Children pick an emoticon face, name the feeling, share examples, and place it on a wall to build a collection of emotions together.
Children roll the Dice of Emotions. They name the emotion and try to mimic them.
Children listen to a story, share experiences, and map emotions on body outlines to explore how feelings show up in the body. The group, which should not be too large, is working on one emotion at a time, always presenting the same work pattern.
Children take selfies and close-ups, guess who's who, and creatively edit photos to explore identity and self-expression.
Children share something about themselves while passing a wool ball, creating a web of connection and drawing self-portraits afterward.
Children engage in hands-on exploration of various materials, discovering their unique properties while developing an awareness of their own tactile sensations.
Children explore everyday and natural sounds, guess and create them, and reflect on how we experience sounds differently with eyes open or closed.
Children experience different smells outdoors. They create scented bags and use them for a memory game. Children develop their senses, strengthen communication skills and stimulate attention and memory.
Create personal puppets with changeable emotion faces and explore feelings through play and daily life situations.
Children explore how joy sounds, collect real sounds, and create simple melodies or drawings inspired by joyful moments.
Children become aware of their emotional states through body stillness and movement. Guided by Miro and Kira, they practice self-regulation playfully.
Children develop self-regulation and flexibility. They become aware of and connect with their body.
Children explore what makes them feel good and create a small gift to bring joy to a peer, learning about needs, empathy, and kindness.
Through this fun and dynamic movement activity, children explore how people share basic needs like food, hydration, and rest, while understanding that needs can differ based on circumstances and emotions.
Children learn to recognize, understand, and express their own and others’ emotions using emotion cards, while exploring the situations that trigger them.
Children sort picture cards into emotion boxes, reflect on emotional associations, and share personal stories to build empathy and emotional awareness.
Through playful mirroring, children activate mirror neurons - supporting the development of empathy, emotional awareness, and cognitive growth. This activity also fosters a sense of being seen and understood, and helps children develop the language of emotions.
Children “fish” for emotion cards, act out or recall related experiences, and build emotional expression and recognition through playful storytelling.
Children take turns asking each other how they feel, choose an emotion face, and explain their feelings to build empathy and emotional awareness.
Children listen to different sounds, guess their source, and reflect on their listening experience to build focus, memory, and auditory awareness.
Children work on day-to-day social situations from kindergarten that can be challenging. Alternatives are given as to how the children can behave. In discussions with the help of picture cards and/or in role play, the children deal with the ideas and find their own solutions.
Children develop an awareness of learning paths. They learn that they can achieve goals through their own effort, practice and persistence. They develop an awareness that other people can help us during the learning process.
Children plan and celebrate their own special day. They learn about their needs, develop planning and social skills, recognize their self-worth and importance to the group, and enjoy meaningful celebrations together.
Children create personal timelines using photos and drawings, reflect on how they have grown, and celebrate their learning and achievements.
"My Superpowers" helps children recognize their strengths like kindness, curiosity, and patience, using a colorful wheel of superpowers.
"The Superpower Bag" helps children track their progress in recognizing and developing self-awareness, positive traits, and social skills.
Children try to identify changes in the appearance, clothing, or accessories of another person. The task of this activity is to compare, decide, and think critically.
Children become aware of changes as a part of life. They feel better connected to their surroundings, use explorative skills, and experience daily changes as something interesting they don’t have to fear.
Through “What If?” questions, children become more aware of cause and effect. They strengthen creative and critical thinking, develop adaptive strategies for challenges, and experience the value of collaboration.
Children explore how people can be similar in some ways and different in others. The activity encourages critical thinking, appreciation of diversity, and acceptance of others.
Children practice calm breathing to relax, feel their bodies, and notice sounds or sensations around them.
Children explore how their bodies move using songs, puppets, and games that compare 3D and 2D movement.
Children listen to music, move freely, and explore how sounds and rhythms make them feel and move.
Children create a sensory box to use for calming and relaxation. The activity introduces children to tools that can help them calm down and relax.
Children explore changes in their peers and learn to value friendship, kindness, and belonging through reflection, drawing, and a Secret Friend game.
Children explore how plants grow and what living things need to survive. Through observation and care, they connect nature, curiosity, and empathy.
A fruitful exploration: with the help of the orange, children train their senses and their knowledge about healthy food and food processing as well.
Children learn how they can identify, re-use, or recycle materials. They start to think about waste and develop an active approach to the way we consume and use resources.
An interactive eco treasure hunt where children learn about recycling, reusing materials, and respecting the environment through fun activities.
Children create a visual timeline of their kindergarten day, identifying activities and corresponding needs like food, rest, and water.
In this interactive board game, children explore different environments, identify needs, and find solutions using tokens and situational cards.
Children explore an artwork, imagine how the depicted people feel and why, and relate these emotions to their own experiences.
Children learn to recognize emotions, understand others’ feelings, see things from different perspectives, and practice offering support.
Children explore what it means to be a good listener and learn how careful listening builds attention, trust, and stronger group communication.
Children learn about their rights, reflect on their meaning, and express their ideas through drawings for a shared poster.
Children play and move to a chestnut rhyme, practicing rhythm, attention, coordination, and joyful cooperation in a group.
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