The Color Monster: A Story about Emotions: 1

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Here’s hoping this activity brings you and your clients some superpowers to help untangle those messy, chaotic, and confusing feelings!

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They can choose to share this using the large class jar, they can also get help and advice about how to self-regulate their emotions or share a worry in the worry box. What about other people? Together can you think of how other people in the family feel and how they show it? What colour are their emotions? The little girl puts the Colour Monster’s feelings into separate jars. Use the template below to draw things that make you happy/ angry/sad etc. These feelings monster writing activities are ideal for use during an 'All About Me' or ‘Ourselves' topic to encourage children to develop an understanding of their own feelings and those of others. Try providing the writing worksheets alongside pencils for children to use independently. They might like to practise with some Mark-Making Activity Ideas for Early Years to help get in to the swing of writing. The sheets could also be used as an adult-led PSED or literacy activity. His emotions are cleverly depicted by colours. This little stumped soul is bemused and wearing all his emotions (colours) at the same time. The colours are intertwined and swirled together in a jumbled-up mess. Picture your child’s face and hands after a painting session. It is quite clear that this little guy needs a bit of help and along comes a trusted friend to lead the way.