In our 3\u20136 classrooms, the Kimochis approach is fully aligned with our commitment to supporting children in understanding and expressing their emotions on a daily basis. Each week, we have the pleasure of welcoming Mrs. Hoffman, a parent of two children at the school, who is also involved in the Painting Game (ages 6\u201312) and the adolescents\u2019 micro-economy. She visits each class to introduce this tool in a lively and age-appropriate way.
At each session, she presents a Kimochis character, each representing a specific personality trait. Children often naturally recognize themselves in these characters, which makes identification and engagement easier. <\/p>\n
These characters then become powerful tools for reflection and discussion. Through role-play inspired by real classroom situations\u2014conflict, frustration, joy, or worry\u2014children are invited to express what they feel and think about different ways to respond.
To support them, simple and practical \u201ccommunication keys\u201d are introduced: how to get someone\u2019s attention, use an appropriate tone of voice, choose helpful words, or calm a situation. These tools provide a valuable foundation for developing social skills from an early age. <\/p>\n
Emotions are also made visible and tangible through small cushions representing and naming each feeling. Children can handle them, choose them, and associate them with real-life situations, helping them put words to their experiences. These tools remain available in the classroom for everyday use. <\/p>\n
By working in this way, children gradually learn to take a step back from their inner experiences. The goal is not to suppress emotions\u2014quite the opposite\u2014but to recognize, understand, and avoid being overwhelmed by them.
Little by little, children discover that emotions can become resources: they help them understand themselves better, adjust their behavior, and act in more constructive ways\u2014for themselves and for the group. Over time, this work contributes to creating a calmer classroom environment where everyone finds their place and learns to live together. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What if emotions became powerful allies for growth?
\nIn our 3\u20136 classrooms, children learn every day to recognize, understand, and navigate their emotions through Kimochis. Through real-life situations and playful tools, they develop essential skills for their well-being and relationships. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2652397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2651651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-childrens-house","category-maison-des-enfants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651651"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2652033,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651651\/revisions\/2652033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2652397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}