THURSDAY THEMES: FEELINGS and EMOTIONS...With a Lesson Plan

FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS..... WITH LESSON PLAN 

1.

The Feelings Book by Todd Parr 

(Sep 21, 2005)

2.

Todd Parr Feelings Flash Cards by Todd Parr 

(Aug 18, 2010)

3.

Feelings (Reading Rainbow Book) by Aliki 

(Jul 15, 1986)

4.

I Was So Mad (Little Critter) (Look-Look) 

by Mercer Mayer 

(Nov 1, 2000)

5.

The Feelings Book: The Care & Keeping of Your 

Emotions 

(American Girl) (American Girl Library) 

by Dr. Lynda Madison and 

Norm Bendell (Sep 1, 2002)

6.

The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! by Mo Willems 

(May 16, 2005)

7.

When My Worries Get Too Big! A Relaxation Book f

or Children Who Live with Anxiety by Kari Dunn Buron 

(May 1, 2006)

8.

Leonardo, the Terrible Monster (Ala Notable 

Children's Books. 

Younger Readers (Awards)) byMo Willems (Aug 23, 2005)

9.

Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberley and Anne 

Miranda 

(Sep 1, 1997)

10.

The Boy's Body Book: Everything You Need to Know 

for Growing Up YOU (Boys World Books)

by Kelli Dunham and Steven 

Bjorkman (Aug 1, 2007)

11.

Lots of Feelings (Shelley Rotner's Early Childhood 

Library) 

by Shelley Rotner (Oct 1, 2003)

          

"Don't Need Friends" Lesson Plan

Contributing Teacher(s): Julie Johnston

Grade Range: Lower Elementary (K-3)

Materials Needed:

• Don't Need Friends by Carolyn Crimi
• Handouts included in this lesson

Objective: Students will complete several performance tasks after reading 
Don't Need Friends, by Caroline Crimi, to check reading comprehension.

Instructional Strategy: Evaluating Student Understanding

Process Standards:

• Goal 1.8 organize data, information and ideas into useful forms (including charts, graphs, 
• outlines)

• Time Allowance: 2 sessions at 30 min./session
  Description: Students complete several performance tasks after reading 
• Don't Need Friends --Venn diagram,
  friendship, letter writing
  

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  Classroom Component: The purpose of these kinds of activities is to check for 
• comprehension—to see how well they are using inferring strategies and how well 
• they can determine important information from the text. The performance tasks can 
• be easily modified to other books.
  
  Students complete a "detail web," a "feelings" chart, a "problem" chart, a letter writing 
• and a Venn Diagram based on this book about friendship.
  
  

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  After reading Don't Need Friends, complete a "Detail Web" on Rat:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  "Feelings" Chart

  
  
  

  How does Rat feel about Dog at the beginning of the story and at the end of the story?

  
  
  

  At the beginning of the story:
  At the end of the story:

  
  
  
  
  

  Venn Diagram
  
  
  Complete a Venn Diagram comparing Rat and Dog of how they are alike and how 
• they are different:

• • Letter Writing
    
    Pretend that you are Rat. Write a letter to Possum describing what has taken 
  • place between you and Dog since Possum moved to another junkyard. You might 
  • want to include how you felt about Possum leaving, how you felt about Dog in the 
  • beginning and how you now feel about Dog. Use correct letter form with complete 
  • sentences, capitalization, spelling, and sentence structure. You may use a dictionary 
  • or thesaurus for help.
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    For additional information contact : 
  • Julie Johnston, (660) 327-5116, EMAIL: jjohnston@paris.k12.mo.us
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