Grade 1 - Thinking about Feelings

One of our lines of inquiry is "Various ways to express feelings." We read a book in class called "happy, sad, feeling glad" by Yasmeen Ismail to help us think about different feelings. It introduced us to many new vocabulary words to describe feelings beyond just "happy" or "sad" - some of our new favorite words were "jealous," "startled," and "relaxed." 

We were able to think about various situations when you would feel a certain way, like being "nervous" or "relaxed" about swimming. The pages in the book allowed us to draw in and complete the picture, and it was a great opportunity to express our creativity, which is one of our attitudes for this unit. It was so interesting to see and communicate about each other's ideas for the drawing. We hope to complete some more throughout the unit!