Here’s a starter list of recommendations and suggestions for popular books and other resources that are useful for Emotion Works discussions where multiple emotions feature within the same stimulus. If you want to source your own, what you’re looking for is a book, story, film clip or another stimulus that features a variety of emotion […]
from the Recovery Programme Competition Gallery Carleton Primary School, Glenrothes “Our Primary 2s at Carleton primary school have been looking at emotions through different texts including ‘In my Heart by Jo Witek’. They have really enjoyed using the cognifying glasses to help them identify the emotion words.”We always love seeing cognifying glasses being used to […]
A great set of resources and ideas for the start of a new session when you’re getting to know a new class or group. For teachers and practitioners who value the building of positive relationships as the foundation for successful learning and wellbeing. Connect Relationship Building Toolkit Includes… 5x tools for talking about likes & […]
From Cogglebox to the Cog Jog!Rachel Aylott, Principal Teacher (HWB) shares the cog-tastic journey taken by staff, pupils and parents at Dunblane Primary School, Stirling using the #EWrecovery programme throughout the 2020-21 session.Click through the slideshow, or watch the 40 minute video to see and hear Rachel sharing the story in her presentation at our […]
by Marnie Hamilton, Principal Teacher and Emotion Works School Lead Teachers at Newmains Primary School have been using Emotion Works for three years and cannot now imagine not using it! We love that it helps teachers and support staff get to know pupils at the start of a new term and enhances lesson engagement throughout […]
Here we show how the single cog card and cut outs, and the 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-part note-board and story-board tools can be used in variety of ways to unpack and compose emotional events and narrative. Some show tasks that are related to reading and comprehension tasks, and others for writing and composition. Can […]
The ‘Coggle Analysis’ planning tool has been around for a while so we’ve created this page to share some examples of how it looks and works in practice. We also want to be more explicit about what we mean by ‘Coggle Vision’ for those of you new to Emotion Works and the cogs. Read on […]
In this article we demonstrate how the Vocabulary Planning Tool can be useful for informing ‘Word Works’ vocabulary teaching across the different levels of the Emotion Works programme. First of all, here’s a planning tool completed for the Story Book ‘In my Heart – a book of feelings’ by Jo Witek. This one is very […]
Word Works activities help reinforce and expand the vocabulary associated with each of the first 6 emotion cogs. When taking a closer look at each cog, plan at least 1 Word Works activity suitable for your group to help your pupils become more familiar with and develop vocabulary relating to the cog you’re focusing on.Remember to […]
Using a ‘cognifying glass’ for Emotion Word-spotting This is an idea first shared by a nurture teacher in West Lothian a few years ago which she said was inspired by our ‘coggles’ idea.Since sharing on our members website the idea of helping pupils focus in on a cog through a coloured lens has become a […]
