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Feelings Matching 1

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Even subtle differences in facial expressions can give us a glimpse into how others are feeling. Through this visual matching activity, youngsters work to correctly connect 16 feelings to their appropriate facial expressions.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

emotions, expressing feelings, feelings, emotional development

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Several of the facial expressions can be a bit tricky to distinguish. You can use this as an opportunity, however, to discuss how people express their emotions in different ways, as well as to emphasize the value of conversation and empathy
  • An excellent activity for English language learners

Classroom Considerations

  • Some of the words may constitute higher-level vocabulary for some of your learners. Consider differentiating your instruction by assigning certain words or groups of words to learners of the appropriate reading level 

Pros

  • Lots of visuals to support language acquisition
  • Simple and ready to administer

Cons

  • Instructor will need to create an answer key, as none is provided

Common Core

RI.2.4 RI.3.4 RI.4.4

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