Guide to Emotional Literacy (Digital Download)

Name It to Tame It: A Parent & Teacher Guide to Building Emotional Literacy in Kids Printable PDF download For Ages 3–12 Children who can name their feelings are better able to manage them. This printable guide gives parents, carers and teachers simple, practical ways to help children notice, name and understand their big feelings, before those feelings take over. Using the familiar My Brain Books characters, Professor Wise, Guard Dog and Hippo, the guide explains what happens in the brain during a big feeling in a way children can understand. Adults get clear, everyday strategies and the exact words to use when a child is upset. Inside the guide: What emotional literacy is and why it matters How feelings work in the brain, with Professor Wise, Guard Dog and Hippo What to do when Guard Dog takes over Ages and stages: what to expect from 3 to 12 Eight everyday strategies for home and the classroom "What to say" swaps and questions that build emotional literacy 8 printable activities: Feelings faces cards My body clues My feelings thermometer Weekly feelings check-in Feelings detective cards My calm-down menu When I feel... sentence starters Feelings bingo Perfect for: parents and carers, primary teachers, early childhood educators, and anyone supporting children's social and emotional learning. Written by Orlanda, a primary school teacher with a psychology degree and the founder of My Brain Books. This is a digital printable PDF. It will be sent to your selected email immediately after checkout.