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Exploring Feelings Through Pictures – Learn about different feelings – Look at pictures to guess feelings – See a person smiling? They might be happy! – Why understanding feelings is important – Knowing feelings helps us relate to others – Making good guesses about feelings – Use clues in pictures to infer feelings | This slide introduces the concept of inference in the context of emotions, aimed at first graders. Begin by explaining that feelings are the emotions people experience, like happiness or sadness. Show pictures depicting various emotions and ask the students to guess how the people in the pictures might be feeling. Discuss why it’s important to understand feelings: it helps us connect with others and react appropriately in social situations. Encourage the children to make inferences based on facial expressions, body language, and the situation presented in the images. This activity will enhance their empathy and analytical skills. Prepare to have a variety of pictures that clearly show different emotions for the students to practice with.

Being a Detective: Understanding Inference – What is inference? – Inference means guessing wisely with hints – Inference is using clues – Like detectives, we look for hints to solve mysteries – Pictures give us clues – We’ll look at pictures to find feelings – Let’s be detectives today! | This slide introduces the concept of inference to first graders by comparing it to the work of a detective. Explain that inference is a way to understand something not directly stated by using clues. Use simple language to describe how we can ‘guess’ feelings or ideas from pictures, just like solving a mystery. Encourage the children to think about how a detective uses clues to solve a case, and relate this to how they can use visual clues from pictures to infer feelings or emotions. Prepare to show them pictures and ask them to infer the feelings being depicted, guiding them to understand that they are making inferences based on visual clues.

Happy or Sad? Understanding Feelings – Observe the picture carefully – Decide if the person is happy or sad – Think about why they feel that way – Look for smiles, frowns, or tears – Let’s infer feelings together – We’ll guess feelings as a group activity | This slide is aimed at helping first graders understand the concept of inference by observing pictures and identifying emotions. Encourage the students to look at the expressions and body language in the pictures to decide if the person is happy or sad. Ask them what clues led them to their conclusion, such as a smile indicating happiness or tears for sadness. This exercise will help them practice making inferences, which is an important skill in understanding not just literature, but also the emotions of people around them. During the class, facilitate a group activity where students can share their inferences and discuss the clues that helped them understand the feelings depicted in the pictures.

Surprised or Angry?: Expressing Feelings – Identify the surprised person – Find who looks angry – Discuss your reasons with a friend – Why do you think they’re surprised or angry? – Share your thoughts with the class | This slide is designed to engage first-grade students in recognizing and articulating emotions through visual cues. Present two pictures to the class, one showing a surprised person and the other an angry person. Ask the students to identify which is which and encourage them to discuss their reasoning with a classmate. This activity promotes observational skills, emotional intelligence, and verbal expression. It also provides an opportunity for the teacher to introduce vocabulary related to emotions and discuss how facial expressions can help us infer how someone is feeling. After the discussion, invite students to share their thoughts with the class to foster a collaborative learning environment.

Scared or Excited?: Observing Feelings – Feelings can look alike – Find clues in pictures – Look for facial expressions and body language – Scared vs. Excited – Compare clues: wide eyes can mean scared or excited – Discuss with a friend – Share what you see and think with a buddy | This slide is designed to help first graders understand the subtle differences between similar emotions by observing visual cues. Teachers should encourage students to look closely at the pictures provided and identify specific clues such as facial expressions, body language, and actions that might indicate whether a person is scared or excited. For example, wide eyes could signify either emotion, but the context of the picture will provide further hints. Teachers can facilitate a discussion by pairing students up and allowing them to converse about their observations. This activity will not only enhance their inference skills but also promote social interaction and verbal communication.

Matching Feelings to Pictures – It’s your turn to play detective – Look at each picture carefully – Notice the faces and body language – Tell me what feelings you see – Happy, sad, angry? What clues tell you? – Use your super inference skills – Clues are in the picture, like a detective finds clues! | This activity slide is designed to help first graders practice their inference skills by interpreting emotions from pictures. Show a series of pictures with clear emotional expressions. Encourage the students to look beyond the obvious and notice details such as body language and context. Ask guiding questions to help them articulate why they think a person feels a certain way. For example, ‘What is the person doing? What does their face look like?’ This will help them connect visual clues to emotions. Have a variety of pictures ready, and be prepared to offer prompts or hints if the students are unsure. This activity will not only help with inference and analysis but also with emotional intelligence and empathy.

Class Activity: Feeling Charades – Let’s play Feeling Charades – Act out a feeling silently – Pretend to be happy, sad, angry, or scared without speaking – Classmates guess the feeling – Observe body language and expressions – Use inference to figure it out – Think about what clues tell you how someone is feeling | Feeling Charades is an interactive class activity designed to help first graders understand emotions and practice inference skills. Each student will have a chance to express an emotion through their actions alone, while their peers use observational skills to infer the feeling being portrayed. This activity encourages empathy and awareness of nonverbal cues. Teachers should prepare a list of emotions for the children to act out and ensure that each child understands the rules. Possible emotions include happiness, sadness, anger, fear, excitement, and surprise. Teachers can also use this opportunity to discuss how different people may show the same feeling in different ways and the importance of being respectful and supportive during the game.