📚 Reading Together
Feelings Map
Name how the main character felt on three different pages.
6 min🔵 Expanding Language
Goal
Link story events to emotion words.
🌿 Kai is here today
Kai is listening closely with you, stop and name three sounds before you start.
💡 Why this matters
Sharing a book grows vocabulary, attention and story sense, and it links words on a page to words in their mouth.
How to play
- 1Flip back to three pages after reading.
- 2Name the character's feeling on each one.
- 3Say what caused each feeling.
Example conversation
You: How does she feel here?
Child: Nervous, because it's her first day.
Extra questions
- Have you ever felt that?
- What would have helped her?
- Which page felt best?
Skills practiced
- ✔ Feelings words
- ✔ Comprehension
- ✔ Empathy
Materials needed
None — just you and your child.
❤️ Parent tip
Finishing the book is optional. Talking about it is the point.
Try it during
- 🌙 Bedtime story
- 🛋️ Cozy couch
- 📚 Library visit
- ☀️ Quiet afternoon
Same activity, many moments — pick whichever fits your day.