Emotions unit
This week we have been exploring all our different feelings. The big idea we wanted the children to walk away with, is all feelings are validated. We all have times we feel sad or mad and that's okay. We learned different techniques to help us relax so we can regulate those big feelings and respond in the best way we can.
Shua, showing us his happy face in the mirror. Yakov, helped us show different emotions for us to copy and figure out what the child might have been feeling.
This brought up a lot of self reflection and discussions by circle time. Leah, was reminiscing about the time she hurt her knee and felt sad and Mendy wanted to include a funny face.
Holding up mouth expressions and trying to match our eyes.
Ben, making a happy face and we noticed his eyebrows went up.
Expressing ourselves through playdough faces.
Making our own puppets as a representation of ourselves.
We were so proud to see how our friends now know on their own how much liquid glue small pieces need.
Self portraits of different expressions. Menachem decided he wanted to make a lion face.
Sensory balloon balls had different faces on them.
Chana, wanted to make a family and a story with them.
Menachem, building a face structure.
Fun in the sun while talking about feelings.
Leah stood quietly in thought near the happy face while Menachem wanted to make a happy face on top of the mad one.
How does our bearded dragon show feelings? We took him out to get a better look.
We found out that when he gets frustrated his neck turns a dark color.
It is so important to get enough oxygen into our system. We learned that when we are feeling sad or upset, we don't get enough air into our bodies. Having enough air in our bodies is a very practical way to help our bodies relax, and move from a frustrated/angry/upset mode, to a more relaxed, calm state of being.
Playing with a puppy is a great way to relax. We noticed our friends breathing differently, becoming so calm while holding her.
Breathing exercises shut off the body’s “fight or
flight” response, allowing children and adults to calm themselves and
choose effective responses to conflict and upset.
We created a pinwheel with a flower to help us learn the skill of taking deep breathes.
Shua, sniffing the flower and Menachem blowing a long breath to make the wheel move.
Playing with cornstarch and water is such a fun calming activity.
Good Shabbos and take a deep breathe ;)
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