How Are You Feeling?

I really enjoy helping children get in touch with their feelings by identifying them and learning to manage them. This Today I Feel magnet from my friend Audrey hangs on my filing cabinet in my office. After a visit from Mrs. Quigley's class on Thursday, one little sprout gladly changed it to HAPPY for me!

An M&M Magnet Manipulative

Here's a song I wrote to help us with feelings identification; it's set to the tune of Old MacDonald:

My feelings are unique to me,

That's just the way I feel.

They change from day to day, you see.

They're mine and that's the deal.

Sometimes I'm happy, sometimes sad;

Sometimes scared and sometimes mad!

My feelings are unique to me,

That's just the way I feel. 

I popped into a kinder class last week for an impromptu song session:

We use the feeling tiles that my daughter drew on my office ceiling to make connections to our experiences all. the. time!

Here are a few of our favorite books with a feelings focus:

How are YOU feeling today?