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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.
Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Subject
Social emotional
Mindfulness
View aligned standards
RL.1.4
SL.2.1.a

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)
Emotions Body Map
  • 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.