Symbol prompts are a big feature of the Emotion Works approach at Early level. On this page we’ll be gathering and sharing examples of how you can use symbols in your Emotion Works lessons in two main ways:To help children learn and practice using new words – (Nursery / Early Years, ASN settings where pupils […]
This article provides examples of different ways that teachers and pupils can engage in lots of listening and talking activities about each of the emotion cogs and to share the learning in posters, displays, class books and other talking points. Cog Wall Displays or Pages in a Class Book Whether learning about the 5-part, 6-part […]
In this guide we provide vocabulary teaching tips for developing and expanding the foundation words and language required to develop an early understanding of the first 5 emotion cogs. Includes…Suggestions for differentiating early level learning conversations across the different cog conceptsInformation about keeping the different cog concepts ‘in mind’ to help identify words, symbols, questions, […]
In this article we share a super practice example from one of our Highland ELC settings who used a floorbook and interactive display approach over a series of weeks to help structure learning activities and conversations with their children about emotions.A different aspect of emotional language was focused on each week which you’ll see captured […]
Our 1-cog-at-a-time booklets are a popular resource for teachers taking a cog-by-cog approach to introducing EW. They can be used in follow-up activities after a lesson to demonstrating learning about each cog for example… writing a definition and adding a list of words relating to each cog. To create a booklet for each pupil, select […]
