Fifth graders learn that people say a lot without words, through faces, posture, and gestures, and sort common body-language signals into open and friendly versus upset and closed.
Students will be able to…
A friend says they are fine, but their arms are crossed and they look away. Their words and their body do not match. How do you read what a body is really saying?
Project this and sort each body-language signal into open and friendly or upset and closed — tap a signal, then tap where it belongs.
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A friend says they are fine, but their arms are crossed and they will not look at you. Their words and their body do not match. Which one tells the truth?
Students sort body-language signals.
Students read a scene.
Students make a cue guide.
Students reflect on body language.
Aligned to the CASEL Framework for Social and Emotional Learning across its five core competencies.
Read others' feelings from facial expressions, posture, and gestures.
Use nonverbal cues to understand how someone is feeling.
Respond with care to what another person's body language shows.
Notice what your own body language signals to others.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students pick three feelings, draw the body language for each, and label the clues, so the signals become easy to recognize in real life. A printable body-language worksheet is in the Social-Emotional Learning library.
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