Changing Perspectives With Change Clouds
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- Hold the cloud above your head, make a facial expression or say a phrase representing your emotions towards it, and then pass it to the child or next person to do the same.
- Make clouds that have removable face parts so that children can move the mouth to show that a particular cloud made them feel sad, happy, etc.
Make Your Change Cloud
See example here (Source: fonoaudiologos.wordpress.com)
- Make a cloud out of felt and stick it on a cardboard backing that is passed around so that children can stick-on different coloured felt pieces to represent different emotions.
Changing Perspectives With Colours and Materials
See an example here (Source: smilingcolors.com)
- Make cardboard or paper frames shaped as clouds using different colours to represent different emotions. Children can pick the frame that best represents their feelings and hold it in front of their faces while sharing how they feel about a certain change.
- Get different materials (e.g. cardboard, printing paper, cloth, wood, etc.) wet and then dry them out in the sun to represent how change can affect people differently. Use the activity as a starting point to discuss differences in experiences.
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Coping with Changes: Social-Emotional Learning Through Play

Coping with Changes: Social-Emotional Learning Through Play

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