


Pairing a movement with a specific emotion will help your child remember how their body feels while expressing that emotion. Introduce a color, have your child identify that color, then play the corresponding song, identify the emotion, and encourage your child to move to the music. This book provides for self-expression through movement as well! Colored scarves are a great addition to this activity (and you can work on color identification as well). Encourage your child to practice matching your facial expression in a mirror, then have them identify the emotion and its corresponding color in the book. Demonstrate how your face looks when you feel angry, sad, excited, or down. You can also use this storybook to practice facial expressions with your child. If you wish to use this playlist while reading this book with your child, click here to visit our SoundCloud page. Back to me – “La Valse d’Amelie” by Yann Tierson.Pink – “Chinese Dance” from “The Nutcracker” by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky.Purple – “Moonlight Sonata” by Ludwig van Beethoven.Green – “Carnival of the Animals: VII.Orange – “Tarantella” (composer unknown).Gray – Theme from “The Snowman” by Sang Froid.

