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FEELINGS THEME

CRAFTS:

Feeling Painting
Divide a piece of paper into 4 sections. Have the children draw a picture of Happy, Sad, Mad and scared one in each of the 4 sections. Label the boxes for the children.

Smile Craft
Give the children big yellow circles of construction paper. Let them use glitter, markers, stickers, etc. to decorate their smiley face...then punch holes in the circle, thread with yarn, and then let them wear their smiley face necklaces!

GAMES & ACTIVITIES:

A Crying Skit
Setting: The first person comes on stage crying.  The next person then comes out, asks the first one what's the matter, and the first one whispers in his/her ear.  Then they both start crying long and loud.  Several others come out one at a time and repeat the same action.  When everyone is on stage crying, moaning, howling, sniffling, etc., the last person comes out and asks really loudly: Why is everyone crying?!  They all answer in unison: Because we don't have a skit!

Feelings Chart
Ask the children "How do you feel today?" Record the answers and create a chart. Talk about the results. 

Feely Faces
Make enough happy, sad, and mad faces for the children in your class. When doing circle, you can ask them how they are feeling that day. They would take the appropriate face and put it next to their name on a board.

Guess how I feel:
Have one child stand in the middle of the circle and act out an emotion. The other children can guess what it is. 

Ha, Ha!
Equipment:  None
How to Play:  Find a carpeted area indoors or a grassy area outdoors to play this game.  Have the group stand in a line.  The first person lies down and the second lies down with his/her head on the first person's stomach.  One by one the players lie down with their heads resting on the stomach of the previous player.  After everyone is arranged on the floor the game can begin!  The first person says, "Ha."  The next person says, "Ha, Ha."  The third says, "Ha, Ha, Ha," and so on down the line with each person adding an extra "Ha" on their turn.  The object is to be able to get down the line without anyone making a mistake in the number of "Ha's" said and without everyone breaking out into total laughter.  Once the group has mastered this, make the game more difficult by suggesting they change their tone of voice or adding in some "Hee, Hee's" or "Ho, Ho's."

Simon Says "Feelings"
Play Simon says with the children substituting feeling phrases for the usual directions. For example, say: "Simon says, look happy. " In between commands you can ask them questions about those feelings, such as "What makes you feel happy?"
 

SONGS:

Feelings song 
(Tune: Twinkle, twinkle)
I have feelings, you do too
Let's all sing about a few.
I am happy, I am sad,
I get scared, I get mad.
I am proud of being me.
That's a feeling too, you see.
I have feelings, you do too.
We just sang about a few.

If You're Happy and You Know It
If you're happy & you know it (clap your hands)
silly-shake your head
angry-stamp your feet
sad-say boo hoo (rub eyes)
hungry-rub your tummy
sleepy-close your eyes
excited-yell hooray (raise arms overhead)
scared-hide your eyes

The Smile
A scowl and a smile
Met each other one day;
But somehow the scowl
Was not able to stay.
Facing the smile
It just melted away.
 
 

STORIES:

Have any good stories? Let us know!
 

FOOD SUGGESTIONS:

Rice Cake Faces
Spread with peanut butter, use raisins, red hots, chocolate chips, nuts, etc. to make own face for snacks. Have the children choose an emotion to convey. A similar idea could be used for English muffin pizzas. 
 

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