The Feeling Blocks were born out of a sense of responsibility to do my best for my children. I needed to understand them and their experiences as they entered school starting with kindergarten to help them digest and process their new outer world.
Daytona, 6 years old and Delaney, 4 at the time, (now 20 and 18) chose the feelings for the "face" block, that they felt each day along with associated colors. My goal was for them to understand that it was alright to feel, and that others cannot make you feel and that others feelings does not have to be experienced as blame. Example: If the teacher or I yelled at them or if a child acted mean towards them...it had little or nothing to do with my children, it was the other persons inability to understand themselves and process without lashing out...we always have a choice in how we respond and usually our response is a direct reflection of our programing.
Use of the Feeling Blocks taught my daughters and their friends amazing communication skills as well as teaching them to take responsibility for how they feel at any given moment. The core of the teaching/learning is simply, "I feel" sentences. I feel _____ because/when ______.
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