Identifying and describing feelings is an important part of early literacy. It sets the stage for reading comprehension skills and allows children to understand the feelings, and therefore actions, of characters in fiction books.
What you need:
- Scissors
- Laminating machine (optional)
How to prep:
- Print the pages
- Laminate for durability (optional)
Directions:
These are some games that can be played with the cards:
- Pick a card and have the child describe and guess what emotion the photo displays. This builds vocabulary as it encourages the use of synonyms in describing the photo.
- Choose a card and act out the emotion on the card. Use a mirror to practice just the right face and incorporate body language too.
- Play a game where each person chooses a card and then creates a scenario that goes along with each card. Be imaginative. Use a sentence starter like, “_______ feels ________ because…..”
- Play emotion charades. One person chooses a card to act out without using words and everyone else has to guess the emotion.
