TALK ABOUT IT: for Families · 2020. 6. 29. · TALK ABOUT IT: Thinking about what causes our...
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for Families
Conversation Starters andActivities for Elementary
School Families
at home
These simple activitiesand conversation startersare designed to promotesocial and emotionalskills at home. There arethree types of activities:1) TALK ABOUT IT, 2) DO ITTOGETHER, and 3) DIDYOU NOTICE.
Introduction
TALK ABOUT IT: Emotions matter! Sharea time you were affected
by someone else'simpatience or
excitement. Ask yourchild to share too!
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at home
DID YOU NOTICE:Emotions are
contagious! Smile at afamily member five
different times today.Talk with your child
about the reactions youreceive.
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TALK ABOUT IT: Strong emotions can
make it hard toconcentrate. Share a
time you arrived to workor school upset. How did
that 1st hour go?
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TALK ABOUT IT: Describe a time that
you made a bigdecision. What role didyour emotions play?
Share together.
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DO IT TOGETHER: Our faces can show howwe’re feeling. Show thefeelings peaceful and
pleased. Can your childcan guess which is
which?
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TALK ABOUT IT:Sometimes we can’t tellhow people feel unlesswe ask. Discuss ways toask someone whetherthey feel frustrated or
disappointed.
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DID YOU NOTICE: When we’re aware ofhow we feel, we can
make better decisions.Before reacting to your
child, try to identify yourfeelings.
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DO IT TOGETHER:Practice self-awareness
with your child byasking each other how
you’re feeling atdifferent points of the
day!
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at home
DID YOU NOTICE: Our bodies give us clues
about our emotions.With your child, describe
what happens in yourbody when you’refeeling nervous.
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DID YOU NOTICE: Which emotions bring
up the strongestchanges inside yourbody? When you’reEcstatic? Furious?
Disgusted?
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TALK ABOUT IT: Thinking about whatcauses our feelings
helps us understandourselves. Discuss a
time you felt confusedand why you felt that
way.
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DO IT TOGETHER:Practice understandingthe causes of emotionswhen reading together.Ask: why do you think
the character feels this way?
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TALK ABOUT IT: Keep talking aboutemotions at home!
Share what makes yougrumpy and how it
affects others. Ask yourchild to share too.
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DO IT TOGETHER: Discuss what makes
each of you feelcheerful. Take a selfie of
you and your childmaking your best“cheerful” faces!
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TALK ABOUT IT: Putting our emotionsinto words helps us
communicate what wefeel. Share about your
day and name fourdistinct emotions you
each felt.
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DO IT TOGETHER: This week, write downall of the feeling words
you encounter frombooks you read
together. Did you learnany new words?
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DO IT TOGETHER: There are many funways to build your
feeling wordvocabulary! Take turns
acting out emotionsand guessing what they
are.
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DID YOU NOTICE: The next time your childseems high energy in apleasant way, ask whatspecific emotion theyare feeling. You can
share yours too!
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TALK ABOUT IT:Happiness, sadness,and anger can take
many forms! Talk aboutthe different ways youhave seen each other
express these emotions.
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DID YOU NOTICE: Pay attention to how
family membersexpress emotions.
Compare thesimilarities anddifferences. Was
anything surprising?
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TALK ABOUT IT:Sometimes we need tochange our behavior to
deal with feelings.Discuss three healthy
activities you can try tohandle worries or stress.
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DO IT TOGETHER: Make a list of things you
can think about andthings you can say or
do to skillfully manageemotions! Post it!
Grades 2-3
at home