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Kai and the Stuck Kite: A Feelings Story with a Pull-Tab Slider

Children listen to a short story where Kai feels sad, then angry, then calm after balloon breaths, and finally happy. They answer at their own level and build a feelings slider.

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Big Feelings Fun Time Little Stars Activity Pack: Feelings Faces, Calm Tools, Crafts & Games for Ages 4-6

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How to use this worksheet

A grown-up reads the story aloud. Circle how Kai felt, number the pictures 1, 2, 3, then cut out Kai and the strip, cut the slits and pull the tab slowly to retell the story.

Materials needed

  • Pencil
  • Crayons
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • A grown-up to help with cutting

Extension activities

  • Act out balloon breaths like Kai.
  • Draw what else Kai could do to feel calm.
Hemsweta Jain (Teacher Cheena), founder of RaisoActive

Written by

Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena

MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai

Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.

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