This newberry award winning book can be used for many different types of activities. Show way lynn allyson kelley taylorville primary school show way 2006 by jacqueline woodson with hudson talbott illus, g. If you need to teach a lesson about different feelings, this book and this recognizing feelings pack will help help you prepare a fun and meaningful lesson. The way i feel color cards are blank inside so children can create their own messages. Early in the year it is a lowstress entry point back into writing since all students know how to do something and the structure of a howto book is fairly simple. Jess and leslie feel out of control of most aspects of their lives, but terabithia is the one place where they are sovereign. This kit is designed to go along with the book, the way i feel by janan cain. The way i feel lesson plan for 1st grade lesson planet. The color monster is an amazing book that i heard about from the art teacher at my school. Lessons and books about feelings social emotional workshop. A great way to support your childs reading is to let them pick subjects they are passionate about and help them find levelappropriate sources in order to learn more. Feelings are a normal part of life for children as well as adults, believes author janan cain, who wanted kids both to understand the concept of emotions and be able to express their feelings with words. Show the class the book the way i feel, by janan cain.
Pick a feeling from the book and write about something that makes you feel that way. There is a chart for your to print and laminate, just add velcro or magnets onto the ba. These four books are my favorite for showing students that we all have a range of feelings and all feelings are okay. Strong thought the book shows many feelings and reasons why the characters feel that way. Lesson plans for esl kids teachers esl kidstuff lesson plan. This book offers, through simple verses and illustrations, the vocabulary children need to understand and express how they feel. Instead, you could simply say that this is a story based. The book has only got 56 pages, and most of those are wasted on funny pictures. In this chapter, youll find lesson plans and resources such as activities, book summaries, and discussion questions to assist you as.
Educationworld is pleased to feature this k6 language arts and communication lesson adapted from school volunteer handbook. The lesson plan below can be used with any book from your collection. Tell them that this book highlights many different emotions. Helping your little one with their emotions simply sprout emotion. This kit is designed to go along with the book, the way i. Teach kids about feelings with their very own feelings book. The way i feel by janan cain is a perfect book to teach children all about emotions. Read a book about feelings, such as the way i feel by janan cain. The way i feel by janan cain the picture book teachers. Print off outlines of faces or use paper plates and provide. The way i feel primary kit to teach about feelings and emotions. Each page involves a new feeling with a scenario describing how that feeling came about. A simple guide for k6 teachers and parents, by yael calhoun and elizabeth q. If i can get a character lesson in while teaching cause and effect, beginning, middle, end, and sequencing, i am one.
When the book mentions frustration, there is an image of a girl having a hard time trying to tie her shoe. The way i feel book extension lesson plans the way i feel book extension art activity. Where to find guided reading lesson plans book riot. There are a lot of lessons out there that focus on author studies, and laura numeroff is a popular choice. One of the first social emotional learning standards is teaching students to identify feelings. If possible, use a document camera to project the illustrations for the students to look at.
Read the book, and pause throughout to check for student comprehension. They will practice mindful breathing and explore how to have more control over their bodies, behaviors, emotions, and choices. I believe the way i feel by janan cain was the first time i used. A primary kit designed to explore students emotions and feelings. Visualize the characters in this story showed many different feelings and moods. This packet was created to use with the book the way i feel by janan cain. Print all of the reading responses by clicking on any of the images below. Abstract all the stuff that happened before you were born is your own kind of show way. The way i feel printables, classroom activities, teacher. Students can learn to define what their feelings are using this kit.
The way that we control our emotions can also have positive or negative consequences o ex. The way i feel card can be used as a supplement to the expressing emotions activity plan above or with art or writing exercises. Here are some ideas from janan cain, authorillustrator of the way i feel. The way i feel primary kit to teach about feelings and emotions a primary kit designed to explore students emotions and feelings. The way i feel by janan cain teaching and learning activities heartmind online 2015. This the way i feel lesson plan is suitable for 1st grade. For the initial game, use only the feelings that were listed in the book. The way i feel by janan cain, a book about feelings commonly experienced by children. We have others in the series, including when i miss you, when i feel scared, and when i care about others, but the book about anger is the one i turn to most often. Its about a monster whose feelings are all mixed up and need to be organized so he can understand them better. Lit 226a by considering the type of text i am creating, i can independently select ideas and relevant information for different purposes, and organise essential information or ideas and any supporting detail in a logical order. For each lesson, choose one of the reading response sheets for students to use following reading time. Stop to make texttoself connections with the story, such as ive also experienced that feeling when allow students to share connections to the book as well, if time allows.
Showing 148 of 68,567 book results sort by featured number of resources number of awards book title author last name year published word count reading level. Through playexpressing emotions activitiesfeelings lesson plans preschool. Body parts worksheets and early years teaching on early years teaching, sunbeam lessons, body. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. On monday when it rained book activities to go along with the book. In this lesson, students will hear the story the way i act and complete two activities connected to the story. In this feeling lesson, 1st graders listen to the story the way i feel and create a. Mar 19, 20 strong thought the book shows many feelings and reasons why the characters feel that way. This unique book offers children simple verses and engaging illustrations to help them understand and express their own emotions. The way i feel book modified activity for younger or visual students. Her delightful the way i feel has drawn praise from parents, educators and medical professionals across the country. The way i feel printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. This series use childrens picture books to teach engaging social emotional learning lessons.
The way i feel primary kit to teach about feelings and. I read this book with my kindergarten students, but i could see it working easily with k2. My many faces teachercreated lesson plan common sense. The way i feel by janan cain teaching ideas the picture book. For this lesson we will focus on writing a howto book as a back to school activity however the lesson can be adjusted for any time of year. When a child sees that there is a book written about a character in a similar situation, the child will feel that she is not alone and that others share the same feelings and problems and have learned ways to cope. Teaching and learning activities during story time. The way i feel is a fabulous book for exploring feelings. Leslie is new at school and has a background that seems foreign to her fellow classmates, and jess feels out of place in his own family and at school.
When i feel angry is part of a series of books written by a child psychologist to help children identify and understand their emotions. Ask, what were some of the emotions mentioned in the book. You will learn about how others view you and the influence other people have on the way we see ourselves. When we control our emotions in a good way, we feel better about ourselves increased selfesteem and about the future optimism. Avoid introducing it as a book about a transgender girl. First grade lesson components of a book betterlesson. In this feeling lesson, 1st graders listen to the story the way i feel and create a chart about different types of feelings. In order to support my students at the beginning of the year in fully engaging with our author study of laura numeroff, i felt it important to back up a bit and introduce my students to the different components of books. Instant lesson plans for any book perfect for substitutes.
The book purposefully introduces you to jazzwhat she likes to do, her favorite colors and her friendsbefore mentioning that she is transgender. Identifying and expressing feelings elementary school. In this lesson, we will focus on a close reading of when i. This lesson plan will help students think critically about reading and also encourage them to handle their anger in appropriate ways. Play a charade game with the students to demonstrate the feelings expressed in the book. Touching by rebecca rissman optional a braille book from the library for students to feel. Both children feel like outsiders much of the time. Show the students the book touching and explain that it is a nonfiction book which means the information is real. The book covers so many feelings and moods, the packet really focu. Apr 14, 2020 a major goal of most guided reading lesson plans is to expose students to new texts and ideas that they can apply their prior knowledge to when reading. They also use mirrors to show look at their own faces while.
The way i feel by janan cain scholastic books for kids. At the end, more waste of paper for a glossary and a set of blank lesson plan formats that are too small to write in and in a really bad format to zoom them to any workable size on the copying machine. Students describe how they feel in different situations. Encourages kids to draw facial expressions and write a brief personal message. Teaching holocaust literature lesson plans chapter summary. Childrens picture books are the perfect way to introduce different social emotional skills. The way i feel by janan cain the picture book teachers edition. Her delightful i the way i feel i has drawn praise from parents, educators and medical professionals across the country. In this feelings lesson plan, students respond to questions asked by the teacher while reading the book the way i feel.