Third graders build self-awareness by learning to name their feelings — happy, sad, angry, scared, excited — and recognize what situations bring up each one, the first step in understanding themselves.
Students will be able to…
Everyone has feelings, all day long! But can you name what you’re feeling? Learning to spot and name our feelings is the first step to understanding ourselves.
Project this and match each feeling to a time you might feel it — tap a feeling, then tap when it happens.
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Everyone has feelings all day — can you name what you’re feeling right now?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.
Identify and name a range of one’s own emotions.
Link feelings, values, and thoughts.
Recognize emotions as normal and okay.
Begin to notice emotions 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 students practice naming their feelings out loud during the day — “naming” a feeling helps it feel more manageable. 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.