How do they feel?

For grown-ups: this lesson in words

Year 2 · English

How do they feel?: I can use clues to say how someone feels.

1. Here is a story about Tom and a gift.

   How does Tom feel? The story does not say.

   Picture: A short text called "Tom's gift" with a picture of a kite: "Tom opened his gift. It was a kite! Tom jumped up and down. "Thank you, Gran!" he said."

2. The clues are what Tom does and says.

   He jumped up and down. He said thank you.

   Those are happy clues. So Tom feels happy!

   Picture: A short text called "Tom's gift" with a picture of a kite: "Tom opened his gift. It was a kite! Tom jumped up and down. "Thank you, Gran!" he said." "jumped up and down" and "Thank you" are underlined.

3. Your turn: Mei dropped her ice cream. She began to cry. How does Mei feel?

   Picture: A short text called "The ice cream" with a picture of an ice cream: "Mei dropped her ice cream. She began to cry."

   Choose one:

   • happy
   • sad
   • sleepy

   Answer

   The answer: sad

   Sad. Mei began to cry, so she feels sad.

   Picture: A short text called "The ice cream" with a picture of an ice cream: "Mei dropped her ice cream. She began to cry." "began to cry" is underlined.

Words to know

feeling:

How someone is inside, like happy, sad or cross.

clue:

Words in a story that help us work something out.

because:

A word that tells us why.

predict:

Use clues to say what might happen next.