During Beetle circle time this morning, we used our photo emotion cards to get the toddlers thinking and talking about their emotions. We asked the Beetles to try and make the same expression as the child on the card. We asked lots of questions too, like.. What makes you happy? Why do you think the child in this picture is crying? What do you think happened to this little girl? Can you think of a time when you felt sad? When do you feel angry? What do you do when you get really mad so you will feel better?
Though their language skills are still developing and they may not be able to express themselves completely yet with words, it is still important for us to introduce the concept of feelings. A large part of our positive discipline philosophy is about accepting all emotions, helping children label them, and teaching children how to manage them.
Myla makes a happy face- cheese!
Saige makes a really awesome mad face!
Austin tries to make a really silly face.
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