Feelings in Full Color & My Growing Self

Objectives

• D01.S1.04.01 Describe the intensity of a feeling as a little, some, or a lot, and what each level feels like.
• D01.S1.04.02 Recognize complex feelings such as jealousy, guilt, and pride and connect them to real situations.
• D01.S2.04.01 Explain how their interests, abilities, and experiences shape their sense of self.
• D01.S2.04.02 Describe a family or cultural tradition and how it connects them to a larger community.
• D01.S3.04.01 Plan the steps to reach a goal, try the plan, and adjust when a step does not work.
• D01.S3.04.02 Practice self-control by staying with a task or rule even when it is hard or tempting to quit.

Essential questions

• How strong is a feeling, and how do I know?
• What makes me, me — and what is my next step?

Big ideas

• Feelings have intensity, and complex feelings such as jealousy, guilt, and pride tell me something about what I value.
• My interests, abilities, experiences, and traditions shape who I am, and I can plan, try, and adjust to reach a goal.

Lessons

1. 1 Feelings Have Strength 45 minutes
2. 2 What Each Level Feels Like in My Body 45 minutes
3. 3 Three Big-Grown Feelings: Jealousy, Guilt, and Pride 45 minutes
4. 4 Complex Feelings in Real Situations 45 minutes
5. 5 My Interests, Abilities, and Experiences Make Me, Me 45 minutes
6. 6 The Map of My Growing Self 45 minutes
7. 7 A Family or Cultural Tradition of Mine 45 minutes
8. 8 My Tradition Connects Me to a Larger Community 45 minutes
9. 9 Plan the Steps, Try It, and Adjust 45 minutes
10. 10 Staying With It When It Is Hard or Tempting to Quit 45 minutes

Assessment plan

Observation of feeling-intensity naming, complex-feeling connections, and self-control in real tasks; a "my growing self" page and a goal-plan-with-adjustment check-in as portfolio artifacts.