Second graders learn how actors show feelings with their face and body — a big smile for happy, a droopy frown for sad — so they can act out emotions without saying a word.
Students will be able to…
Actors can show how a character feels using just their face and body — no words needed! How do you show a feeling when you act?
Project this and match each feeling to how you would show it — tap a feeling, then tap how to show it.
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Actors show feelings with face and body — no words! How?
Children explore.
Children play.
Children perform.
Children close.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Theatre).
Use face and body to show feelings.
Imagine a character’s feelings.
Act out an emotion.
Recognize feelings in a performance.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children show a feeling with their face and body for a family member to guess. A printable feelings sheet is in the Arts library.
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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.