How do I feel?

Choose a few different emotions, such as happy or sad. You can do this by yourself or with a partner.

How can you express that emotion to someone else so they understand what you are feeling?

How do I feel?

• Sad
• Happy
• Excited
• Nervous

Take turns sharing your emotion with a partner or record yourself expressing different feelings.

What clues help you understand how someone else might be feeling?

Communicating cues

We can communicate messages using different cues. Use this interactive matching game to match strategies to their meaning.

For each communication strategy, select the corresponding definition.

Choosing cues for a video

Let’s explore a video from TVOkids where Alex is sharing information about sledge hockey. What cues do you notice Alex using to communicate his message?

You can use this checklist or record your thoughts on your own or with a partner.

Practice using cues!

Let’s try practicing our communication skills by using different cues.

The following three clips share an action or task. Choose one clip and use two or three cues to communicate the action or task the clip describes.

Review the list of cues and choose one or two to help you communicate your message.

Share your message with a partner or record it!

Put it all together

You have had a chance to practice with using cues to communicate. Here are the same audio clips again, this time with pictures. Choose a different clip than you chose in the Action section. Explore that clip and picture and choose two or three cues to communicate the action. You can use the checklist to help you.

Now, use the interactive checklist of strategies. Choose three strategies to communicate one of these actions.

Brainstorm

Share Your Thoughts

Which ones did you choose? How did you communicate these strategies effectively?

Reflection

How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.

I feel…

I have an excellent understanding of the concepts I have a very good understanding of the concepts I have some understanding but need to review some more my understanding of the concepts needs a lot more work

Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.