Excellerations® Emotion Identification Mats for Schools

Ages 18 mos + / Toddler

Whether you’re looking for a way to incorporate visual cues into a lesson about emotional recognition or want to help children in recognizing their own feelings and emotions, these Emotion Identification Mats for kids from Excellertaions® present a great method for introducing emotions in the classroom. 12 mats that are nine inches in diameter are included, each with real photographs of children one of four distinct emotions: happiness, sadness, anger and surprise. With a multicultural group of children displayed with real photographic images on the mats, children will be able to relate and find representation in this activity.

This activity is a wonderful addition to preschools and daycare centers, as each of the mats is constructed using a rubber non slip backing and are easy to clean. Use these mats in addition to creating a lesson plan that helps children learn vocabulary skills and empathy. With the simple nature of the mats, they make for great additions to a variety of diverse lessons and give you the freedom to customize how you explain each emotion based on the children you’re talking to. Assist children in developing their emotional verbal capacity with these tools that focus on visual cues and emotion tiles.