Emotional Charades
Activity:
Emotion Charades
Age Group:
Objectives:
To introduce children to a range of emotions in a fun and interactive way, helping them understand that one emotion can be expressed in different ways.
III.8.2b
- Candidate's interactions help children develop positive self-concepts..
example: Helps children understand and appropriately express their own feelings.
Materials:
- Small pieces of paper
- A marker
- A hat or small bag
Procedure:
- Introduction: Begin the lesson by explaining the importance of understanding and expressing our emotions. Introduce the concept of Emotional Charades and how they will be used to explore different emotions.
- Activity: Write different emotions on your pieces of paper, then fold and place them in a hat or bag. Have the first player pick one slip of paper, read it quickly to themselves, and act out that feeling. The other players then need to guess which emotion is being portrayed.
- Discussion: Discuss how one emotion can be expressed in different ways. For example, if the clue is “sad,” the person acting it out can have a sad face, or they can pretend to cry.
- Reflection: If children have not learned how to read yet, you can draw a simple image of the emotion under the word on each piece of paper to help them out. If you have enough players, this can also be a great game to play with teams. The first team to get five points wins!
Closure: Conclude the lesson by emphasizing the importance of recognizing and expressing our emotions. Let the children know that they can use these charades whenever they want to talk about their feelings but are finding it hard to express them.
Follow-Up: Keep the Emotional Charades in a common area where children can access them easily. Use them as conversation starters to discuss emotions and feelings in the future.
By the end of this lesson, children will have a better understanding of their emotions and will be equipped with a creative tool to express and communicate their feelings effectively.
Assessment:
- Were the children able to act out the emotion on their chosen paper.
- Record any emotions that could be harder to grasp and follow up to reinforce comprehension.
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Social and Emotional Development
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Social Development
Involves the way a child relates to other people. Emotional Development Relates to the way a child feels about themselves, other individuals, and the environment. To be successful, children must be able to develop relationships with others, cooperate with peers and adults, understand others' feelings and perspectives, and maintain some control of their behaviors and emotions. These characteristics help to ensure that children are able to get along and participate with others in the classroom. The social and emotional development of young children is strengthened when they feel that the adults in their lives care about them and they develop close relationships (often called “secure attachments”) with their parents, teachers, and other adults who care for them. Positive relationships encourage children to care about other people and seek to understand the thoughts and feelings of others. |
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Research has found that children who have secure, trusting relationships with their caregivers get along better with their peers and have an easier time adjusting to the demands of formal schooling. Adults can help children develop these types of positive relationships by consistently responding when children, especially babies, need something or they are upset, and by being warm and loving when caring for children.
Social and emotional development is the combination of both relating to other people and developing a sense of self. Social and emotional development for young children is extremely important because of dramatic changes that occur during the early childhood stages.
Social and emotional development is the combination of both relating to other people and developing a sense of self. Social and emotional development for young children is extremely important because of dramatic changes that occur during the early childhood stages.