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The feelings flashcards are great as vocabulary cards. You can read the card together with your child and discuss the topic. Another way to use the feelings cards is for display, especially during the increased interest of your child. It can also be wonderful to show a small card flash card that matches his or her feelings when she’s overwhelmed. It can help to see that others can be angry or sad too.

Cut out the cards so that you have pictures with labels, pictures without labels, and labels. There are many ways to use these cards. Some examples: ●Use picture cards as flashcards. ●Let kids find fruits around the house that match the cards. ●Use picture cards with labels to play a game as I spy. E.g. “I spy with my little eye a fruit item that starts with the sound “b”. ●Let kids match the picture cards with the labels, using the pictures with labels as control cards to check their own work.