Social Emotional Learning Literature Lesson Plan #2 By: Brooke Nech Moods and Feelings Lesson Topic Title and Author

Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day By: Jamie Lee Curtis *Feelings and Moods

SEL Core Area(s) Addressed

Book Summary

Lesson Objectives

Materials

Procedures/Tools/Strategies (refer to ‘Links to Literature’ both in the chapters and strategies section found on pp. 89-102)

In this book you will share with students a little girl’s account of all the emotions that a child can feel in one day. She tells with great description how she feels and why. The rhyming words really show the emotions or feelings of the character. The illustrations also add a lot to the describing. It gives many examples of moods and synonyms for feelings.

*To have students be able to answer: What are moods? What are feelings? *Students can compare and contrast a time in their life to that of the character of the story *Discuss why it’s ok to have feelings *ABC Boxes *Writer’s Notebook or student journals

*Role Play *Word Wall

*2 Stars and A Wish Student Reflection/Assessment (see p. 8 in ‘Links to Literature’) Suggested Extension Activities and/or Additional References or Web Links

*Use a highlighter, crayon, or colored pencil to highlight words on the list that are synonyms. (for example mad, furious, angry, irate, highlight green) *Write about a time when you felt ______. By making / using lists in your writer’s notebooks and or journals, students can use as a writing tool to refer to at a later time or during the writing process of another story. www.brainpopjr.com/health/relationships/anger