My Feelings Journal

How important do you feel it is to ask your children how they're feeling?

We all go through those times when we feel nobody seems to understand me or cares about what I feel etc.

As adults I wouldn't say it's easier for us to deal with certain emotions but we definitely ought to be more capable than we were as children. Hence, life's past experiences help us to deal and look at things differently than we would have when we were younger.

So, the point is our children don't have a bag full of life's experiences. They have no idea how to deal with their emotions. Many a times, they don't have the right vocabulary to express their feelings and thoughts. However, we can assure them that we're listening by spending some time with them daily and asking them how they're day went.

In a homeschool setup, you can start right at the beginning of the day by asking them how they feel.

In order to do so, I've done all the work for you. I've created a "My Feelings Journal" which has 12 pages for every month of the year with the images of feelings and what they mean on the top of the page along with the calendar for the entire month. This will give your child a sense of time and help him/her understand how the days and months pass by. Included are also 9 cut and paste pages with different kinds of emotions: Excited, Surprised, Upset, Worried, Happy, Sad, Silly, Shy and Angry.

So, what are you waiting for? Click on the link below and head straight to my tpt store and order your copy. My Feelings Journal by the nurse turned teacher | TpT (teacherspayteachers.com)