I am always on the lookout for books about feelings and emotions. To be able to support young students in building their vocabulary, and embodying how different emotions look and feel in our bodies, is a super powerful exploration.
Big Feelings, published in 2021, is expressive in its images and rhyming language. It's a beautiful book to read with preschool and kindergarten age students.
I feel hopeful.
I feel tired.
I feel frustrated.
I feel...inspired.
There are many ways to use the book as a springboard, including:
-For a simple warm up, read the book and then pick out 4 emotions from the book. Try out shapes, gestures, facial expressions, and how your feet show a feeling in a walking pattern, stomping, etc.
-List out all of the emotions from the book and make a group dance or structured improv with the list.
-Create a dance based on the whole book and the text.
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