Teachers support children’s emotional development by helping and guiding them as children learn about how to talk about their feelings and manage their emotions. This module focuses on how teachers can support preschoolers' emotional understanding and problem solving skills. The module reviews ideas and strategies that help children talk about their feelings, understand other’s feelings, and manage strong emotions. (2 hours)
Course Objectives
- Explain how emotions develop in the preschool years.
- Provide review and practice for ways to talk with children about feelings and model feeling talk.
- Provide opportunities for thinking about ways to support emotional skill development in the classroom.
- Provide strategies to help support children's self-regulation and problem solving skills.
