How Are You Peeling?

Today, my preschool class was sort of disheartening. For the first time since June, the children had the most number of arguments and misunderstandings. They raised their voices, there was some name-calling, even a little physical tension. The children “forgot” the rules that we set at the start of the sem. They forgot to look at each other and listen…really listen.

So I sat them down and read them:

How Are You Peeling? Foods with Moods

(by Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers) 

 The interesting pictures of sculpted food items amazed them, they listened intently. They laughed and imitated the expressions on every page. This book illustrates a myriad of emotions and asks the children how they should react to certain circumstances. Using How Are You Peeling, I was able to remind the children about the importance of being sensitive and looking at people’s expressions before reacting. The six-year-olds in my class were able to reflect and come to a conclusions “fighting is not good, it is better to talk”, “each one feels different everyday, we need to look at them to know”.

This book is also a good one to read for young children not just for explaining emotions and individuals needs but also on the topics about food, color, texture and shapes. Browse pages of the book here and read more about the book here.