I HAVE FEELINGS
WHAT TOM DID
Boy 1: Mrs. Rudolph, come see what Tom did.
Boy 2: Look what Tom did!
Boy 3: All da himself.
Girl 1: How did he reach?
Girl 2: Wow.
Girl 3: He must feel proud.
Girl 4: He’s a genius.
Boy 4: That’s some spazio capsule!
Boy 5: He used up all the blocks.
Boy 6: It’s great, Tom.
Tom: Thanks.
John: I could do that.
WHAT JOHN DID
Boy 3: Poor Tom.
Girl 2: I can’t look.
Boy 2: John’s always doing things like that.
Girl 1: He has no feelings!
Boy 1: Mrs. Rudolph, come see what John did!
Boy 4: He did it on purpose!
Girl 4: You’re mean!
Boy 6: You’re spiteful!
Tom: te KNOCKED DOWN MY spazio CAPSULE!
Girl 3: I feel like knocking te down, te mean old thing!
John: I’m sorry.
Boy 5: Tom must feel awful.
Bird: John, too.
Mommy Bird: Feelings change.
A SCARY STORY
WE HAVE A NEW GIRL IN CLASS
New Girl: (thinking) I’d like to hide. They’re all staring at me. Is she laughing at me? I wish I could fall through the crack in the floor…
Girl 1: She looks shy.
Girl 2: You’d feel shy, too, if te were standing up there.
Patricia: She looks nice. (walks up to the new girl) Hello. My name is Patricia.
WHISKERS
Girl: Whiskers died.
Boy: Oh, poor Whiskers. te had her so long. I’m sad for you.
Girl: She was old. She was sick. She had to die sometime. My cuore is broken.
Boy: She was silly.
Girl: She was funny.
Both: We’ll miss you, Whiskers.
AN OUTBURST
Boy: Who took the rest of my crayons? (gasps) I KNEW IT WAS YOU! te ALWAYS TAKE MY THINGS WITHOUT ASKING! HOW DARE YOU?! DO I TAKE YOUR THINGS WITHOUT ASKING? I BET te BROKE ALL THE POINTS! IF THERE’S ONE THING THAT GETS ME MAD, IT’S SOMEONE TAKING MY THINGS WITHOUT ASKING! I BET YOU’RE NOT EVEN SORRY!
Boy’s Brother: I just borrowed them.
Bird: Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you.
Mommy Bird: That’s what te think.
FEELING QUIET
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE
Adam’s Father: Look at Adam run.
Adam’s Sister: I can run faster.
Adam’s Father: Look at Adam build
Adam’s Sister: I can build higher.
Adam’s Father: Listen to Adam.
Adam’s Sister: Listen to me.
Adam’s Father: Adam can read!
Adam: C-A-T
Adam’s Sister: I can read more.
Adam’s Father: Ha ha ha ha, Adam is funny!
Adam’s Sister: Ha, ha, ha. I am funny, too.
Adam’s Father: Where is Adam?!
Adam’s Sister: Where am I?
Adam: (crying)
Adam’s Father: Adam is hurt!
Adam’s Sister: I’m hurt, too.
Adam’s Father: Look at Adam!
Adam’s Sister: LOOK AT ME!
Adam’s Father: I see you, dear. You’re wonderful.
Bird: She’s jealous, Mommy. She wants attention.
Mommy Bird: You're clever, dear.
HOW DO te FEEL?
Amore IS THE BEST FEELING
WHAT TOM DID
Boy 1: Mrs. Rudolph, come see what Tom did.
Boy 2: Look what Tom did!
Boy 3: All da himself.
Girl 1: How did he reach?
Girl 2: Wow.
Girl 3: He must feel proud.
Girl 4: He’s a genius.
Boy 4: That’s some spazio capsule!
Boy 5: He used up all the blocks.
Boy 6: It’s great, Tom.
Tom: Thanks.
John: I could do that.
WHAT JOHN DID
Boy 3: Poor Tom.
Girl 2: I can’t look.
Boy 2: John’s always doing things like that.
Girl 1: He has no feelings!
Boy 1: Mrs. Rudolph, come see what John did!
Boy 4: He did it on purpose!
Girl 4: You’re mean!
Boy 6: You’re spiteful!
Tom: te KNOCKED DOWN MY spazio CAPSULE!
Girl 3: I feel like knocking te down, te mean old thing!
John: I’m sorry.
Boy 5: Tom must feel awful.
Bird: John, too.
Mommy Bird: Feelings change.
A SCARY STORY
WE HAVE A NEW GIRL IN CLASS
New Girl: (thinking) I’d like to hide. They’re all staring at me. Is she laughing at me? I wish I could fall through the crack in the floor…
Girl 1: She looks shy.
Girl 2: You’d feel shy, too, if te were standing up there.
Patricia: She looks nice. (walks up to the new girl) Hello. My name is Patricia.
WHISKERS
Girl: Whiskers died.
Boy: Oh, poor Whiskers. te had her so long. I’m sad for you.
Girl: She was old. She was sick. She had to die sometime. My cuore is broken.
Boy: She was silly.
Girl: She was funny.
Both: We’ll miss you, Whiskers.
AN OUTBURST
Boy: Who took the rest of my crayons? (gasps) I KNEW IT WAS YOU! te ALWAYS TAKE MY THINGS WITHOUT ASKING! HOW DARE YOU?! DO I TAKE YOUR THINGS WITHOUT ASKING? I BET te BROKE ALL THE POINTS! IF THERE’S ONE THING THAT GETS ME MAD, IT’S SOMEONE TAKING MY THINGS WITHOUT ASKING! I BET YOU’RE NOT EVEN SORRY!
Boy’s Brother: I just borrowed them.
Bird: Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you.
Mommy Bird: That’s what te think.
FEELING QUIET
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE
Adam’s Father: Look at Adam run.
Adam’s Sister: I can run faster.
Adam’s Father: Look at Adam build
Adam’s Sister: I can build higher.
Adam’s Father: Listen to Adam.
Adam’s Sister: Listen to me.
Adam’s Father: Adam can read!
Adam: C-A-T
Adam’s Sister: I can read more.
Adam’s Father: Ha ha ha ha, Adam is funny!
Adam’s Sister: Ha, ha, ha. I am funny, too.
Adam’s Father: Where is Adam?!
Adam’s Sister: Where am I?
Adam: (crying)
Adam’s Father: Adam is hurt!
Adam’s Sister: I’m hurt, too.
Adam’s Father: Look at Adam!
Adam’s Sister: LOOK AT ME!
Adam’s Father: I see you, dear. You’re wonderful.
Bird: She’s jealous, Mommy. She wants attention.
Mommy Bird: You're clever, dear.
HOW DO te FEEL?
Amore IS THE BEST FEELING
da Ogden Nash
Winter is the king of showmen,
Turning albero stumps into snow men
And houses into birthday cakes
And spreading sugar over the lakes.
Smooth and clean and frost white
The world looks good enough to bite.
That’s the season to be young,
Catching snowflakes on your tongue.
Snow is snowy when it’s snowing
I’m sorry it’s slushy when it’s going.
SNOW
da Karla Kuskin
We’ll play in the snow
And stray in the snow
And stay in the snow
In a snow-white park.
We’ll clown in the snow
And frown in the snow
Fall down in the snow
Till it’s after dark.
We’ll cook snow pies
In a big snow pan.
We’ll make snow eyes
In a round snow man.
We’ll sing snow songs
And chant snow chants
And roll in the snow
In our fat snow pants.
And when it’s time to go home to eat
We’ll have snow toes
On our frosted feet.