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This worry monster will help you name tricky feelings and worries and then process them.

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Enjoy "Bug Makes a Splash". Think about how Bug works through a hard-to-have feeling in order to be brave!

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A Special Kimochis video from Anastassia

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A Special Kimochis video from Anastassia

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about tips for using the Kimochis at home!

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-Tissue box
-Construction paper
-Pipe cleaners
-Markers
-Glue/tape
-Pom poms, googly eyes, buttons (your choice of course!)
-other materials you want to use to decorate

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Scholastic Learn at Home Read-Alouds on Empathy

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Scholastic Learn at Home Read-Alouds on Empathy

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1. Listen & watch "Stick and Stone" read out loud to you.
2. Read "Empathy! I Know How You Feel" on your own.

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1. Print & post your Kimochis feelings chart on your refrigerator, bulletin board, or child’s bedroom wall (attached here).

2. Invite each family member to point to a feeling and...

Say the feeling word

Make the feeling face

Make the feeling sound

Have your child tell you what might make a kid (his or her age) have this

feeling

3. Play Charades and act out feelings for family members to guess

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1. Look at the feelings poster together.
2. Each family member takes turns and shares 3 positive feelings they had this week and one wish for a feeling they want to have tomorrow.

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1. You will need a stack of M&Ms (or skittles or tiny colorful buttons/pom poms or anything that comes in several colors).
2. Print or pull up this chart on your device.
3. Put the M&Ms (or whatever you are using) in a pile and close your eyes. Pull one out of the pile.
4. Find that color on the chart below and then share based on the prompt on the right. For example, if you pull out a red item, share one thing that makes you happy.
5. Play for 5-10 minutes! Play again whenever you want to.

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This Friday during our 2pm Homeroom, we will all eat a snack together!

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This Friday during our 2pm Homeroom, we will all eat a snack together!

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Sharing food is a special way that we can be together and remember that we are a community, even virtually. At 2pm on Friday, we will all have a class picnic together and eat our "Ants on a Log" snacks at the same time together. See below for instructions on how to make the snack!

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Make "Ants on a Log" on Friday 5/1 before our 2pm Homeroom Zoom

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Make "Ants on a Log" on Friday 5/1 before our 2pm Homeroom Zoom

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If possible, please get ahold of some kind of spread (peanut/sun butter, jam, cream cheese), celery (or pretzels), and raisins (or chocolate chips). and make "Ants on a Log!"
Here's a kid friendly video to show you how to make this snack.

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Full-Time Kid | Quick and Fun Snack: Ants on a Log!

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Mya brings along her little sister Jada for this favorite homemade treat.

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Watch Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate Special (25 min)

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Watch Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate Special (25 min)

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There's some great ideas for games to play virtually! And Sesame Street is just great.

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Elmo's Playdate Special | #CaringForEachOther

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Schedule & have a virtual playdate with a friend or family member 

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Schedule & have a virtual playdate with a friend or family member 

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Some ideas for games to play:
-Scavenger hunt (e.g. find something red, find something fuzzy, find something you can eat)
-Simon says...
-have a dance party together!
-Kimochis feelings charades
-Uno or dominoes
-Mo Willems doodle together

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Author and Illustrator Mo Willems has been awarded the American Library Association’s Caldecott Honor three times for his picture book illustration. Additionally, he is the recipient of two Theodor Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors for his Elephant & Piggie early readers. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards. His work has been exhibited around the world, including solo retrospectives at the High Museum in Atlanta and the New-York Historical Society. Over the last decade, Mo has written three musical theater works based on his books, two of which were commissioned and toured by the Kennedy Center.

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Sometimes when we feel sad, mad, tired, frustrated, or left out, it can be hard to find a way to feel better. It's important to name your feeling, and to give yourself tools to work through it and feel better. This Cheer Up Jar & Cheer Up Corner are tools you can use!

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1. Glass or plastic jar or tub
2. Popsicle sticks or small blocks or other things you can write on that fit in your jar
3. Sharpie or skinny marker to write with

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Brainstorm a list of things that cheer you up and then write them on popsicle sticks/blocks

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Brainstorm a list of things that cheer you up and then write them on popsicle sticks/blocks

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Write your list on a piece of paper. What helps you feel better when you're feeling frustrated or sad or mad?
Some things on my list are:
-listening to music
-giving my husband a hug
-eating a snack
-going on a walk
-being by myself in my room
-hugging my dog
-coloring a picture
-calling my mom
-being outside and smelling fresh air

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Put your popsicle sticks in the Cheer Up Jar and put it in a special place at home! 

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Put your popsicle sticks in the Cheer Up Jar and put it in a special place at home! 

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Reach in and use your Cheer Up Jar when you're feeling a tricky feeling and need a little pick me up. We are all missing and thinking of you!

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Add things that help you feel better, such as coloring books, stuffed animals, photos, or craft supplies. Take a look at mine here!

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Take a look here if you need contact information for fellow 1st Graders!

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Make sure the open part of the box is the "mouth" of your Worry Monster. Be creative as you make it your own!

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Feed the Worry Monster with your worries and tricky feelings!

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Feed the Worry Monster with your worries and tricky feelings!

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Place the Worry Monster somewhere in your house that you spend time in, and put some pencils and paper near it.
During the day ANYONE in your family can write down whatever worries they have and feed them to the monster. As you put a worry into the Monster, try to talk about the worry with someone in your family. You are not alone in your worries - we all have tricky and hard-to-have feelings.

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Watch the CNN/Sesame Street Coronavirus Town Hall with your child

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Watch the CNN/Sesame Street Coronavirus Town Hall with your child

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This resource is broken up into specific video clip segments that target:

medical advice and information from doctors

face masks and handwashing with Elmo

dealing with big feelings

how to handle spending so much time at home

helping kids cope with loss

tips for staying healthy

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Watch the entire CNN/Sesame Street coronavirus town hall | CNN

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CNN's Erica Hill and Dr. Sanjay Gupta partner with Sesame Street to explain the ABC's of coronavirus in a town hall for parents and kids.

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Watch Anastassia's 4/28 Morning Message about Kimochis

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Watch Anastassia's 4/28 Morning Message about Kimochis

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and think about what feelings you are having today. Remember, you might be feeling more than one thing at a time!
Once you click the video, it will pop up like normal!

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Play Feelings Charades or a different Kimochis game (5 min)

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Play Feelings Charades or a different Kimochis game (5 min)

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just as a quick check in to start the day!