Feelings/Emotions Week *T/TR

This week was all about emotions! We discussed different feelings and ways we can tell how a person is feeling (voice, facial expressions, body). We shared a few more family photos pages too. We decided that the family album makes us all feel happy! We also sang a song about emotions (see below). Our circle time books were My No, No, No Day and I Was So Mad. 

We discussed the Spanish words for "happy" and "sad". I worked with each child using pictures of different faces to identify: happy, sad, mad/angry, tired, and silly. We used play-dough and felt boards to make faces. 

One thing you might notice after this week is your child labeling his/her emotions at random times. For example, saying "I am sad" when they are crying or "I'm mad!" when they are upset. This is something we practice in class all the time to help them identify and diffuse difficult emotions and to identify good feelings too. 

We had Stretch & Grow this week! Coach Natalie helped us remember that moving our bodies and eating healthy foods keeps us healthy. We went on an ocean adventure, rowed boats, and battled pirates! 

Making feelings faces with playdough.

Using the Emotions book to match our feelings egg-heads. 

Matching letter keys to letter locks!

Shapes and doodle boards for fine motor practice. 

Sensory play outdoors. We LOVE the water tables!

Sand play together 

Practicing pouring and sharing. 

Hide & seek on the playground with friends!

Felt faces with details. 

Every morning circle, we sing "hello" and then we look at our jobs for the day. Our weather helper helps us decide what it looks and feels like outside. Then, we have a story and a prayer for morning snack. 

"This is my train." - Jack

Constructing ramps for the cars. 

Action shot of the Stretch & Grow Cheer! "Stretch, stretch, and GROW!" 

Running to save Coach Natalie from the pirates.

Rowing our boats on an ocean adventure. 

"I pedal like this" - Isabella

Mixing blue & yellow paint to make green!

Making a silly face outside.