Exemplar Video: Label Feelings
Resource Description:
Age Group: Infant
Resource Category: Exemplar
Training Plan: Infant-Toddler
Training Level: Level 1
Credential Level: Level 1
Competency Area: Responsive Interactions and Guidance
in this Exemplar Video the teacher reacts to positive feelings, like the infant expressing their smile. While intense negative feelings, like crying, receive lots of attention from teachers it’s just as important to pay attention to positive feelings. Notice how the teacher labels the child’s feeling as happy. By labeling the feeling the teacher provides a connection to what the infant may be feeling building their emotional vocabulary.
Resource Video:
Age Group: Infant
Resource Category: Exemplar
Training Plan: Infant-Toddler
Training Level: Level 1
Credential Level: Level 1
Competency Area: Responsive Interactions and Guidance