How Many Feelings
Counting emotions combines math skills with emotional awareness.
- Framework: IPC
- Unit: My Feelings
- Learning area: Numeracy
- Level: Infant & Toddler
Objectives
- Count emotion pictures or objects
- Compare quantities of different emotions
- Practice one-to-one correspondence
Materials
- Emotion face cards
- Small emotion tokens or stickers
- Counting mats
Instructions
1. Spread emotion cards face up.
2. Ask 'How many happy faces can you find?'
3. Have children count and collect matching emotions.
4. Compare: 'Are there more happy or sad faces?'
5. Create simple graphs with stickers.
6. Count how many children feel each emotion today.
Educator tip
Use this as a daily check-in: 'Let's count—how many friends feel happy today?'
Assessment
Observe counting accuracy and ability to sort emotions by category.
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- Sing a Song
- Match the Emotion
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- Feelings Hurt
- If You're _____ and You Know It
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