Guidance and links to help you to understand and teach about the orange ‘Emotion Words’ cog.
The orange ‘Emotion Words’ cog is one of the first 5 cogs we introduce as we help children to develop an understanding of the Emotion Works links and models.
From the training booklet Word Bank document…
EMOTION WORDS – the words we use to describe an emotional state. ‘Words’ may be spoken, signed or represented with a symbol. Thirteen broad categories of emotional experience are presented here, with the most common first words for each category listed initially, followed by a number of related words and terms for related and more sophisticated concepts. Extending emotion vocabulary leads to more opportunities for conversation and learning around emotional topics, which in turn helps to develop and deepen emotional understanding.
Please see the word bank document for an extensive list of Emotion Word examples.
Some differentiated definitions for your learners
The orange cog is for the emotion words we use to name or describe an emotional state. These may be spoken, signed, written or represented with a symbol.
The orange cog is for words and symbols to help us name our emotions.
Links to a range of different resources and practice ideas to help you teach about this cog are provided in the ‘useful resources’ and ‘useful links’ listings elsewhere on this page for you to browse (in the right hand margins on desktop or below on mobile & tablet).
Here are a few of our recommended favourites for resources and ideas to use if you need help getting started…
1. The Emotion Words pages from the Poster Set of 5 cogs, or the Poster Set of 5 Cogs (PCS) provide useful visuals and symbol prompts for introductory discussions.
2. The dry-wipe component card for Emotion Words.
3. The Emotion Words pages in the hard copy symbol book.
4. The Emotion Words playground cog (if available).
5. “I love you, Blue Kangaroo” by Emma Chichester Clark, offers a range of Emotion Words to explore different emotions and develop emotional vocabulary. This example keeps the focus on Emotions Words with the use of an orange cog spyglass and by creating a word/symbol list.
http://emotionworks_v2.wiredmonkey.co.uk/resources/blue-kangaroo-orange-cog/
1. The Emotion Words page from the Poster Set of 7 cogs provide useful visuals and text prompts for introductory discussions.
2. The dry-wipe component card for Emotion Words.
3. The Emotion Words playground cog (if available).
4. The word bank in the Training Booklet can be shared with older learners to vary and extend vocabulary and so too emotional understanding and learning. They may be able to create a similar word bank.
