Assignment Task
Part
A. Questions
1. The speaker identifies her belief that our culture has a “lack of emotional literacy”. Why does she think that matters?
2. Think about the three strategies children have learned from their families to deal or not with emotions Explain each one.
3. Which one did you grow up in? Provide examples. How were you raised in dealing with your emotions? Do you think it was positive or challenging for you?
4. In the video she says, “Children cannot be what they can’t see”. What does this mean to you in your approach to children’s feelings?
5. Pick one quote from the video that will help guide you in understanding emotional well being and explain why?
B. Using books to help children understand and manage feelings.
When you read books about emotions, for example, children get the information about the topic, and they make connections between what they hear about feelings in and out of school. They are more likely to view their own emotions as natural and normal when a teacher plans, reads, and follows up on a story about emotions.
Using the TFL Early Years books on emotions
Using the Children’s books, analyze the feelings being discussed in each book and answer the following?
1. How does each of the books deal with words/vocab for that feeling?
2. Does the text identify the specific events that may cause the feeling?
3. How well does this text convey the idea that the feeling is natural and normal?
Give an example from each book.
4. How does each of the books encourage children to manage/deal with their feeling?
Give an example from each book.
5. How does the book connect with educators or families?
6. Listen to the song and comment on how children could benefit from it.
7. What is your decision about these books in regards to their ability to support emotions?
C. Emotional Literacy Planned Experience-Feeling Faces
According to Marion, one way of helping children build their emotional vocabulary is through planned experiences.
