Feelings & Emotions 🙂
How would I feel:
While playing down the street from your house, you feel a few drops of rain. You make it into the house just before it starts to pour....
Happy, relieved
When you feel really really angry about something, name a coping strategy to help you to feel better
Deep Breathing , coloring, go for a walk or exercise.
When having a playdate with a friend , what should you do?
Share or take turns
Use nice and kind words
When you and someone else are disagreeing about something, it can make you feel angry. You probably want to win and get your way, and may forget that the other person has feelings, too. So what can you do?
1. Listen to the other person's side
2. Wait your turn, so you can share your side.
3. Work together to come up with fair solutions and pick one together.
KANGAROO POUCH
Joey, safe & sound in its mamas pouch.in that cozy place, find the comfiest part of your body. Is it your left pinky? Your right ear?
Look inside & find a spot that feels relaxed, safe or cozy.
Once you find that special spot, focus on it for 30 seconds
Pay attention to how it feels.
If i t had a color, what color would it be?
Would it feel soft like a fluffy cloud,or maybe bumpy like a pebble?
Is it warm like a cozy blanket,or cool like a gentle breeze?
If someone takes your toy and you feel upset, what is that feeling
Anger/Frustration/Sad
Charlie was playing in their room when someone came in without asking. Charlie felt annoyed, and frustrated. Charlie yelled, stomped their feet and hit the person who came in without asking.
What should have Charlie have done to help them feel better
Count to 10 before they respond
Get a trusted adult or parent for help
Finding your calm
Get comfy in your seat and close your eyes. Take three deep breaths, breathing out slowly each time. One. Two. Three. Now think of a place where you feel relaxed and happy. It could be a place you've been before or a place you make up in your mind. Pretend you are in that place. Notice things you can see, the things you can hear, the things you can touch, the things you can smell, and the things you can taste. Notice how you feel in this calm place.
Ryan is vistiing his friends Ethan's house, and they cant agree on what movie to watch. What would a fair compromise be?
A. Ethan should get to pick because its his house?
B. They should try to find a movie they can both agree on.
SKIPPING KIDS
Baby Goats are called "kids;" and just like a human kid, they LOVE to playfully hop and jump around.
You can use their example and skip or hop to
quickly change your mood from angry, irritated,
or anxious to playful within just a few seconds.
Skip around the room for 30 seconds.
After you finish, sit quietly for a few moments and pay attention to your body, your mood and your thoughts.
What do you notice?
I feel this when I don’t understand something or something is new.
Confused
When you are feeling angry what is some things you can do to help you feel better?
Deep Breathing
Counting
Drawing
Exercise
Talk with someone
How Would I feel?
When you do your best but you still can't get the result you have tried so hard for...
Sad/Disappointed/Frustrated
Aiden and Hannah are fighting over a toy. Aiden thinks he should get the toy first, but Hanna thinks she should. What would be a fair compromise?
A. Aiden should have the toy first because he is older and bigger?
B. They should flip a coin to see who gets to play first. After 10 minutes they can switch.
EAGLE ARMS
Eagles have a wide, majestic wing span that helps them glide quickly from place to place.
To move quickly from anxious or angry to calm and collected, imagine yourself as an eagle, your arms as wings.
First, stand with your wings down by your sides. Breathe in, calmly sweep your wings up to the sky. Breathe out, slowly sweep your wings back down, feeling the air pressing against them.
Keep sweeping up and then down 5-10x.
As you move, you might want t o close your eyes and imagine you are soaring over your favorite nature spot - maybe the forest, a park, or the ocean.
What calming sights did you see when your eyes were closed
How Would I Feel:
You're making funny faces at your sister/brother/friend and doing a dance to make them laugh, and its working...
Happy/Silly
If you take a short walk to feel better, which coping skill are you using
Physical activity
If a friend is upset, what can you do?”
Ask them what is wrong
ask them if they need help
get a trusted adult or parent
Julie and Kim each want a cookie, but there's only one cookie left. What would be a fair compromise.
A. They should split the cookie and each take half.
B. Whoever gets the cookie first should get it.
BETTA BREATH
See yourself as a Betta fish under the sea,with fresh, bright blue water all around you.
Take a steady breath in through your noseas you count to 4 in your head.
Hold your breath at the top of your inhale, building up air bubbles inside of youfor 7 seconds.
Breathe out slowly through your mouth as you
count to 8, sending hundreds of bubblesinto the ocean, watching them float like crystal balls up to the surface of the sea.
Repeat 3 x and notice how you feel.
The feelings express has pulled in the station. Before it can leave, it needs to refuel.
Name as many positive or negative feelings that you can think of to help it get going again.
MAD MUSCLES:
When we get angry, frustrated or sad we sometimes tense our muscles without knowing we are doing it.
Fill in the blank with your own ideas. When you are finished filling in the blanks, give the exercises a try.
Hold each muscle for 10 seconds, and then relax
1. Scrunch your face like you have an insect on your face.
2. Bend your knees and squat like your going to sit on a chair.
3. Lift up your arms like your reaching for the sky.
Joey messed up Anna's puzzle by accident, so Anna messed up Joey's
What do you predict will happen next...
Name what you think could happen next.
Olivia's brother destroyed the project she has been working on for a long time.
How do you think Olivia is feeling?
Sad/angry/mad
KOALA HUG
When you feel like your anger, sadness, or fear is running the show - it's time to hug yourself like a koala.
Place your right hand under your left armpit. Use your left hand and hold your right arm beneath your shoulder.
Begin to breathe into the space between your arms. Imagine your shoulders, neck, & mouth are relaxing as well. You can rock side to side if that feels calming.
Nicely remind yourself - "All of myemotions, no matter how scary they may seem, are safe here."
Hold until you feel yourself relaxing.