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HOW DO YOU FEEL?

Pass the Emotion

Today, we are going to play a game called “Pass the Emotion.” This game will help us learn and practice using five new words that describe different feelings or emotions. It will also help us stretch our facial muscles and develop our acting skills. So…are you prepared to play “Pass the Emotion”?

First, let’s form a circle

Please move your chairs so that everyone in the class is sitting in a circular formation. This will make it easier for each of us to see our classmate’s facial expressions. This is an important aspect of our game so we must be sure we can each other’s faces.

Next, let’s practice passing an emotion!

This is how it works: we are going to pass a smile around the circle. First, I will pass a smile to the person closest to me. That person will pass the smile to the person closest to him or her. Continue passing the smile until everyone in the circle has a huge grin on his or her face!

That was too easy!

Games are MUCH more fun when they are challenging. Therefore, I’ve chosen FIVE interesting words that describe different emotions that I will use to tell you a short story about an experience I had during my vacation. Each time I use a new ‘feeling’ word, we will pass that emotion around the circle. Are you ready? Let’s do one more practice round first.

Practice Round

As you can imagine, I felt excited to travel to the mountains for a ski trip.

Let’s pass the emotion: excited!

Pass the Emotions: Ski Trip!

First, let’s learn the word: nostalgic.

Definition: a feeling of pleasure or sadness when you remember something from the past and wish you could experience it again

nostalgicAs we rode the ski lift to the top of the mountain, I felt nostalgic as I remembered our family’s very first ski trip together.

Pass the Emotion!

nostalgic

anxious

First, let’s learn the word: anxious

Definition: afraid or nervous, especially about what might happen

anxious

However, when we arrived at the summit I felt anxious as I stared down the long, steep slope. I hope I can ski down and not FALL down this mountain!

Pass the Emotion!

anxious

delighted

First, let’s learn the word: delighted

Definition: very happy, full of great pleasure or satisfaction

delighted

Of course, once I skied

to the bottom of the

mountain without falling,

I was delighted!

Pass the Emotion!

delighted

exhausted

First, let’s learn the word: exhausted

Definition: very tired, so tired it’s hard to do anything but rest

exhausted

We were skiing for hours! It was so much fun, I didn’t want to stop until, finally, I was completely exhausted and did not have the energy to keep skiing.

Pass the Emotion!

exhausted

homesick

First, let’s learn the word: homesick

Definition: sad because you are away from your family and home

homesickAfter skiing for seven days on Whiteface Mountain, I started to feel homesick. I missed my grandma and my sister, I missed my home.

Pass the Emotion!

homesick