Match the Emotion

Matching activities develop cognitive skills while reinforcing emotion recognition.

• Framework: IPC
• Unit: My Feelings
• Learning area: Science
• Level: Infant & Toddler

Objectives

• Match identical emotion faces
• Identify emotions from pictures
• Practice visual discrimination skills

Materials

• Emotion matching cards (pairs)
• Emotion memory game
• Sorting trays

Instructions

1. Lay out emotion cards face down for a matching game.

2. Children turn over two cards at a time looking for matches.

3. When matched, name the emotion together.

4. Discuss: 'What makes someone feel this way?'

5. Sort emotions into 'comfortable' and 'uncomfortable' categories.

6. Create personal emotion matching cards with their photos.

Educator tip

Use photos of real children's faces for more authentic recognition practice.

Assessment

Note matching accuracy and emotion vocabulary use.

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