We learned about feelings
In just one chapter, we learned about different feelings and emotions Wilbur felt. It is important to talk about feelings with children and help them identify and label their emotions. Children who learn to understand their own feelings and emotions and in others are better able to self-regulate their response to strong emotions.
Activity: It’s okay to feel your feelings activity:
This little fun activity is well-suited for different age groups as the level of complexity in the conversations can be tweaked according to age groups. For this activity:
Go around the room and ask the group one feeling that they are feeling or have felt in the past. The catch is that everyone must share different feelings or emotions so that the group can introduce as many different feelings and emotions as they can.
Then using the Wheel of Emotions Chart below, take turns to spin the wheel and share with the group what do you usually do when you are feeling this feeling or how can you usually identify this feeling or emotion? For example, when I feel embarrassed, my palms get sweaty, and my cheeks feel red and warm.
Encourage the kids to talk and identify how they feel. Is it possible to feel more than one thing at the same time?
Wheel of Emotions
Wheel of Emotions: Resourced from Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
