Activity Analysis: Happy face, sad face paper plate and Feelings

Core Skills Analysis

Feelings

• The 1-year-old student shows recognition of basic emotions like happiness and sadness through the activity, indicating an early understanding of feelings.
• By engaging with the happy face and sad face paper plate, the student starts to associate expressions with certain emotions, laying the foundation for emotional intelligence development.
• Through this tactile activity, the student begins to express their own feelings by pointing or reacting to the different faces, enhancing their ability to communicate emotions non-verbally.
• The activity encourages the 1-year-old to explore and mimic different facial expressions, fostering empathy as they start identifying and responding to emotions in others.

Tips

To further develop emotional awareness, continue incorporating activities that involve identifying and expressing feelings. Use blocks or toys with different facial expressions for the child to interact with and discuss emotions during daily interactions. Encourage the child to label their own emotions and those of others, fostering empathy and communication skills.

Book Recommendations

• In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek: A beautifully illustrated book that helps children explore a range of emotions and how they can express them.
• The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions by Anna Llenas: This interactive book guides children through understanding different emotions using colors, making it easy for young ones to relate and learn.
• Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis: A playful book that introduces children to various feelings through humor and relatable scenarios.