Description
The TickiT® My Emotions Wooden Tiles are an engaging educational tool designed to help children understand and discuss emotions and feelings. Crafted from high-quality, smooth square wood, these tiles are easy to handle, making them ideal for young children to grip, turn, and explore. Each tile is printed with a high-resolution colour photograph on one side, featuring diverse facial expressions that convey emotions like happiness, excitement, fear, and anger. This makes them an excellent starting point for conversations about feelings and empathy.
These tiles can serve as a gentle introduction to the concept of emotions, allowing children to explore not only how they feel but also how others might be feeling. For example, a tile showing a child looking upset while holding a teddy bear can open up discussions about feeling left out and ways to make others feel included. Such dialogues help children develop descriptive language around emotions and lay the groundwork for understanding empathy.
Key Benefits of My Emotions Wooden Tiles
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Tactile and Easy to Handle: Made from smooth wood, these tiles are durable and comfortable to hold, encouraging children to interact with them independently or in group settings.
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Realistic Facial Expressions: With clear, colour photographic images, children can easily identify different emotions, making these tiles an effective visual aid for learning about feelings.
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Language and Communication Development: The tiles encourage the use of descriptive language, as children talk about the emotions depicted and relate them to their own experiences.
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Promotes Empathy and Social Awareness: Through these tiles, children can learn to recognize how others may feel, promoting social-emotional awareness and empathy.
Suggested Activities for Using My Emotions Wooden Tiles
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Emotion Matching Game: Lay out the tiles and ask children to pick out ones that reflect how they’re feeling. This can be a gentle way to start conversations around emotions.
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Empathy Scenarios: Select a tile and discuss possible scenarios that might make a child feel that way. Ask questions like, “Why do you think they might feel this way?” and “How can we help them feel better?”
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Storytelling with Emotions: Create short stories based on the emotions shown on the tiles. This encourages children to think creatively about how situations and reactions connect.
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Role-Play: Have children act out the expressions shown on the tiles to enhance their understanding of non-verbal communication.
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Emotion Sequencing: Line up tiles to show how one emotion can lead to another. For example, start with a sad face and discuss ways to help that character feel happy.
Product Details
- Set Includes: 18 wooden tiles with a cotton drawstring storage bag.
- Tile Dimensions: H 7cm x W 7cm x D 1.2cm
- Age Recommendation: Suitable from birth
The TickiT® My Emotions Wooden Tiles offer an engaging and versatile resource for teaching emotions, empathy, and social skills. They provide children with a foundation for understanding their own feelings and those of others, creating a safe space for open dialogue and fostering emotional intelligence from a young age. Perfect for use at home, in nurseries, and in early learning environments, these tiles help children build meaningful connections to their emotional world.