Emotional Fairies – Big Book

Use imaginative fairy characters to explore real feelings in this colourful Australian big book. Children can discuss contrasting emotions such as happy and sad, proud and embarrassed, or bored and excited, while discovering that emotions change and different people may respond to situations differently.

Why Educators Love It

• Emotional vocabulary and wellbeing awareness
• Creative engagement with contrasting feelings
• Empathy, storytelling and discussion

How to Use It

• Match feeling words to situations in a fictional story
• Invite children to draw a fairy expressing an emotion
• Use included teacher notes to guide an inclusive feelings discussion

EYLF Learning Connections

EYLF Outcomes 1, 3 and 5 – suggested links to adapt to each learning setting.

Details

Written, illustrated and printed in Australia; 16 pages; 42 × 30 cm; includes four pages of teacher notes by Principal Michael Buckley.