Pyramid Model Workshop - Big Feelings, Bright Futures: Empowering Through Emotional Literacy
Big Feelings, Bright Futures: Empowering Young Children Through Emotional Literacy
A Pyramid Model Workshop for Early Childhood Educators
Children experience big feelings every day — joy, frustration, excitement, sadness — but they need guidance to understand and talk about them. This workshop focuses on the foundations of emotional literacy, helping educators teach children to recognize and label their feelings while developing empathy and stronger social connections. These skills build the groundwork for managing emotions, which will be explored in future workshops.
This is a practice-based workshop with a hands-on structure:
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45-Minute Interactive Presentation — Learn evidence-based practices for teaching emotional vocabulary, modeling recognition of feelings, and supporting children’s early understanding of emotions.
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15-Minute Video Reflection — Watch emotional literacy practices in action and reflect on strategies that help children connect feelings to experiences.
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60-Minute Tinker and Take — Design tools such as emotion charts, feeling cards, and story-based supports you can use immediately with children.
You’ll leave with:
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A clear understanding of why emotional literacy is foundational to social-emotional development and lifelong learning.
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Practical strategies to help children recognize emotions, use feeling words, and build empathy with others.
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Ready-to-use visuals, games, and activities that make big feelings easier to notice and talk about — starting tomorrow.