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So Happy. So Sad
Cut out large pictures of children’s faces that look happy and ones that look sad.
Glue them on pieces of cardboard and laminate or cover with clear contact
paper.
Sit with a few children in front of a large, unbreakable mirror. Show one of the
happy faces.
Tell the children that the child in the picture is happy. Point to the facial features,
including the smile and the eyes, which tell us the child is happy. Model a happy
face and encourage the children to do the same. Look in the mirror to see
everyone’s smiling faces. Encourage the children to say “happy” when they make
a happy face. Talk about things that make us happy. Use real examples such as
“Lorenzo had a happy face when he went down the slide today!”
Repeat with a picture of a sad face, if the children are still interested. If not, try
this part at another time.
Throughout your day describe the children’s faces and what they are doing when
they look “happy” or “sad.”
A variation is to use pictures of faces from a book instead of cutting them out
and laminating them.
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