You know the song “If You’re Happy and You Know It”?
Modify this song to teach your preschooler about feelings:

  • If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands
  • If you’re sad and you know it wipe your tears
  • If you’re angry and you know it stomp your feet

Follow up by drawing different faces showing different emotions - happy, sad, angry, surprise, sleepy, scared. At the of the day, select one to put up on the wall / fridge to show what you felt that day. You can even make it into a file folder game. Use the different faces and match them to the correct words. If you’re not very good in drawing (like me!), look for pictures that you can cut out from magazines or print from the computer. You could also use your handy digital camera and take pictures of yourselves acting out the different emotions.

Preschool activity: Feelings

p.s. Not that easy getting the kids to show me different faces to reflect different feelings. All they want to do is laugh :)