestions: thirsty, mischievous, mad, hungry, upset, frightened, cranky, embarrassed, sick, tired, glad, curious, lonely, depressed, etc.

5. Round 3: Have students come up with their own suggestions for feelings charades.

*** Suggestions:

1. If a student is having problems acting out a feeling by themselves, allow them to bring up a partner to help them.

2. Color-code the feeling charades so that you don’t get them mixed up. For example, feelings that were in the book were written on green paper, whereas other feelings (round 2) were written on blue paper.

3. After the student acts out a feeling, have the person guessing the feeling explain their answer. For example, “I think Susan was angry because she had her arms crossed and a mean look on her face.”

*** Additional Activities:

1. Have students create a feelings collage poster using magazine pictures.

2. Have students create a feelings book. Each page could be a different feeling and the student has to find magazine pictures that express that feeling.

3. To help students understand what they look like during certain feelings, have the students act it out in a full-length mirror. Talk about the importance of body language and facial expressions.

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