Description
Did you know that it can be easier for kids to identify and label feelings in others than to identify and label their own feelings? Use these book companions to help your students’ Social Emotional Learning. These Book Companions for Perspective Taking and Emotions Vocabulary for Those Shoes and A Bike Like Sergio’s, by Maribeth Boelts are for either 1:1 or group sessions with elementary students.
Taking the perspectives of different characters, labeling character feelings, and making logical inferences about what characters are thinking are critical skills for reading comprehension, as well as comprehension of movies, everyday social interactions, and even school subjects like Social Studies and Drama.
Just grab your copy of these high-quality storybooks from your school library, print these activities and you’ll be ready teach your students about perspective taking in a way they’ll really enjoy!
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK COMPANIONS FOR PERSPECTIVE TAKING AND EMOTIONS VOCABULARY BUNDLE?
For Those Shoes, by Maribeth Boelts, a 24-page book companion containing:
- 12 Feel/Think/Say pages for perspective-taking and social comprehension
- Thoughts & Feelings Cutouts for examining the points of view of different characters
- Feelings Thermometers for developing a richer vocabulary for feelings and emotions
For A Bike Like Sergio’s, by Maribeth Boelts, a 24-page book companion containing:
- 12 Feel/Think/Say pages for perspective-taking and social comprehension
- Thoughts & Feelings Cutouts for examining the points of view of different characters
- Feelings Thermometers for developing a richer vocabulary for feelings and emotions
Both resources also contain:
- Supporting research
- Language goals areas, so you’ll always know the specific goals you’re targeting
- Detailed instructions, so you’ll know exactly what to do and when to do it!
- Step-by-step, video instructions
- Methods to differentiate for different levels of literacy
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Watch this quick, step-by-step video guide to see exactly how to use this resource.