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Preschool Emotions Poster
What You Need
A digital cameraPoster Board
Markers
Happy Preschoolers
Sad Preschoolers
Angry Preschoolers etc.
What To Do
Take pictures of preschoolers showing a variety of emotions such as happy, sad, angry, frustrated, scared, tired, embarrassed, and surprised. Ask your preschoolers for ideas of other emotions that they have experienced. Print the pictures and post them on the piece of poster board. Ask preschoolers if they can guess which faces show which emotions. Label each emotion beneath the photographs. Have preschoolers decorate the poster with stickers or other decorations.
Place the poster somewhere that preschoolers can see it throughout the day to remind them that all of their emotions have names and that if they recognize them, they can be in control of their emotions.
Making Emotions Part of Circle Time
You can incorporate your classroom emotions poster into circle time. Preschoolers will love seeing themselves on the poster and will be excited about naming their emotions each day. As part of your circle time routine, ask each preschooler to identify the emotion that they are feeling that day. Giving a name to the emotion that they are feeling will hep them to be in better control of their actions associated with a negative emotion.Supplies for this Preschool Craft
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