Calling all COLOR MONSTERS!
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Have you checked out this book yet? In the rare happenstance that you haven't... you should! It's a perfect introduction to emotions and a way for your little person to visualize and describe how he or she is feeling.
After reading the book to my kiddos, I decided to make them some Color Monster Jars. I kept the jars out for a bit in our sensory table with multi-colored pompoms to sort (mainly my 4 and 2 year old). With my 4 and 6 year old, I sat with them and I would give them Color Monster Clues where they then needed to guess which monster I was referring to and place a pompom in that specific jar. For instance, "When you feel this way, you may want to jump and smile and laugh! How am I feeling?" They loved making a game out of it! This also helped them to realize that it is okay and common to feel more than one emotion at a time!
Now that we've had our sensory sorting and clue fun, the jars sit with our "calm down" bin in the playroom (a specific spot for items to help regulate emotions and calm the body). Sometimes I will simply have one of my kiddos sort the pompoms as a diversion, and sometimes if they are feeling a certain way and do not want to speak, they will place a pompom in the jar to explain a big feeling(s) they are having.
Overall, this has been an amazing resource for my little people! Click on the links below to access Color Monster Jar templates and jars!
Color Monster Jar Template: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Color-Monster-Jar-Templates-10847128
Jars: https://amzn.to/3tFPI03
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