At preschool this week, we talked about feelings and practiced some self control exercises for calming down when we get upset. My camera storage was full so I only was able to grab a few pics, but we had a packed day of "smelling our flowers" and "blowing our bubbles", and singing, "when you fell so mad that you want to roar, take a deep breath and count to four. 1-2-3-4".
Art and phonics: H collages
Gross motor: feeling toss
I got this fun game with little plastic bowls that flip over when you toss a bean bag into them. There are faces with different emotions on the fronts of the bowls. The children would make the face when they made a basket and tell us what things make them feel those emotions.
Sophie throws a tantrum and finds a quiet place to calm down. We created a "peace center" in our classroom to go to when we need to get our feelings or bodies under control.
Control Activity: I can follow directions parachute play.
Music and Movement: dancing ribbons arching around the alphabet, put your hands up in the air, and the elephant.
The dramatic play center was set up like a restaurant. I wish I'd been able to take pics because it was SO cute and the children loved it. I left it out for my own kids to enjoy this week, so I will post some pics of my own brood playing. It was a fun day.
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