First graders learn to name their feelings — happy, sad, mad, scared, excited — and understand that everyone has feelings and all feelings are okay, the very first step in knowing themselves.
Students will be able to…
Everyone has feelings! Sometimes we feel happy, sometimes sad or mad. Can you name what you are feeling? Knowing your feelings is the first step to understanding yourself.
Project this and match each feeling to a time you might feel it — tap a feeling, then tap when.
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Everyone has feelings — can you name what you feel right now?
Children learn.
Children practice.
Children apply.
Children close.
Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.
Name a range of basic feelings.
Connect feelings to situations.
Recognize that all feelings are okay.
Begin to notice feelings in the moment.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children name their feeling out loud during the day — “I feel happy!” A printable feelings sheet is in the SEL library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.