Exploring Feelings Through Phrases and Present Continuous
Learning Objective
Total Time: 1 minute
Students will learn to express their feelings using phrases in the present continuous tense.
Assessments
Total Time: 1 minute
Students will create sentence strips describing how they feel using the present continuous tense and share them with a partner.
Key Points
Total Time: 2 minutes
Feelings Vocabulary: Happy, sad, excited, worried, etc.
Present Continuous Formation: 'I am feeling…' or 'I am (verb+ing)…'
Expressing Feelings: Importance of communicating emotions clearly.
Opening
Total Time: 5 minutes
Start with a quick sharing round: Ask students to think of a feeling and give a thumbs up/down based on if they feel that way today.
Show a series of emojis on the smart board and ask students to guess the feelings they represent to activate prior knowledge.
Introduction to New Material
Total Time: 5 minutes
Introduce the present continuous tense using the phrase 'I am feeling…'.
Display feelings vocabulary on the smart board.
Present examples of sentences, e.g., 'I am feeling happy' while emphasizing the structure and usage.
Guided Practice
Total Time: 10 minutes
In pairs, students brainstorm and write down at least three sentences on sentence strips describing how they feel using the present continuous.
Provide sentence starters on the smart board for support, such as 'I am feeling…', 'I am worried about…', etc.
Circulate to offer guidance and correct grammar.
Independent Practice
Total Time: 5 minutes
Students will illustrate their sentences on paper, drawing a picture that represents the feeling they described.
Encourage creativity! They will write the present continuous phrase below their drawing.
Closing
Total Time: 2 minutes
Allow a few students to share their drawings and statements with the class.
Conclude the lesson by asking students how expressing their feelings might help them communicate better with others.
Extension Activity
Total Time: 0 minutes
For early finishers, challenge them to think about a fictional character and write a present continuous sentence about what that character might be feeling at that moment.
Homework
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Assign students to reflect on their day and write at least three sentences using the present continuous about how they felt at different times.
Standards Aligned
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This lesson aligns with Common Core standards for speaking and listening (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1) and language usage (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1).