Speak Audibly and Express Thoughts, Feelings, and Ideas Clearly
Speak Audibly and Express Thoughts, Feelings, and Ideas Clearly
2015-2016
Summative Assessment:
o I will have my students bring in the next day a picture of them when theyre younger showing an emotion.
They should be able to tell me what the emotion is theyre expressing, why, and how they should have
handled it if it wasnt appropriate. (ex: baby crying is appropriate because they cant talk and express what
they feel)
1.
Students will go back to their desks and draw a picture of them feeling a certain emotion on an exit card.
They must write the emotion on their picture (I will have the various emotions written on the SMARTboard
after the activity is over with the corresponding emoticon, this was used prior to the lesson activity). Before
leaving class or before beginning a new lesson, students should share their emotion and picture within their
table groups.
Procedures: Lesson Closure: (5 minutes to explain what they need to do and if they have questions)
1. To close the lesson and see if students are understanding emotions, students will be asked to go home and
bring in a picture of them portraying a certain emotion. They should bring in the picture of them the next
day and be ready to share with the class the emotion they were feeling in the picture, along with why they
felt that way and a better way to express it if it wasnt appropriate for their age.
Differentiation, Individualized Instruction, and Assessment:
I differentiated this lesson by the types of learners in the classroom. For instance, my student with autism enjoys
hands-on learning activities. This is differentiated for him because the SMARTboard is hands on and allows
kinesthetic movement.
This lesson also is beneficial for auditory learners because I read the book out loud and we read the emotions from
the SMARTboard out loud.
This lesson on the SMARTboard is beneficial for visual learners because they are able to see the emotion and
remember the pictures that go along with it.
Instructional Materials and Support:
SMARTboard
SMARTboard lesson on emotions
Exploring Emotions By Ros Bailey
Paper for pictures
Pencils
Crayons to color pictures
Cultural Responsiveness Commentary:
Culture plays a major role in education. Because two students are African American, it is important to always keep
culture in mind. I think this lesson is great for any culture because it is always important that children and people in
general express their emotions in an appropriate way. It is also important for people to be able to understand their
emotions and how to express them. Certain cultures may use emotions in different ways and may not discuss
emotions in their everyday lives. It is important that I am open-minded and aware about the cultural backgrounds of
my students, so that they are comfortable in the classroom and feel that it is a safe environment.
Research and Theory Commentary:
In this lesson, Vygotskys theory is portrayed because social interaction is occurring during the SMARTboard lesson.
They are socializing with peers and with me when theyre at the board and expressing and understanding the
emotions shown.
Students may also be learning through observation when I am reading the book to the class and expressing the
emotions the book is talking about. This theory is based on Bandura. The students will hear the emotion I am saying
and relate it to the expression on my face, thus corresponding the facial expression with the emotion can lead to
further knowledge on the emotion.
Lastly, Deweys theory of children learning through doing is a major aspect of this lesson. The students are coming
to the board and doing the lesson by themselves for the most part. The whole SMARTboard part of the lesson is
hands-on learning for the students. After the lesson is over and the students are done drawing a picture of them
feeling an emotion, they are going to be sharing with their table groups what they have drawn. This is also an aspect
of Deweys theory because it is working together in groups.
Revised 11/2015
Revised 11/2015