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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Feelings ... Are You Happy or Sad?

The overall theme board on FEELINGS.







Silly hats, silly hats, they make us look soooooo silly!!!




Part of the board.


Up close of the different feelings in the letter F - thanks to Tan's meticulous drawing and coloring.





FEELINGS - ARE FEELING HAPPY OR SAD?
HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH ANGER?

This theme centres around feelings; joy, sadness, anger, disappointment, even pride or frustration and how to deal with these feelings. Guess for children, they are more familiar with the main feelings of being happy (smile or laugh) or sad (cry), or perhaps angry (sulk). They did not really understand what is disappointment, frustration or pride. However, they know when they are feeling hungry (not a feeling though) or silly (by making silly faces or wearing silly hats).
Most important, we want to teach the children how to deal with anger. Do not hit, cry or scream. Tell a teacher, mummy or daddy that "I am angry". Older children are encouraged to be calm, walk away or count to 10 to contain the anger. Then, talk to their friends about what angered them. In most instances, this is easier said than done and supportive adults are important to help them deal with this feelling. After all, don't we sometimes feel so angry that we ourselves don't know what to do?

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