Big Emotions! Dr Liz Stafford explores mindfulness & music with EYFS and the Big Emotions Wisdom Bundle
In the first half of the Summer Term 2021 I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to trial the Big Emotions Wisdom Bundle with my Reception Class. The Wisdom Bundle includes a storybook, songbook, activity ideas and resources, which are supported with online downloads and videos via the Wisdom Hub.
We began by watching the ‘audiobook’ version of the story - which was actually a video of the artwork from the book combined with narration, so the phrase ‘audiobook’ doesn’t quite do it full justice. In the story a little boy boy and his cat go on an epic adventure, both physically and emotionally, experiencing lots of different feelings along the way. The children loved the story, and the following week they could all still remember it - a sure sign that it had captured their attention. For the next few weeks we used different parts of the story to explore the songs for each emotion, and the associated musical and other activities. At first I found the songbook layout quite difficult to navigate, but then got
