Blended Learning Lesson Plan

Lesson Title: Our feelings- They’re important!

Objectives:
Students will be able to identify their different feelings.
Students will be able to explain why they are feeling that way and what they can do to change it
if it is a negative feeling.
State Standards:
Define different feelings (e.g., happy, sad, angry).

Context: This lesson is a very important one for young learners as they are brand new to the
learning world! Young Kindergartners don’t often know why they feel a certain way and their
emotions are often all over the place. This would be a beginning lesson to my students and then
after this one we would learn about respecting people’s boundaries. In this lesson I also hope to
teach what makes someone feel a certain feeling/emotion because of one’s actions. This lesson is
very important because not only are students learning about their own feelings, but they are able
to see how others feel as well. This lesson teaches students that feelings are completely normal
and part of our everyday lives.
Data: Students will be grouped in small groups around 6-7 students per group. There will be two
teachers going around the classroom helping the students with their activities. Students will be
grouped with their peers but considering this will be a starting lesson, there is not much previous
data for grouping. This lesson will provide more information on who works well with who, who
does not, etc. If we notice that students are not working well with each other in this lesson they
will be split up and join a different group. But based on previous lessons in the classroom the
students are grouped in groups that the teachers feel like would work the best.
Materials: In the small groups there will be paper and pens with a spread of emoji/faces on it
that are all showing different emotions. In the small groups the students will work together to
label all of the emotions shown on the faces (Introduction and Collaborative). After the
workshop we will go onto our iPads and play a learning game about emotions called Wisdom:
The World of Emotions, that teaches more about feelings and emotions. (Independent Digital).
Then later on we will read a book (The Feelings Book) about emotions and feelings on the rug
(Teacher Directed). After the book we will once again split up and go back to our original
groups. There students will take turns using iPads to watch a YouTube video that we found,
describing and showing emotions and feelings. (Independent Digital).
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Procedures:
Introduction (20 Minutes): In our introduction time I will ask students what they know
about different feelings and what are some feelings they have felt recently. I’ll share my feelings
(positive of course) and then explain more about what could cause feelings to change. Eating
your favorite food, stubbing your toe, drawing a picture etc. Students will then sit down in their
small groups at the tables with around 6-7 students per table. Here is where students will identify
the emotions they already know and feel themselves. They can share with each other their
experiences and work together to identify and label the emotions on the paper. Teachers will be
going around helping students with their labeling if need be. After the students think they have
finished the workshop, the teachers will go around asking what each group put for each
feeling/emotion.

Teacher Directed (10-15 minutes): Here is where we will all sit on the rug and read the
book “The Feelings Book” by Todd Parr. This book is specifically designed for Pre-School and
Kindergarten students. It seems like the perfect book for our topic as it is lighthearted and silly,
saying things like “Today I feel brave” or “Today I feel like staying in the bathtub”. These are
sentences that young kids can relate too and along with the fun imagery throughout it, the
students keep engaged and ready to learn. This book also allows for discussion after, about
emotions in the book that students have related to in the past.

Collaborative (15 minutes): The collaborative part also goes hand in hand with my
introduction as students are working in their small groups to complete the beginning task in the
Introduction. They work together to produce the answers, and this also triggers conversation
about the topic giving students more time for collaboration. Later on, students will use their
iPads as well, but collaboration is not needed just sharing will be.

Independent Digital (10 minutes and 10 minutes (two different parts)): I have two different parts
of Independent digital work. The first part will be after the Introduction. This is where students
will play a Learning game called Wisdom: The World of Emotions. In this game students learn
not only about the different emotions but how to handle them as well. Students explore big
emotions and how to also handle the negative ones with certain breathing techniques and other
strategies to cope with negative emotion. There are multiple games kids can play different games
to learn about troubling emotions and normal ones as well. This game could be specifically good
for students with certain diagnoses and just in general for the whole class.
My next Independent Digital part is a YouTube video. This is where students will go onto the
iPads in the classroom (There is not enough so we will have to take turns) and watch a YouTube
video called “Feelings and Emotions Song for Kids | Kindergarten, Preschool & ESL | Fun Kids
English”. This video is nearly four minutes long and it has a catchy song for kindergartners about
the different feelings and what they look like. It is a cartoon video and has animated monsters in
it, something that kids enjoy. Not only does it clarify feelings for students but also shows what
they may look like on the outside to other people.

Closure (10 minutes): At the end of the lesson, students will regroup as a class on the
rug and I will go around to each student asking what they learned in this lesson and if they could
name an emotion/feeling. Most students should be able to identify a feeling but if they are
struggling talk about the YouTube video they watched or resort back to the book and help them
through resources. Based on their answers, bring up that next class or in the future we will be
learning about physical boundaries with one another and how our emotions come into play
during that lesson as well.

Rationale:
(https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/wisdom-the-world-of-emotions?
utm_expid=.RCp3TD4oT6qWuBfx5635Eg.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F
%2Fwww.commonsensemedia.org%2Flists%2Fapps-and-websites-that-teach-kids-
about-feelings):
This app/website helps students identify negative feelings like anger, it also gives ways to
deal with anger and overcome it. This app does not just speak in a monotone voice,
dragging on and on, it helps students through little activities and games. This is
something that intrigues children and keeps their attention. This is a high-quality app as it
has hundreds of positive reviews and I also has an A+ for Educational Value for students.
It is also not only recommended for students in classrooms but for Parents as well,
making it a very reliable app. This app is inclusive for all learners as there are different
settings and levels for each person trying it. It also varies in age from 4 years old to 8
years old, making it available for multiple years of use.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMOnyPxE_w8):
This YouTube video is available for Preschool AND Kindergarten, making it very easy to
understand. This video also shows students not only the different emotions but what they
may look like on the outside due to people’s reactions. This gives students the ability to
see how others may feel and what their bodies may do when they are feeling a certain
emotion. Not only does this video seem popular online but the channel itself has
thousands of subscribers, whether that be Teachers or Parents. This video also allows for
different learners because there are subtitles on the video and the animations in the video
also act out each act they are singing about. This allows for visual learners and for
learners that may struggle with hearing, to still be able to understand the video.