Oct 13 (edited) • 🤹 Fun Activities
Emotion Charades
- Skill focus: reading emotional cues, empathy, nonverbal communication
- Time: 5–10 minutes
- Materials: emotion cards (each with a feeling word or picture)
Setup:
- Create or print cards with different emotions (happy, sad, angry, excited, nervous, surprised, etc.).
- Review with children how we can notice feelings through eyes, voice, and body language.
How to Play:
- One child draws an emotion card and acts it out without using words.
- The rest of the group guesses the emotion.
- After a correct guess, ask: “Which clue helped you figure it out — eyes, voice, or body?”
- Rotate so everyone has a turn acting and guessing.
Variations:
- Team Charades: Small groups act out an emotion together.
- Silent Round: Children must act using only body language, no sounds.
- Mixed Emotions: Add cards with two emotions (e.g., “excited + nervous”) for older kids to act out.
- Real-Life Connection: After guessing, ask children to share a time when they felt that emotion.
Discussion / Reflection:
- Which emotions were easiest to guess? Which were hardest?
- What clues (eyes, voice, body) helped you the most?
- How can noticing these clues help us in real life with friends or family?
- Why is it important to pay attention to other people’s feelings?
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