Lesson Plan
My Many Colored Days
In this lesson, students will read the story *My Many Colored Days* by Dr. Seuss, and reflect on the many different feelings we may experience. They will use body maps to color in where they may feel different emotions in their body.
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Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to use a variety of feeling words.
- Students will be able to articulate how they feel when they experience certain emotions.
Introduction
(10 minutes)- Bring students into a circle, either seated in chairs or on the floor.
- Guide students in a mindful breathing session.
- Ask them to sit upright comfortably and come to stillness (as much as they can) with quiet bodies.
- Ask students to close their eyes or look down at the floor and take a few deep breaths to feel their belly slowly rise and fall.
- If their minds wander, ask them to gently bring their attention back to the feeling of their breath or belly.
- Ask students what they noticed and how they feel.
- Review the definition of mindfulness:
- Mindfulness is paying attention to what is happening in the present moment with gentleness, kindness, and curiosity.
- Ask students what they paid kind attention to during the practice session.
- Explain to students that we will be talking about how we can bring kind attention to emotions and how emotions are always changing.
- Explain that we will also be exploring where emotions are felt in the body.