English · Stage 3
How They Feel
Reading — work out how a character feels from what they do and say, even when the text never names the feeling
✦ English📘 Stage 3 · S3⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 7–8★ Free to start
I can infer how a character feels from clues in the text.
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Kavi the Feeling Detective
Kavi the owl reads a line: "Mia stamped her foot and shouted, 'No!'" "Hmm, the writer never says Mia is cross," says Kavi, "but her stamping foot tells me! A good writer shows a feeling instead of naming it. So I turn detective — I watch what a character does and says, and I work the feeling out."
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What your child will learn
1Clues show how they feelA writer often does NOT name the feeling. Instead they show what a character DOES or SAYS. Read the clue, then work out the feeling.
2What does each clue tell you?Tap each clue to hear it, then say the feeling it points to. The writer shows the action; YOU name the feeling.
3Which feeling does the clue show?
4Read each line, then name the feelingTap each line and read it aloud. The feeling is NOT written — work it out from the clue, then say it.
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A peek inside
The text says: "Ben stamped his foot and shouted, 'No!'" It never names the feeling. How does Ben feel?
stamped his foot + shouted 'No!' → cross (angry)
Try this at home: A girl stamped her foot and frowned. How does she feel?
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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