Objective

By the end of this lesson, the 2-year-old homeschool student will be able to recognize and express basic feelings.

Materials and Prep

• No additional materials are needed for this lesson.
• Prior knowledge of basic emotions (happy, sad, mad) would be helpful.

Activities

• Emotion Faces: Show the student pictures of people with different facial expressions representing various feelings. Ask the student to identify and imitate each emotion.

• Emotion Charades: Act out different emotions (e.g., happy, sad, mad) and have the student guess what emotion you are portraying.

• Feeling Song: Sing a simple song about feelings, incorporating different emotions and encouraging the student to sing along and mimic the facial expressions.

• Emotion Matching: Prepare cards with pictures of different emotions and ask the student to match each picture to the corresponding emotion.

• Feelings Collage: Provide magazines or printed pictures of people displaying various emotions. Help the student cut out the pictures and create a collage representing different feelings.

Talking Points

• "Sometimes we feel happy, and our faces show it. Can you show me a big smile?"

• "When we are sad, our faces might look like this. Can you make a sad face with me?"

• "Sometimes we get mad or angry. Can you show me your angry face?"

• "It's important to understand our feelings and know that it's okay to feel different things."

• "When we can recognize our own feelings, it helps us communicate with others better."

• "Let's practice different emotions together. Can you show me how you would look if you were surprised or excited?"

• "Remember, it's okay to feel sad or mad sometimes. We just need to find healthy ways to express and cope with our feelings."