Tuesday August 25th / Feelings Photo Album
Preschooler

This is basically the same thing as the toddler idea, except instead of naming people you are talking about feelings.

This week I read a book called Touch Point: Three to Six, which described the preschool years as learning and becoming more aware of feelings. It is a time of frustration because they have feelings they never even recognized before such as; anger, jealousy, guilt, and more.

To help your child recognize and talk about these feelings, take pictures of yourself, them, and others with different facial expressions and put them in your album with labels. Sit down and "read" the book with your child and discuss these feelings. Make up stories about the emotional and why the person feels this way. Ask your preschooler if they have felt that way. Ask them to "tell me more about that." Be sure to use open ended questions that can be answered with yes or no.

What does it feel like to be angry?
What makes you angry?
What does it mean to be guilty?
Have you ever felt that way?
sad, mad, happy, loved, embarrassed, proud, joyful, silly etc etc.
 


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