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Fairy tales · Feelings and picture clues
Beauty and the Beast feelings activity for preschool
Pause during a read-aloud and help children name a feeling using clues from the story.
Try the activityHow might the character feel?
Prep · About 5 minutes Play · About 10 minutes
Gather · Your favorite version of Beauty and the Beast, paper, and a crayon for drawing three simple faces.
- Make feeling faces. Draw a happy face, a worried face, and a surprised face. Name each one and let children try making it.
- Stop for a clue. Pause at a moment when a character reacts to something. Ask children what the character did or said.
- Choose and explain. Let each child pick a face and finish the sentence “I think the character feels ___ because ___.” Turn the page and see if the feeling changes.
Try saying · “What did the character do that made you pick that feeling?”
Make it easier · Offer two faces and model one clue before inviting a response.
Keep it going · Compare how the same character feels in two different scenes.
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Find the Beauty and the Beast worksheet bundle in the annual library. Try a picture puzzle after your read-aloud and invite children to describe what they notice.
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