How this product aligns with the EYLF

Building language, imagination, and social skills
The “Feelings #3: The Worried Elephant Picture Book” serves as a valuable resource for educators to facilitate discussions around emotions and social interactions. By engaging children with the narrative, educators can encourage vocabulary development and comprehension skills while promoting empathy and understanding of diverse feelings.

Encouraging wellbeing, comfort, and independence
This picture book provides a platform for children to explore and express their feelings, particularly those related to worry. Through storytelling, children can identify their emotions and learn coping strategies, fostering a sense of security and emotional resilience in a supportive learning environment.

Relevant EYLF Outcomes
Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing

Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas

Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Set up a reading corner with the picture book to encourage quiet reflection and discussion about feelings among peers. Use the book as a resource during circle time to introduce themes of emotional literacy and support children’s understanding of their own feelings.

Play-Based Activity Ideas
Create a feelings chart where children can express their emotions using drawings or stickers inspired by the book. Role-play scenarios based on the story to help children practice expressing their feelings and develop social skills in a safe environment.

Provocation Ideas
Invite children to create their own stories about feelings using illustrations or puppets, inspired by the themes in the book. Provide art materials for children to express their interpretations of the elephant’s worries, encouraging creativity and emotional expression.