This month P2a have been learning about emotional literacy, to identify, name and feel comfortable about discussing emotions. They have discovered that emotions are not good or bad, but pleasant or unpleasant. Also that everyone experiences the same emotions and that our temperament and personalities influences how we deal with them.

The children have thoroughly enjoyed our family visits with baby Angus, and his mum Miss Younger, they recognised and named baby Angus’s emotional cues and facial expressions. How Miss Younger reads Angus’s emotional cues to meet his needs and he feels understood. The children really enjoyed their visit, asking Miss Younger lots of questions and sharing her experiences. The children sang songs for Angus including Three Craws and Twinkle, Little Star. Angus really enjoyed the children’s singing and actions to the songs.

We also talked about different types of teasing and bullying behaviour, how this makes us feel and how talking about our emotions can help us manage them. Also the children created artwork and discussed how they can help their friends when they are sad.

For more information please ask Mrs Harris-Toner and Miss McArthur. Also check out http://www.rootsofempathy.org