Sharing Stories and Feelings

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📚 Part 1: Quick Check

WALT: Share a short personal story and notice emotions in others' stories.

Success criteria: I can tell a short story with one clear feeling; I can listen without interrupting; I can name an emotion I heard.

1. When someone tells a story, a good listener should:

Look at the speaker and stay quiet

Interrupt to ask lots of questions

Play with a toy while they talk

2. If a friend’s voice is small and they look down while telling a story, they may feel:

Sad

Excited

Angry

3. Check all the responses that are helpful after someone shares a story:

"I liked how you said you were scared — that helped me understand."

"That was boring."

"I felt worried when you said that."

Differentiation notes: Year 1 students may use a picture to start their story; students needing support can use sentence starters like "I felt ___ when..."

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Reflection

4. Write one sentence to begin your personal story (the beginning):

5. Which emotion will you focus on in your story? (Write one word)

6. After listening to a classmate, write the emotion you noticed and one piece of kind feedback using the prompt "I liked how you..."

Emotion noticed:

Feedback:

7. How did it feel to share your story? Choose one or write another:

Happy

Nervous

Proud

Other:

🎨 Part 3: Creative Activity

8. Draw one moment from your story that shows the feeling you chose. Label the feeling and write one sentence explaining why you felt that way.

Sentence explaining the feeling:

Extension for advanced learners: Create a simple story map—add one problem and one solution that changed how the character felt. Write two sentences or draw the map below.