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How Do You Feel?
Make two large faces out of paper plates—a “happy face” with a big smile, and a
“sad face” with a frown and tears. Describe them, calling attention to the mouth
on each one.
Give your child an unbreakable mirror and ask her to make a happy face into the
mirror and then a sad face.
Use a teddy bear and make up a few simple situations. Ask your child to tell you
which face shows how she thinks the bear would feel.
Here are a few examples.
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Teddy’s Grandma took him to the playground to swing on the swings.
Teddy fell down and hurt his knee.
Teddy’s mommy took him to get some ice cream.
Teddy cannot find his favorite blanket that he likes to sleep with at night.
Teddy found his favorite blanket.
After each situation ask “Do you think Teddy feels ‘happy’ (show the happy face)
or do you think Teddy feels ‘sad’ (show the sad face)?” Ask your child to make
the appropriate face, look in the mirror, and say “happy,” or “sad.”
Name that Feeling!
Look at a book with your child that shows faces illustrating different feelings
such as How are you Peeling? by Joost Elffers or Baby Faces by DK Publishing.
Look through the book and have fun with your child making similar faces and
naming the feelings.
Describe something that happened to you or your child that matches the different
feelings. For example,“Remember when you felt sad when our puppy ran
away? Remember when you felt happy when we found her?”
Help your child name his feelings when he is happy, sad, angry, and scared.
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