Course 2

Activity 1

Mirror face expression

Duration: 5-10 minutes

What do you need?

• Mirror
• Emotion chart (copy provided)

What to do:

1. Sit in front of a big mirror with your child.
2. Then make facial emotional expressions in the mirror and call out the expression you make. 
3. Use the emotion chart provided or use your cell phone and have a look at the facial expression Emoji’s (have it serve as an emotion chart to look at), discuss at the expressions, try to name them and then attempt to copy.
4. Allow your child to make their own expression in the mirror and talk to them about their expressions and the emotion it could indicate. 
5. Take this opportunity to talk about why you or your child might show this emotion. (Example:  I feel sleepy when I am really tired from work; you look excited when you get a new toy; I know you get disappointed when you can’t play with all your friends like you used to.)

See the emotion chart provided below:

Activity 2

Music and Language

Duration: 5 – 10 minutes

What do you need?

Song: If you happy and you know it. (Simply sing it or click on the link provided to play it and sing along)

What to do:

1. Encourage your children to make the faces along with the body language. So often we focus emotion lessons only on faces, but children’s bodies tell us how they are feeling too.

If you’re happy, and you know it clap your hands
if you’re happy, and you know it clap your hands
if you’re happy, and you know it, then your face will surely show it
if you’re happy, and you know it, clap your hands.

2. Now replace happy with different emotions:

Angry – cross your arms.
Frustrated – stomp your feet.
Excited – jump up and down.
Sad – make a frown
Scared – hide your face

Activity 3

Drawing our I feel today 

Duration: 5 – 10 minutes

What do we need?

• Thick wax crayon
• A4 white paper

What to do:

1. This is a free drawing activity. Allow your child to be creative on their own.

2. At the end, it is important to ask your child about the drawing and ask about emotions too (Example: Who is this? Are they happy or sad? Why? Were you happy when you were drawing your picture?

3. Lastly, don’t forget to validate whatever marks are made on the paper and praise your child’s efforts!

* Talk about what your child is drawing and use a general statement like “Can you tell me about your picture” This is a good conversation starter, allowing your child to tell their story.
Displaying your child’s art works on the fridge or making a frame for special work shows them that what they have done is important.