About Feelings
Faces smile, cry, frown or look scared, and below each one sit a few cat faces. Your child finds the cat that shows the same feeling. It is a playful way to notice what a face says, and a good start for talking about how we feel.
How to play
- Look at the face and how it feels.
- Find the cat with the same feeling and tap it.
- Press the number keys on a keyboard to pick a cat.
What your child practices
- Recognizing feelings in faces
- Telling happy from sad
- Matching by meaning
- Early empathy
How it grows with your child
TinyAges 2-4
Four rounds with happy, sad, angry and scared, and two cats to choose from.
LittleAges 4-6
The same four feelings, now with three cats to choose from.
YoungAges 6-8
Five rounds from eight faces, including laughing, in love and sly, with three cats.
Play together
When a character in a story feels sad or happy, pause and ask your child how they can tell from the face.
