Emotion Story Stones - 10 Pieces

The Emotion Story Stones set features ten tactile plastic stones, each depicting a unique facial expression that helps children understand and express their emotions. These stones are a valuable tool for young learners to recognise and communicate their feelings, fostering emotional intelligence and empathy.

Each stone represents an emotion, such as happy, sad, angry, surprised, or mischievous, enabling children to identify and label their own emotions. The stones can be washed, making them ideal for educational settings and tactile play.

Ages: 3+ years.

Benefits for Educational Use:

• Enhances Emotional Awareness: Helps children identify and name their emotions.
• Promotes Empathy: Encourages understanding of how others might feel.
• Improves Communication: Aids children who struggle to express their feelings verbally.
• Supports Open Conversations: Provides a visual tool to discuss emotions in the classroom.
• Fosters Imaginative Play: Can be used as story people in role-play activities.
• Tactile Learning: The stones are wonderfully tactile, offering a calming effect and sensory experience.
• Encourages Self-Regulation: Children can recognise and label their emotions, helping them manage their feelings.

Classroom Ideas:

• Emotion Charades: Have children pick a stone and act out the emotion, while others guess.
• Storytelling: Use the stones to create short stories about different emotions.
• Feelings Journal: Incorporate the stones into a daily routine where children pick a stone and talk about how they're feeling.
• Group Discussions: Encourage children to share stories related to the emotion they picked.