Have your child draw what her facial expression looks like when she feels this emotion. Each feeling can be as simple as sad, mad, silly or happy. Explain to your child that each section of the circle will represent a feeling. Use a paper plate and divide it into four sections. This type of exercise will help your child see how music can be used to express emotions.Ĭreate a feelings wheel with your child. The sound should become very soft and faint when Sophie sits down to let the breeze and the ocean calm her down. Then have her make the sound softer and softer as Sophie calms down. As you read the story, have your child use the noisemaker to make really loud noises during the parts of the story where Sophie is angry. In a future reading of the story, you might give your child some sort of noisemaker (e.g., a bell, tambourine, two wooden blocks, two big metal spoons). This process can be repeated throughout the story so you are able to see if she comprehends the range of emotions that Sophie is going through.Īdd musical instruments. Ask your child throughout the story to imitate Sophie’s facial expressions.įor example, you might ask your child, Can you show me how your face looks when you are angry? What face do you make when you are sad? Can you show me your happy face?
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