Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to explore emotional attunement through practical arts activities.

Materials and Prep

• Paper and pencils
• Coloring materials (crayons, markers, colored pencils)
• Scissors
• Glue
• Magazines or printed images
• Access to a computer or tablet with internet
• Optional: Paint and paintbrushes

Activities

1. Create an Emotion Collage:

   • Think about different emotions you have experienced.
   • Look for images in magazines or print them from the internet that represent those emotions.
   • Cut out the images and arrange them on a piece of paper.
   • Glue the images onto the paper to create your emotion collage.

2. Draw and Color Emotion Portraits:

   • Choose an emotion you want to focus on.
   • Draw a self-portrait or a portrait of someone else expressing that emotion.
   • Use colors that you feel represent that emotion.

3. Create an Emotion Painting:

   • Using paint and brushes, create a painting that represents a specific emotion.
   • Think about how colors, shapes, and brushstrokes can convey different emotions.
   • Experiment with different techniques to express the chosen emotion in your painting.

Talking Points

• "Emotional attunement is the ability to recognize and understand the emotions of oneself and others."
• "Practical arts activities can help us explore and express our emotions in a creative and visual way."
• "Emotion collages allow us to visually represent different emotions we have experienced."
• "Drawing and coloring emotion portraits can help us focus on a specific emotion and its visual representation."
• "Creating an emotion painting allows us to experiment with colors, shapes, and brushstrokes to convey different emotions."
• "By engaging in these activities, we can deepen our understanding of emotional attunement and how it can be expressed through art."