The Colour Monster

https://youtu.be/C0G0M3o-Glw

As part of Global Be Well week at Oxford House School, pupils in some year groups listened to the story of The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas. The story helps children recognise different emotions they may be feeling at home or in school. It’s important for children to learn to identify and express a wide range of feelings, while also understanding that others have feelings, too.

Learning about feelings and emotions is part of developing positive self-esteem and better relationships with others. As a child’s emotional intelligence grows, they are increasingly able to use their emotional information to guide their own thinking and behaviour; in other words, to calm themselves down.

Children who are able to name and understand their own feelings are better equipped to deal with the ups and downs of childhood.