Teaching children to identify and express their emotions is a crucial aspect of their emotional development. By creating a supportive environment that encourages self-awareness, educators and care-givers can play a pivotal role in helping students navigate their feelings. I've been an educator for over 10 years and the color coding method of identifying emotions is nothing new. I'd say it's relatively effective and is an easy way for children, especially early learners to learn how to define and express their feeling.
The list goes on. In my classroom I had a daily check-in, students were encouraged to move their name or picture to the color they were feeling as they entered the classroom each morning. This gave me the opportunity to know where they were and who might need a little extra attention. I mentioned, I think this is an extremely effective method of connecting feelings and colors.
One day, lost in thought, traveling home from a beach trip with my family I began to think about helping kids build on their emotional regulation skills. It's not uncommon for me to have obscure thoughts. I raised the question to my family, "Do you hear your feelings?" When we feel sad, happy, mad, scared, is there a sound associated with that feeling?
I've come to the conclusion that yes, if we stop and really think about it, there is a sound we subconsciously hear during big feelings. That thought is what started my journey to becoming a published children's author. If you check out the projects page you'll find a little bit more information about the first book that I've written, it's currently in the illustration phases, but keep an eye our and join our email list to make sure you don' t miss out on launch information and more insight into the book!
