Cohort 1a · Ages 6–8 · Know Myself · 60 minutes
My Feelings Weather Report
Children name four feelings and point to where they notice them in the body.
Materials
- • Feelings faces cards (happy, sad, mad, worried)
- • Large body outline on chart paper
- • Colored sticky dots
- • Crayons and paper
Weekly goal
Name one feeling out loud each day.
Take-home activity
Color the Feelings Weather chart once a day and tell a grown-up one feeling word.
Session flow
0–5 min
Connect
Welcome circle: each child says their name and a weather word for today (sunny, cloudy, rainy, stormy). Passing is fine.
5–10 min
Experience
Facilitator acts out four feelings with a puppet; children guess the feeling from face and body.
10–15 min
Teach
Teach: feelings are like weather — they come and go and they give us information. Show where feelings show up (tummy, fists, face).
15–30 min
Practice
Feelings sort: children match feeling cards to puppet stories, then place sticky dots on the body outline where that feeling might show up.
30–40 min
Challenge
Charades in pairs: one child acts a feeling with face only, partner names it. Switch.
40–50 min
Reflection
Draw your weather today. Volunteers share one word about their picture.
50–55 min
Real-life transfer
Ask: when could knowing your feeling help you at home or school?
55–60 min
Take-home mission
Hand out the Feelings Weather chart to color each day at home.
Reflection prompts
- • What feeling was easiest to guess? Why?
- • Where in your body do you notice happy?
- • What can a feeling tell us?
Safety notes
- • Keep puppet stories light (lost toy, rainy recess) — no family conflict scenarios.
- • Every child may pass or simply watch. Never require sharing.
- • Use only fictional or everyday examples. Never ask children to describe painful or past events.
- • If a child discloses harm, stay calm, thank them, do not probe, and follow your organization's reporting protocol the same day.
- • No touch-based games, no closed-eye exercises (eyes may soften to the floor), no elimination games.