Monday, March 18, 2013

How do you feel today?

Testing is finally easing up a bit which means I get to meet with some of my students again! I have two fresh students who are still learning the basics of English. This week we talked about feelings. We practiced dialogue, asking and answering questions, writing sentences, listening to each other, and reading feeling words and sentences. We also looked at our faces in the mirror and talked about how our face changes depending on how we feel. We can tell how others feel just by looking at their face. We also shared experiences that made us feel happy, sad, and mad.  I used quite a bit of multimedia and technology tools for these lessons which I would like to share with you!

Free Google Play apps about feelings
AutismXpress
Glitchy, but has great cartoon faces. I used this app just as a reference when introducing the feelings. It includes some strange ones like gassy and hiccupy.
I Am Feeling
Lego-esque faces. Tap the face to choose how you feel. The first time you tap the face it says the feeling. The second time you tap the face it will choose it. Also includes "I don't know."
Face Read 1-Autism Series
Acutal kid faces. The audio is a bit choppy. Introduces the feeling by saying: "He is ____. Who is _____?" After introducing four feelings, it gives a quick quiz by asking "Who is _____?" Students can then tap the correct face. I like that this app uses questions as well.

Web Resources about feelings
123Listening - Feelings audio files
Great resources for listening activities. This page is all about feelings and emotions. Sometimes it is difficult for students to grasp the concept of dialogue. These short audio bits are great for demonstrating dialogue. Each set gets a little bit harder with more complex sentences.
Dream English: Feelings
This site is connected to 123Listening, but has some additional examples and songs. Geared toward younger students.
How Are You? web book
You can listen online, download the audio, download as a pdf, or print the book. I project it on the big screen and have students use pointers to read. The book also discussed the reasons behind why someone feels a certain way.
Feelings Content Trailer
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this entire site. If you have not used content trailers in your class before, please try it. They are quick videos to spark student interest in a topic. This one is focused on feelings and the tune is pretty catchy. The link above will open the .wmv file.
About Face game
Arthur PBS kids. Listen to a story and decide how the character feels. It reads the story for you. For my older students, I just turn the audio off and have them read it.
Do2Learn-The Feelings Game
This game uses actual photos of real people. There is an option at the beginning to use girl, woman, or man faces. I always choose the All Faces option. There are four parts to this game, each getting progressively harder.

I hope you enjoy these resources! It took me some time to compile this list. There are so many good ideas out there, but it was hard to narrow all of them down to focus on language learning. What resources do you use to teach students about feelings?

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