DESCRIPTION:
This activity helps children to explore different aspects of their personality especially when struggling with something negative.
OUTCOMES:
- Managing stress
- Exploring personality
DURATION: 40 minutes
MATERIALS:
- Paper plates
- Pencil
- Crayons
- Scissors
SKILLS RELATED:
- Managing stress
- Artistic expression
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Step 1: The children are asked to draw a mask on paper plates and cut it.
- Step 2: Pupils are asked to color and draw symbols on the mask according to their emotional state (if they are stressed, they can make a black mask with some dark clouds on it, if they are happy, they can make a yellow mask with the sun on it, etc.)
Tips:
- Guide children and do not impose certain emotions on them.
- Encourage children to be honest with themselves and accept their emotions.
REFLECTION:
- How did you feel when you represented your emotion on the mask?
- Did the mask help you to act out your emotion?
- Which emotions were the easiest/the most difficult for you to express and identify?
- Why is it important to be aware of emotions and to express them?
- Where and when do we feel safe to express our feelings?
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