The Story ECE335 week 2 assignment

For Preschoolers 3-5 years of age, I would use pictures from the book to help children see and associate the actual name with the feeling. I would help them understand the explicit theme of this book is that feelings are neither good nor bad, they just are. Feeling need to be communicated and have names that you can learn to express the way you feel.

Lesson Plan: Dora Poole
Subject: Social/Emotional
Grade: Preschoolers
Topic: Feeling Check
Duration: Thirty minutes

Goals/Objectives:

To do an in depth exploration into feelings and emotions, to be sure that children know the words to label feelings, and to help them examine their own emotions and use new words to express them. Standards Covered:

NAEYC Standards that apply
2.B.- Areas of Development: Social- Emotional
2.B.02 Children have varied opportunities to recognize and name a their own and
b others’ feelings..
2.D. – Areas of Development: Language Development
2.D.01 Children are provided with opportunities for language acquisition that a align with the program philosophy.
b consider family perspectives.
c consider community perspectives.
2.D.02 Children are provided opportunities to experience oral and written communication in a language their family uses or understands. 2.D.03 Children have varied opportunities to develop competence in verbal and nonverbal-communication by… a responding to questions.

b communicating needs, thoughts and experiences.
c describing things and events.
2. D.04 Children have varied opportunities to develop vocabulary through a conversations,
b experiences,
c field trips, and
d books.
2.D.06 Children have varied opportunities and materials that encourage them to have discussions to solve problems that are
a interpersonal and
b related to the physical world.
2.D.07 Children are provided varied opportunities and materials that encourage them to engage in discussions with one another(NAEYC,2010).

Materials:

Book about Feelings(The Way I Feel by Janan Cain),Pictures of real people with the written word to label the feeling in English/Spanish, Poem/Fingerplay about feelings, pictures of people already cut from a magazine, or magazines and scissors.

Introduction:

I began with a song about Feelings that goes with the tune “If Your Happy and You know It” We read the book, The Way I Feel by Janan Cain then discussed how things that happen during the day can evoke certain feelings. We learned that feelings are OK, and everyone has them also that feelings have names and when they come up it is important to tell someone how you are feeling. Lesson Development:

We looked at the Feeling cards, labeled them then played a Feeling Matching Game where the children picked up a card, then flipped a card over to find the matching emotion (Hutch 2012). We then went to the art area to make a Feeling collage by cutting out pictures from a magazine and talking about what we think they were feeling. Practice/ Checking for

Understanding:

I will return to the cards and look through them to test their recall, also put books about feelings in the library for self-exploration, and post their feeling collages low enough for them to look at their own and talk about them with each other. In daily situations I will assess their application by asking them to express their feelings and emotions at the time. Closing:

We closed these activities with a poem entitled: “When I Am” When I am sad, I want to cry. When I am proud, I want to fly. When I am curious, I want to know. When I am impatient, I want to go. When I am bored, I want to play. When I am happy, I smile all day. When I am shy, I want to hide. When I’m depressed, I stay inside. When I am puzzled, I want to shrug. When I am loving, I kiss and hug.

Personal Reflection:
Feelings are an abstract concept that takes children time and experience to understand and deal with in a socially acceptable manner. These activities have served to give the children in my class the foundation and the words needed to express their feelings. I can also use this strategy to remind children that emotions are okay, that words have power, and they now have
the words.

Young children need to understand that feelings are a part of life for all human beings. Caregivers are responsible to help children understand that their feelings are valid and very okay to have. Sometimes we give children mixed messages regarding this abstract concept for example if a child is fussy or crying we will say “be quiet there’s nothing wrong with you” when they may be tired or hungry. Sometimes we have to explain to children that you cried to get what you wanted when you were a baby because you did not have words; now that you know how to talk, you can use words to tell people what you need. The objectives of this lesson plan are to introduce children to the vocabulary associated with the feelings they have so that with time and experience they will be able to express their own feelings and understand how another person is feeling. This is accomplished through the use of literature, music, rhythmic wording, and visualization of real people expressing emotions.

This plan aligns directly with the NAEYC standards for language development which asks an educator to provide experiences for all children to acquire language naturally through interaction with adults and peers, through verbal and written means, through literature and storytelling, songs and finger plays, and through stimulating materials in a rich learning environment (NAEYC, 2010).These standards demonstrate an understanding of the functions in which children acquire language. They help you to provide experiences for children right where they are developmentally. You can use the visual materials and provide the language and vocabulary for nonverbal children like infants, for children in the silent phase of learning a second language or for special needs children, or you can allow more verbal children to give the vocabulary to you. Exposure to written language is also included as feeling cards and books are labeled with the word that represents the emotion.

Books in languages other than English provide an opportunity for second language learners to hear and see the words in their native language as well (Piper, 2012). Repetition of these activities and observations of social interaction, will allow a teacher to assess if the vocabulary has been added. The teacher can also remind children of the words when natural situations arise to express feelings. Through these activities children will get the idea that everyone
has feelings and that it is important to express them.

Reference,
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundation for Early Learning (n.d.). Teaching your child…emotion. Retrieved from csefel.vanderbilt.edu/familytools/teaching_emotions.pdf‎ Hutch, D. (2012, October 10). Playful Activities to Help Kids Learn about Feelings – Play Dr. Mom. Retrieved from http:// blog.playdrhutch.com/…/playful-activities-to-help-kids-learn-about-feelings. NationalAssociationfortheEducationofYoungChildren.(2010) NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and Accreditation Criteria & Guidance for Assessment Retrieved from https://www.naeyc.org/academy/file/allcriteriadocument.pdf National Association for the Education of Young Children. (May, 2011) Teaching children to nametheirfeelings.Retrievedfromhttps://www.naeyc.org/…/Naming_Feelings_RocknRoll_OnlineMay 2011. Piper, T. (2012). Making meaning, making sense: Children’s early language learning. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.