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DIY Storytime: Feelings

 

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Read

Books Available on hoopla Digital

 

Watch

 

  • Kanopy Kids: Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood – Daniel Gets Mad/Katerina Gets Mad - In the episode “Daniel Gets Mad,” Daniel Tiger learns a strategy to calm himself down when he is feeling mad! See if you can practice Daniel’s strategy when you feel mad or angry!
  • Kanopy Kids: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus - In this video-version of a beloved picture book, the pigeon has some big feelings about not being allowed to drive the bus! Play along and see if you can name what emotions the pigeon might be feeling!

 

Sing

If You’re Happy and You Know It

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it. (point to your smile)
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands!

If you’re angry and you know it, stomp your feet!
If you’re angry and you know it, stomp your feet!
If you’re angry and you know it, then your face will surely show it. (point to your angry face)
If you’re angry and you know it, stomp your feet!

If you’re sad and you know it, say “boo hoo!” (pretend to cry)
If you’re sad and you know it, say “boo hoo!”
If you’re sad and you know it, then your face will surely show it. (point to your sad face)
If you’re sad and you know it, say “boo hoo!”

If you’re excited and you know it, shout “hooray!” (lift arms and shout hooray)
If you’re excited and you know it, shout “hooray!”
If you’re excited and you know it, then your face will surely show it. (point to excited face)
If you’re excited and you know it, shout “hooray!”

If you’re silly and you know it, dance around! (do a silly dance)
If you’re silly and you know it, dance around!
If you’re silly and you know it, then your face will surely show it. (point to silly face)
If you’re silly and you know it, dance around!

 

Watch Video of Song Online

 

Activity

Play Feelings Charades!

  1. Create your own feelings puppets using paper cut into circles, markers to draw a face, and a popsicle stick or a straw to hold each puppet (if you don’t have popsicle sticks or straws, you can just hold the circles!).
  2. One person holds a puppet on their forehead so the other players can see it, but they cannot.
  3. The other players use facial expressions and body language to get the player to guess the correct feeling.
  4. See if the player holding the puppet can guess correctly!

Example of feelings puppets:

 

More Books

Books on Hoopla

Books on Overdrive/Libby (note: These titles may have a waiting list.)

 

 

 

 

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