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How do they feel now? (For Big Kids)

Age Groups: Big Kids
Skills: Empathy, Feelings

Materials

  • None

Instructions

  • Let’s look in books, magazines, or newspapers for images of people.
  • Without reading the words, let’s see if we can think of how the people in the picture were feeling. Let’s imagine what might have made them feel that way.
  • What would make YOU feel that way?
  • Let’s read the words (if we’re reading a book or a magazine with captions) and see if our guesses were right. What can be done to help the person or people feel better?

Vocabulary

Feeling - an emotion
Cause - the reason something happens
Guess - to choose without knowing
Help - aid