Recently we have been learning about feelings and emotions. The children enjoyed talking about how they feel, practising facial expressions and using words to describe emotions. During some outdoor activities with our Early Years Support Worker Lisa, children gathered various items from our orchard and garden and used these for transient art with a focus on feelings. We highlighted lots of different feelings, shared some of our feelings and acknowledged that all feelings are okay. The children named lots of different feelings. They had a great time looking in the mirror at their facial expressions – there were some very interesting and entertaining faces! We also discussed the different sensations in our bodies caused by different feelings. We discussed what sort of feelings might arise in different situations and how we can look after our feelings and our friends’ feelings too. The children had lots of fun with this task and showed a good understanding of core emotions

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