Storytime Theme: Feelings

Little kids may be small, but they often have big feelings and sometimes don’t quite know what to do with those big feelings. This storytime theme is a great tool to use to help parents and caregivers help kids. The first step is helping kids to understand about all the different emotions out there and then to also be able to identify how they are feeling. And of course, helping to find ways to best manage, or maybe the better word is to, process those feelings. I mean, honestly, it can be difficult for adults to process emotions sometimes, can you imagine trying to do it as a kid?

I love these books because they are about feelings, but they’re also about all the healthy ways you can process emotions – maybe it’s spending time with friends, maybe it’s hugging a special stuffy, maybe it’s running around the backyard, and maybe it’s sitting quietly. While there are loads of great picture books about feelings and emotions, I tried to pull a few about different feelings to share in storytime. You could even make this a series and pick a single emotion for each lesson plan to focus on!

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Storytime Theme: Feelings

Books

• Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer
• The Happiest Book Ever by Bob Shea
• Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won
• I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness by Susan Verde, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
• If You’re Happy and You Know It! by Jane Cabrera
• Little Faces, Big Feelings: What Emotions Look Like by Amy Morrison
• Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney
• The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
• Sammy Feels Shy by Tom Percival

Songs & Rhymes

• Feelings and Emotions – The Kiboomers
• The Feelings Song – Miss Molly
• Don’t Worry, Be Happy – The Real Bobby McFerrin

Crafts & Activities

• Emotions Flashcards – Saskatchewan Rivers School District
• Coffee Filter Faces – The OT Toolbox
• Emotions Collage – Kids R Kids