First+Day+of+School+Feelings

Submitted by Sharon House, First Grade First Day of School Feelings

Standard: Self Awareness 1A

Materials: feelings chart, chart paper, pencil, crayons, individual papers with words typed at the top “I feel _on my first day of school in First Grade.” See sample below.

Time: 30 minutes

Time to teach: first day of school

Goals: for a beginning “base line” of understanding his/her emotions

Lesson: Brainstorm feelings using the feelings chart, list the feelings on chart paper

Assessment: observe during brainstorming, score papers for understanding of identifying their feeling.