Emotion Flash Cards

To begin with, I decided to have a look into how people are taught about emotions from an early age, and how people are taught about the characteristics of certain emotions. To teach children through visual learning, some teachers or parents use what are known as emotion flashcards. These teach children about different feelings by holding up certain pictures of people expressing themselves facially. The parents or teachers will then ask the children to identify what emotion the person is feeling, and why they think that is the case. For example, a child may point out that a person is feeling angry because the persons eyes are getting smaller, or their nose is scrunching up, or that there are more lines either around the person's eyes or on their forehead. This technique is especially beneficial to children with autism, who may have difficulty associating between different feelings.