​Working on our emotional literacy gives us the opportunities to develop our ability to
understand and express different emotions. When we improve our emotional literacy, we
can work towards recognising our own feelings and our ability to manage them. This allows
us to cope with different life situations, such as managing conflict, making friends, coping
in difficult situations, and being resilient when dealing with change.
Whole Family Activity:
Feelings Charades
- Gather together as a family, this might be around the dinner table, lounge room, or
around a fire pit.
Take turns to act out a feeling or emotion. Use your face and body language to act this
out eg. Make an angry face and stamp your feet. Other family members to guess the
feeling/emotion.
After it has been guessed, have all family members talk about a time when they felt this
way and why. If it was a negative emotion, how did they overcome it?
Family Habit Builder:
Around the dinner table, ask everyone to share a feeling they felt during that day. Discuss
how they dealt with that feeling and then discuss and share strategies you could use when
faced with particular feelings.
