Expressing Emotions
I. Goals:
A. Objectives:
The students will be able to:
1. To identify and recognize various emotions
2. To match emotions to facial expressions
3. To express various emotions
4. To discuss how they are feeling that day
B. Standards:
• SAS Pennsylvania Standards
• 1.4.K.B: Write, dictate, or illustrate to communicate information
• 1.5.K.A: Write about one specific topic
• 1.5.K.D: Write using illustrations and descriptive words.
• 1.6.K.B: Speak clearly enough to be understood by all audiences using
appropriate volume. Share stories, familiar experiences and interests,
employing gestures where appropriate.
1.9.K.A:
Gain information using media and technology resources with
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adult assistance.
16.1.K.A:
Distinguish between emotions and identify socially accepted
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ways to express them.
• ISTE National Standards
• 6.a Understand and use technology systems
• 6.b Select and use applications effectively and productively
C. Enduring Understanding (Big Ideas):
• Children will express feelings, thoughts, needs appropriately to adults and
peers.
• Technology impacts daily living.
D. Essential Questions:
• How can I express my feelings appropriately?
• How do I manage my feelings?
• Do I chose the right technology for a task?
• Can I identify the function of simple technology?
II. Assessment:
1. During the lesson, the teacher will act out various emotions using key phrases,
facial expressions, and body language. The teacher will assess the students’ ability
to identify and recognize these emotions by asking the class which emotion he/she
is displaying.
2. The students will be assessed on their ability to match emotions to facial
expressions by their completion and correctness of a matching worksheet.
3. The teacher will assess the students’ ability to express various emotions by
having them create a photo book using iPhoto. They must represent each emotion
with one photo of themselves. A rubric will be provided.
4. The students will be assessed on their ability to discuss how they are feeling that
day by their use of communication skills in their video created using iPhoto. A
rubric will be provided.
III. Procedure:
A. Materials:
• Computers/Laptops/iPads
• Photo Booth software
• iPhoto software
• Matching worksheets
• Rubrics
• Requirments List
B. Procedure:
1. Anticipatory Set
• T: Act out at least three different emotions.
• S: Guess what emotions the teacher is acting out.
2. Explanation:
• T: Define the word, emotions, for the students.
• S: List different examples of emotions.
• T: Tell the students how people can usually tell when someone is
feeling a certain way by their body language. Give them an
example.
• S: Watch and pay attention to the teacher.
• T: Tell the class that they are going to eventually make their own
photo book using iPhoto on the computers and later on a video on
how they are feeling today.
• T: Explain that for now they are going to do a worksheet first to
prepare themselves.
3. Matching Worksheet
• T: Give each student a worksheet and explain the directions.
• S: Complete the worksheet to the best of their ability.
4. Photo Book
• T: Demonstrate how to use Photo Booth to take photos. Show the
students the various backgrounds they can choose from. Explain the
assignment. Give each student a rubric and requirements list to
follow.
• S: Watch and listen to the teacher. Take photos of themselves
expressing various emotions using the Photo Booth application.
• T: Once everyone is done, help the students create their own “My
Emotions Photo Book” using the photos they took and the iPhoto
application.
5. Photo Booth Video
• T: Demonstrate how to take a video using iPhoto. Explain the
assignment. Give each student a rubric and reuirements list to
follow.
• S: Watch and listen to the teacher. Video-tape themselves talking
about emotions and how they feel that day.
6. Closure
• T: Give postive feedback to your students and tell them that we are
now going to share our work!
• S: Share their photo books with their peers and family members.
C. Adaptations:
1. For ELL students, teach the students how to say the various emotions
Spanish
2. Include a matching worksheet that matches the english word
for the emotion to the Spanish word.
3. Have a listening comprehension acivity for students who have a seeing
impairment to complete.