I just bought a set of books on feelings and emotions. This particular set is geared for the K-2 grade level.
Each book in this set describe an emotion. The first page describes the particular feeling and may give a synonym for the feeling. For example, the book Afraid begins “We feel uneasy when we are afraid. It is an emotion.” The books each then go on and give examples of when one might feel or experience that emotion. Examples include “Abby hugs her teddy bear. She is afraid of the dark.” “Kim watches a movie. It is scary. She feels afraid.”
At the end of the book there are strategies to use when we are feeling the emotion. For the book Afraid, they suggest these things to do: draw what you’re afraid of and rip it up, learn about what scares you, face your fear with friends or family, think of your favorite happy moment. For the book Love, they suggest some things to do to make others feel loved.
The books are illustrated with photographs of children of many cultures are represented in each book.
This set came in a preview box and I originally hadn’t planned to purchase them, but our Kindergarten teachers came by to look at them and loved them. In fact, they were in the middle of a unit on feelings at that same time, so we let them take the books to use immediately. I know this set is meant for young children, but I also thought that an older student who is having similar issues might read it to a younger student and learn from it.
In this set, there are six books. The titles are Afraid, Angry, Happy, Love, Sad, and Surprised. They are published by Abdo Kids, $18.95 each, written by Julie Murray. For more information go to abdopublishing.com.
Have a great week!
Audrey
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