Ongoing-What Is This I’m Feeling? Let’s Talk Feelings and Emotional Regulation!

This is a class about feelings and emotions for young learners. It is a wonderful way to help children understand and express their inner experiences. This class is both engaging and educational, using a variety of activities to make the learning process fun and impactful. Here’s a detailed description of what my class looks like:

😊 Objective:
To help young learners identify, understand, and express their feelings and emotions in a healthy and constructive manner.

😢 Age Group:
Any child can benefit from learning and discussing emotions. I tailor the specific class to the learners enrolled. This is why I have very small class sizes. I recommend anywhere from the 3-12 age group. 

🤨 Class Structure Example

1. Welcome and Introduction (5 minutes)
   Greeting: We will start with a warm welcome and a brief introduction of the day's topic.
   Ice-breaker Activity: We will use a simple game or song to help all children feel comfortable and engaged.

2. Story Time (15minutes)
      Emotion-themed Story: We will read a short story that features characters experiencing a range of emotions. An example of a book I like for this is titled, "The Color Monster" by Anna Llenas.
     Discussion: During the story, I will ask open-ended questions to encourage children to talk about the emotions the characters felt. For example, "How did the monster feel when it was happy?" or "What made the monster feel sad?"

3. Feelings Identification (10 minutes)
       Emotion Slides: We will go through emotion slides with different facial expressions and I will ask the children to identify the emotion. The slides include happy, sad, angry, scared, and surprised faces.
        Discussion: As we go through the colorful, engaging slides, we will discuss situations that make us feel big emotions. We will also discuss ideas on what we can do in these situations.