A Little Spot of Feelings by Diane Alber
1st gr., 2nd gr.
Teaching artists SJ Munford & Ron Sopyla say:
In this book, little scribble SPOT helps the reader learn to be an emotion detective! This book helps children recognize feelings in themselves and others, focusing on facial expression and physical experience. Great for deepening descriptive language around feelings and emotions.
There is a sample of an Emotional Mapping Tool and a wide array of vocabulary that can be used to describe feelings. The mapping tool in the book differs from the Bridges tool in that it is color coded (You may or may not agree with the color coding) and lacks the levels of feelings used on the Bridges chart.
The physical descriptions of emotional expressions can serve as a very basic springboard for the teachers to use when describing the acting choices the children make when creating Emotional Statues.