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This Little Bean

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The Beans Inside My Belly

This Little Bean is a simple story created for tiny humans to help them identify and name basic emotions early on in their lives. It is adapted from the popular nursery rhyme This Little Piggy. This book uses rhythm and rhyme to promote early oral literacy skills in babies and young children.

 

 

The Beans Inside My Belly was created to help children explore emotions and feelings in a fun way! This interactive story allows the reader to imagine that they have pretend beans inside their belly that change colors depending on how they are feeling inside. Just as our color preferences are unique, so are our experiences with emotions and feelings. This book opens up conversations between children and caregivers sending the message that all emotions are okay and normal to feel.

 

 

My Belly Beans Journal

 

My Belly Beans Journal guides children through their emotions and feelings one belly bean at a time. The journal is broken down into sections based on specific emotions. The writer is invited to dig deeper and learn about themselves by getting curious about what emotions feel like on the inside, look like on the outside and who or where they turn to to help them work through their difficult emotions. There are beans to color and there is also space for doodling, drawing and writing WHATEVER FEELS GOOD TOTHE WRITER!!! 12 belly bean stickers are included with the purchase of every journal – 6 in colour and 6 waiting to be coloured by YOU!

 

Belly Beans In The Elementary Classroom

Belly Beans In The Elementary Classroom is a set of over 15 activities that support children’s mental health. These activities were developed to help teach kids the names of emotions and feelings as well as the body sensations we often experience with each one. This resource gives kids opportunities to share about their experiences with many emotions. The activities also support brainstorming, teaching, modeling and practicing a variety of strategies to help students cope with stressful situations and BIG emotions. Don’t let the name fool you. This resource can be used by not only teachers, but also by social workers, therapists, psychologists, parents and ANYONE who works with or cares about kids! By incorporating these activities into your line of work with kids, you are validating their feelings and nurturing their mental health.

When My Body Is Feeling Scared

Do you ever wish you learned more as a kid about your feelings and how to manage your emotions? If we as adults struggle at times to cope with our big emotions in healthy ways, imagine how hard it must be for our children. As parents, professionals and caregivers who love on children everyday, it can be challenging to see our kids engulfed in fear. We often want to minimize the problem so that they are no longer uncomfortable or in emotional pain. However, if we want our kids to grow up with the confidence and skills necessary to navigate the emotional highs and lows of life, we must teach and empower them how to do so early on.

How do we do this and when do we find the time? The answer is simple – at story time.

With the help of little belly beans and friends, this children’s book guides the reader on a journey of what feeling scared looks like on the outside, feels like on the inside and how to work through their fear when they feel it in their body. If we want kids to know that feeling scared is okay, we must show them it is okay. Photos of people expressing a variety of emotions are intentionally showcased in the book to deliver the message that all emotions are normal to feel and are neither good or bad.

Nurturing our little ones’ mental health is a big job and I know you can do it! Grab your copy of When My Body is Feeling Scared today and continue the great work that you are already doing.

This book has been assisted by the province of Alberta through Alberta Foundation for the Arts, its arts funding agency.

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When My Body Is Feeling Mad

Do you ever wish you learned more as a kid about your feelings and how to manage your emotions? If we as adults struggle at times to cope with our big emotions in healthy ways, imagine how hard it must be for our children. As parents, professionals and caregivers who love on children everyday, it can be challenging to see our kids engulfed in anger. We often want to minimize the problem so that they are no longer uncomfortable or in emotional pain. However, if we want our kids to grow up with the confidence and skills necessary to navigate the emotional highs and lows of life, we must teach and empower them how to do so early on.

How do we do this and when do we find the time? The answer is simple – at story time.

With the help of little belly beans and friends, this children’s book guides the reader on a journey of what feeling mad looks like on the outside, feels like on the inside and how to work through their anger in healthy ways when they feel it in their body. If we want kids to know that feeling mad is okay, we must show them it is okay. Photos of people expressing a variety of emotions are intentionally showcased in the book to deliver the message that all emotions are normal to feel and are neither good or bad.

Nurturing our little ones’ mental health is a big job and I know you can do it! Grab your copy of When My Body is Feeling Mad today and continue the great work that you are already doing.

This book has been assisted by the province of Alberta through Alberta Foundation for the Arts, its arts funding agency.

CLICK LINK BELOW TO PURCHASE THIS BOOK ON AMAZON: