This handy mood and emotion wheel, is a great way for students to express a variety of emotions and share how they’re feeling in a simple way. This is also a great tool for non-verbal students and for class discussions about mental health and R U OK Day.
This resource is very versatile and can be used individually (laminated on a student’s desk) or as a whole class resource (as a wall poster).
Understand how language, facial expressions and gestures are used to interact with others when asking for and providing information, making offers, exclaiming, requesting and giving commands
Explore how language can be used for appreciating texts and providing reasons for preferences
Understand that language is used in combination with other means of communication, for example facial expressions and gestures to interact with others
Explore different ways of expressing emotions, including verbal, visual, body language and facial expressions
Identify language that can be used for appreciating texts and the qualities of people and things
Communicates with a range of people in informal and guided activities demonstrating interaction skills and considers how own communication is adjusted in different situations
Recognises a range of purposes and audiences for spoken language and recognises organisational patterns and features of predictable spoken texts
Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions
Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas
Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose
Understand that language is used in combination with other means of communication
Explore different ways of expressing emotions, including verbal, visual, body language and facial expressions
Understand that there are different ways of asking for information, making offers and giving commands
Identify language that can be used for appreciating texts and the qualities of people and things