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Kindergarten · English Language Arts · Unit 15 of 16

Feelings and Reasons

Words for feelings and senses, and saying why.

What your child practices

Your child finds the words in a short text that show feelings and the five senses, picks the detail that explains what happened, and practices giving an opinion with a reason (“I like it because…”).

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: KR4; KR8; KW1; KL6 · words for feelings and senses, the detail that tells why, and giving an opinion with a reason

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Our five senses: see, hear, smell, taste, touch.
  2. Feeling words: happy, sad, tired, scared.
  3. “Because” tells a reason: I like cats because they purr.

Example: “The puppy is soft.” Which sense tells you that? You feel soft with your hands. That is touch. Answer: touch

Feelings and Reasons in New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 15 of 16 in Kindergarten English Language Arts, after Capitals, Periods & Planning and before Stories and Facts.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: New York State Education Department (NYSED)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which word tells how something smells?

    • bumpy
    • quiet
    • blue
    • stinky

  2. Question 2

    Which one tells what you like?

    • The sky is gray.
    • Rain is wet.
    • I like rainy days best.
    • It rained today.

  3. Question 3

    Sam says, “Apples are the best snack.” Which is a good reason?

    • I ate lunch.
    • Apples are red.
    • They are crunchy and sweet.
    • The bus is late.

  4. Question 4

    Which word tells how something feels when you touch it?

    • bright
    • fuzzy
    • sour
    • loud

  5. Question 5

    Which word means very big?

    • quick
    • tiny
    • huge
    • quiet

  6. Question 6

    “Lin hugged her new kitten.” Which word tells how Lin feels?

    • angry
    • bored
    • scared
    • loving

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