Teaching Feelings / Making Faces * ages 4+ *

Posted on by Andrea

Helping kids identify different feelings and emotions is important in building their emotional intelligence and gives them the ability to process emotions and become more resilient. This Making Faces activity is a fun way of teaching feelings and emotions to kids.

MATERIALS NEEDED (affiliate links):

Template of a head (we found this one with a quick google search)
Dry erase markers
Plastic sheet protectors

HOW TO PLAY MAKING FACES:

Print out or draw an image of a head.
Place the image inside the sheet protector.
Ask kids to draw an emotion or feeling like silly, happy or mad using dry erase markers.
After they complete the drawing ask them to show you the emotion on their faces.

My boys had so much fun with this activity and their drawings were quite amazing!

Here are some more ideas for feelings or emotions they can draw:

Happy
Sad
Angry
Mad
Excited
Loud
Frustrated
Sneaky
Scared
Suprised
Shy
Bossy
Sleepy
Embarassed
Silly
Nervous
Proud
Curious

Check out the boys in action playing Making Faces in the below video:

Get sheet protectors here >>http://amzn.to/2gNzhbJ (aff)

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