How would you feel and need if.......
Overview
Expressing needs is linked to identifying and expressing feelings. The activity's objective is to enable children to express feelings first and foremost to be able to identify and express their needs.
Expressing needs and wants
Brainstorm some common scenarios that might elicit different feelings. A few examples:
- “Your grandma picked you up after school and took you to get ice cream.”
- “Your classmate spilled paint on your drawing.”
- “Your mom yelled at you.”
- “Your brother wouldn’t let you have a turn on the swings.”
Put the scenarios in a hat and pass the hat around the circle or small group while you play music. When you stop the music, the child left holding the hat should pick out a scenario (you can help read it for the child if they can’t yet read). Then ask the child to describe how they would feel if the scenario happened to them and what would they need at that moment.
Activity Materials
| 1 | Hat |
| Depends on the no. of students | Pieces of paper to write the scenarios on |