Feelings Unit (Toddlers)
Lesson 5: Big Feelings — Sadness
Lesson Goals
- Introducing strategies to deal with sadness
- Practicing dealing with sadness
Lesson Description
Students will talk about a basic human emotion — sadness — and learn some useful strategies to cope with this big feeling.
Lesson Plan: Big Feelings — Sadness
Play "Us Time" Song
Review Agreements
Listen to "The Sad Song"
Discuss: Let's Talk About Sadness
Closing Discussion
Thank You: Share the Us Time Closing Song
What You'll Need
- Your “Us Time” classroom space, where the class will gather
- Crayons
- Paper
Lesson Quick Links
- “Us Time” song
- “How You Feel” from Noggin’s Big Heart Beats Album
- “Dance Your Feelings” song
- Feelings Grid
- “Thank You” goodbye song
Family Engagement Materials
From this lesson, you can share:
- “Us Time” song
- “How You Feel” from Noggin’s Big Heart Beats Album
- “Dance Your Feelings” song
- Feelings Grid
- “Thank You” goodbye song
Explore Other Us Time Resources
- Sparkler Educator Resources Home Page
- 1. Us Time Intro! for Toddlers or Littles
- 2. What are feelings? for Toddlers or Littles
- 3. Feelings Detectives! for Toddlers or Littles
- 4. Big Feelings: Anger for Toddlers or Littles
- 5. Big Feelings: Sadness for Toddlers or Littles
- 6. Empathy: Sharing Feelings for Toddlers or Littles
- 7. Feelings Party (Review) for Toddlers or Littles
