Ease the back-to-school transition with new lessons to help children identify their emotions. Happy or sad? Nervous or excited? Build confidence, self-awareness, and empathy by putting feelings into words.
New lessons about BIG feelings
Emotions are a big part of daily life. As parents and teachers guide kids in their development, emotional health is equally as important as physical health. Building emotional fortitude is an important foundation for self-regulation, problem-solving, and maintaining relationships.
Khan Academy Kids has created lessons to kelp kids learn about big feelings like happiness, sadness, and everything in between. The lessons are designed for PreK through 2nd grade.
PreK and kindergarteners will learn lessons about being mad, bored, silly, happy, and sad. First and second-graders will learn lessons about being frustrated, disappointed, nervous, excited, proud, scared, and more.
Nervous, excited, or both?
Cute human characters from Khan Academy Kids storybooks star in the new lessons. Russ feeling nervous on the way to a camping trip. But scary thoughts give way to bright daydreams as he anticipates the wonders of the night sky. And when Lavender rides a unicorn, she bravely bounces high. When we understand our feelings, we have the power to turn fear into excitement!
Bored and silly
Lavender’s boredom on a rainy day transforms into silly play when her dad becomes an imaginary unicorn. She quickly casts a wizard spell to make him fly. Boredom, be gone! Creativity can be key in turning any situation around, especially when kids learn to name their feelings.
It can be challenging for kids to handle big emotions. Check out our podcast to learn strategies you can use to help kids develop critical emotional regulation skills.
Free printable resource
Learning to identify and recognize emotions in an important step to understanding feelings. Khan Academy Kids offers a free, printable emotion wheel worksheet to help.
More about the curriculum
The new lessons are aligned with national education standards, each with an introductory video and accompanying activities. The curriculum highlights human characters from the stories and books in Khan Academy Kids.
Seeing these animated characters experience BIG emotions is a fun way to help kids understand what they feel in real life.
Sources: Khan Academy Blog | New Lessons Help Kids Name Their Feelings, https://blog.khanacademy.org/khan-kids-new-lessons-help-kids-name-their-feelings, Free Activities Help Kids Learn About Feelings and Emotions, https://blog.khanacademy.org/khan-kids-emotion-wheel-help-kids-learn-about-feelings | © 2024 Khan Academy. Retrieved September 2024.
