Feeling Words Curriculum

Kathryn Lee from Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence talks about why it's important for kids to have a feeling words vocabulary.

by: The GreatSchools Editorial Team

To start talking about more specific feeling words at your house, play a few rounds of our Feeling Words Game with your child, check out our emotional smarts book lists for grades preK to 1st grade, 2nd to 3rd grade, and 4th to 5th grade, or download these emotional smarts Mad-Sad-Glad Libs to complete with your child. All are fun ways to incorporate age-appropriate feeling words into your child’s vocabulary.

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