Amber and I thought it would be good to do a FHE on recognizing your feelings and then dealing with them in a good way, instead of FREAKING out, since we have both been getting the latter mostly! :)
We came up with some really fun ideas! We started out with these cute faces and asked the kids what each face was "feeling", and when they felt that same way? It was so cute cause about half way through Spencer was VERY interested in AJ's response and kept asking him "So, when do you feel sad? When do you feel happy AJ" And AJ would think for sec and answer very thoughtfully! It was so funny!
Then we sang this cute song Amber made up! It is Twinkle Twinkle but you insert a feeling in front of star! You make a Twinkle action with your fingers and then act out the feeling as you sing! So... ahmmm "Twinkle Twinkle little "silly" star how I wonder what you are..." The kids really had fun with the silly star, jumping and rolling they REALLY getting into it!
After our song we brought on the main course! OUR PUPPET SHOW! Spencer and I had been working on our puppet stage all day, so he was REALLY excited to see the show! We made up a little story with daily scenarios that included the kids and us, as their parents. Little situations they could relate to where they were feeling something! Then we asked them how they should react! So one was;
"AJ came to play at Spencer's house, Spencer was excited but AJ was shy what should they do when AJ feels shy?"
AND
"Spencer and AJ are playing with a digger, Spencer takes it away and AJ feels sad and mad what should AJ do? Should he yell and hit? Or should he ask for it back and they both take turns?"
Anyway it was super cute! I think the kids really liked it! I loved doing it, so I hope they liked it as much as I did! I am really a DORK! A kid at heart!
We colored a picture, so the kids could relax a little and we could try to suggest new ways to respond to our feelings!
And to close up the whole topic we played another SWEET file folder game! This one was a matching game! We had the kids color them on Sunday and then laminated them and put on the Velcro and the envelope on back to hold all the pieces! I am kinda in love with these file folder ideas! I am going to start bringing them to church for quiet activities! They are just so convenient and easy! All you do is print them off of sugar doodle! YEA!
http://www.sugardoodle.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1944&Itemid=5
Over all the kids were a lot calmer this week and it went really well! Spencer and I are going to start recognizing what he is feeling when he is upset! Hopefully it will help us!????
And of course, I am really excited about using the stage later on, having lots of puppet shows! The kids played and played with it all day and as soon as FHE was over they barley stopped playing long enough to have cake! Hurray, I think its a hit!
We came up with some really fun ideas! We started out with these cute faces and asked the kids what each face was "feeling", and when they felt that same way? It was so cute cause about half way through Spencer was VERY interested in AJ's response and kept asking him "So, when do you feel sad? When do you feel happy AJ" And AJ would think for sec and answer very thoughtfully! It was so funny!
Then we sang this cute song Amber made up! It is Twinkle Twinkle but you insert a feeling in front of star! You make a Twinkle action with your fingers and then act out the feeling as you sing! So... ahmmm "Twinkle Twinkle little "silly" star how I wonder what you are..." The kids really had fun with the silly star, jumping and rolling they REALLY getting into it!After our song we brought on the main course! OUR PUPPET SHOW! Spencer and I had been working on our puppet stage all day, so he was REALLY excited to see the show! We made up a little story with daily scenarios that included the kids and us, as their parents. Little situations they could relate to where they were feeling something! Then we asked them how they should react! So one was;
"AJ came to play at Spencer's house, Spencer was excited but AJ was shy what should they do when AJ feels shy?"
AND
"Spencer and AJ are playing with a digger, Spencer takes it away and AJ feels sad and mad what should AJ do? Should he yell and hit? Or should he ask for it back and they both take turns?"
Anyway it was super cute! I think the kids really liked it! I loved doing it, so I hope they liked it as much as I did! I am really a DORK! A kid at heart!We colored a picture, so the kids could relax a little and we could try to suggest new ways to respond to our feelings!
And to close up the whole topic we played another SWEET file folder game! This one was a matching game! We had the kids color them on Sunday and then laminated them and put on the Velcro and the envelope on back to hold all the pieces! I am kinda in love with these file folder ideas! I am going to start bringing them to church for quiet activities! They are just so convenient and easy! All you do is print them off of sugar doodle! YEA!http://www.sugardoodle.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1944&Itemid=5
Over all the kids were a lot calmer this week and it went really well! Spencer and I are going to start recognizing what he is feeling when he is upset! Hopefully it will help us!????And of course, I am really excited about using the stage later on, having lots of puppet shows! The kids played and played with it all day and as soon as FHE was over they barley stopped playing long enough to have cake! Hurray, I think its a hit!
2 comments:
Wow, Cameo ... I am really proud of you!
puppet show!! that is such a cute idea!!!
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