How we express ourselves when we feel EXCITED

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When excited, Trystan, Simon, Sarah and Emilie make a silly face and have a lot of energy. 

Sofia mentioned that she loves to “jump up and down and say Yaay Yaay” when she is excited!

Sarah said that playing in the forest with her friends makes her feel happy and very excited, or as Sarah said, "full of energy and lots of fun."

Throughout the unit, we will explore more ways of expressing ourselves, as well as the messages that facial expressions can give to other people.

While playing in the forest today, Sarah identified that sometimes people might feel one thing, but express something else. Her friend used unkind words and an angry facial expression when she gave her a message. With her teacher’s help, Sarah talked to her friend and asked her to use kind words. Sarah noticed that her friend changed the way she gave the message, but her facial expression was still showing that she was feeling frustrated and angry. Simon added to Sarah's story that “Sometimes your body or face might express happiness, but your voice might sound like you are being sad.”

The children took the initiative to observe their friends and to record different ways of expressing themselves. We will be taking pictures and preparing a slide show that will show different ways of expressing and the connection/influence it might have in our life.