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[katsu]

HI,

Wondering if anyone ever did a lesson on emotions to middle school students. I know it sounds a little elementary and boring, but i'm trying to come up with some creative games that will get the kids talking about emotions (not the boring how are you today? or when do you feel..?)

Any ideas how i could get them motivated to engage in this topic?

Anyone has any "speakig" game ideas?

thanks!

[Fishead soup]

I'm not really into games. I'm assuming chorades is the most obvious choice since anyone can express or mimic any emotions. Once they see the emotion and try to guess it or mimic it. The information will be stored in their long term memory.

[sallymonster]

I used a Mr. Bean video, and had the students tell me how the different characters felt in the different situations. Mr. Bean uses a lot of facial expressions (physical comedy), so it worked great.

[ddeubel]

Oh, I know of a wonderful worksheet / ppt lesson, adorable. Shared by one of our members. Go search feelings or gestures on our search. http://bit.ly/dtRCWv

I'm sure you'll love it and if not now, will use it eventually.

David
http://eflclassroom.com

[murmanjake]

David, That link came up blank for me. I'm interested to see that worksheet.

[ddeubel]

Here's the direct link. Really neat.

http://eflclassroom.ning.com/resources/topics/feelings-gestures

The link above is to our tag search. the best way to search because of the zillions of things on the site. It's become a mammoth undertaking to keep content alive!

DD
http://eflclassroom.com

[katsu]

thanks all for your input and the links )

[murmanjake]

[some waygug-in]

Feelings bingo.

Make blank sheets ( or have students make them) with 9 squares.

draw 9 faces on the board, use the happy, sad, angry, surprised, scared,
sleepy, thirsty, hungry, cold or others if you prefer.

Point to each picture, have the class say what it means,

^_^ = happy.

T.T = sad. etc.

make sure they all know what each picture means.

have them fill out their cards with the pictures.

have them cut the cards into the 9 squares.

have them arrange the pictures in any order they prefer.

To play; choose random students and ask them to pick which feeling
will be next. They have to say "I am hungry or I am cold" or whatever choice they make has to be in the sentence "I am _______"

As each feeling is chosen, the student turn the corresponding card over.

Play various patterns, 3 in a row, X , T or whatever.

After a student gets a bingo, have the students re-arrange their cards and play again.

The winning student gets to choose the first word next game.

You can have prizes if you want, but I never did.

[some waygug-in]

As a follow up, you can play feelings pictionary.

save a set of picture cards that you made and use them to help the students.

Divide the class into teams,

Demonstrate by drawing one emotion, have the class guess what it is.

The team who guesses first gets a point.

They must use the emotion in a full sentence ex: I am surprised. etc.

If they just shout out the word, they get no points.

once they understand the gist of the game, choose random students one at a time to come up and draw on the board.

They must draw what is on the next card, show them the card to help them. Sometimes they won't know how to draw a certain emotion or feeling, so the card really helps.

No one can guess until the picture is finished.

They have to say full sentences.

you can adjust the game to suit your situation.

The schools I worked at never had much in the way of computer technology, and I'm a total idiot with them anyway, so it's old school all the way.

Hope this helps.