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My Mouth's Weather
TARGET:
3-5 years
INTENSITY:
3–5 min / Ritual
LEARNING GOAL
Developing My Ability to Communicate Harmoniously with Others
PEDAGOGICAL INTENTION
Putting My Feelings into Words Without Hurting Others
Target SKILLS
Socio-emotional Intelligence
Co-Intelligence Human-Human
Simple Reasoning
MATERIALS
Sun and cloud image
DETAILED PROCEDURE
This activity works best one-on-one, or with one child at a time within a small group. Establish a ritual to help child show their inner state.
Step 1
Model naming the feeling by saying: "My mouth says: I'm sad."
Step 2
Invite the child to make a symbolic gesture by pointing to a cloud on a weather board.
Step 3
Validate the feeling: "Yes, I can see you're feeling sad right now."
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PROGRESS INDICATORS
The child names a basic emotion to explain a refusal or tears.
Research Foundations
Damasio (1999)
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