Emoti-con Twister

Movement games with emotion themes build gross motor skills and emotion recognition simultaneously.

Objectives

Materials

Instructions

1. Place large emotion face mats on the floor.

2. Call out commands: 'Put your hand on happy!' 'Put your foot on sad!'

3. Children move to the corresponding emotion.

4. Increase complexity: 'Right hand on surprised!'

5. Add movement challenges: 'Hop to angry!'

6. Let children take turns being the caller.

Educator tip

For younger children, use only 3-4 emotions and keep movements simple.

Assessment

Note coordination, emotion recognition, and ability to follow directions.

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