Minds On

What am I feeling?

When playing with friends or by yourself you experience feelings.

Explore this video entitled “Bamboo Love – Friends.”

Make a list of the feelings Bamboo Love and Duck feel.

Think about a time when you felt shy, happy, or excited.

Where were you?

Who else was there?

What happened to make you feel that way?

Check out this audio recording entitled “Example” to learn more about how you can share your feelings.

Example

Student Success

Think-Pair-Share

What did you learn about yourself when you felt this way?

Record your thoughts using pictures, words, or a recording of your voice to tell your story.

Share with a partner, if possible.

As you work through this learning activity, you can record your ideas in many ways.

Access the following audio recording to learn more about how to record your ideas.

How to Record Your Ideas

Action

Match the feeling

Materials Needed

Materials needed

Materials needed for this learning activity:

  • paper
  • pencils
  • crayons or markers

We all have feelings and show them every day!

Practise making these expressions. If possible, practise in front of a mirror or a partner.

What is:

  • happy
  • sad
  • angry
  • surprised

What is your body doing to show this feeling? How are your words showing this feeling?

Matching game

Can you match the feeling to the expression?

Use clues from the children’s bodies and their faces to help you.

For each feeling, select the correct image.

Student Success

Think-Pair-Share

Choose one of the feelings from the matching activity and tell a story about someone who had this feeling!

  • What are they feeling?
  • Why are they feeling this way?
  • How does their body show their feelings? How do their words show their feeling?
  • What happens after this feeling?

Share your story with a partner, if possible.

Note to teachers: See your teacher guide for collaboration tools, ideas and suggestions.

Consolidation

How I feel

What are some ways you can let someone know how you are feeling without saying or talking?

Choose three feelings. Record these feelings in a picture, with words, or by sharing these in person.

Find a partner and have them try to guess the feelings.

Reflection

How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Press the button next to the sentence that matches how you feel.

I feel…

Press ‘Discover More’ to extend your skills.

Explore this video entitled “How Do You Feel Meter” to learn more about what you can do to help you feel good.