LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION TOOLKIT FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN INDIA 5•
Linking Learning With Life
The children plan to observe one person’s emotions in a TV series or movie. It could be a boy or girl, a
man or a woman, an older person or a young person. Children should be encouraged to observe how
the people they admire act and express themselves. The children plan where, when and whom to
observe to avoid duplication. Each will describe the person (no names) they have observed and act
out the emotion during group check-in when they meet for the next activity.Activity: Pass the Feeling; Partner: CRS-Sneha Bhavan, ManipurExperience from the field
Children find it difficult to show the difference in similar emotions (e.g. joyful, excited and happy); so
some discussion on these emotions is helpful. Otherwise the same emotions of happiness and
sadness are repeated. We also split the children into two groups and have each observe the other.
(CCDT Mumbai)Tips for the facilitatorTips for the facilitatorTips for the facilitatorTips for the facilitatorTips for the facilitator
Draw faces showing the eight major emotions of anger, fear, joy, love, shame, sadness, disgust or hatred
and surprise for children who cannot read/write.