Quick Answer

Feelings Homework helps families practice naming emotions and giving children words to share how they feel or what they need. A grown-up and child use a stuffed animal, doll, or other toy to act out a short story, talk about a possible feeling, and give the toy something to say.

With six story choices and three short practice times, families can repeat a favorite or try a different situation each time.

What’s Included

• Teacher cover: a quick overview, directions for use, and Preschool Vibes Standards

• Keep-at-home family page: three simple steps, a “Did You Know?” paragraph, six story choices, and three practice checkboxes

• Return-slip version: the same activity with a tear-off slip for the child’s name, date, and family signature

• Family support: ways to help with feeling words, choices, gestures, and short sentences

How to Use

Choose a family page and send it home for an individual goal or the whole class. Families pick a story: a tower falls, the toy goes somewhere new, plays a favorite game, waits for a turn, says goodbye to a friend, or finishes a tricky puzzle.

Ask, “How might our toy feel?” Then invite the child to make the toy talk. More than one feeling can fit a situation. Adults can offer words or model a sentence such as “I feel frustrated” or “I need some help.”

The focus is expressing feelings during calm play. Families do not need to solve every pretend problem.

Check a box after each practice. Keep the activity page and return only the signed slip when included.

Preschool Vibes Standards

2A. We can recognize and name our feelings.

2B. We can express feelings in appropriate ways (words, safe choices).

File Details

3-page printable PDF. Print at Actual Size (100%) on 8.5 × 11-inch paper. Digital download; no physical item is shipped.