A collection of short Hey Duggee videos and simple activity sheets for use in Reception and Early Years settings.
Mapped to the EYFS 2023 curriculum (details below), these seven Hey Duggee videos have been created to help children aged 3-5 explore and identify different feelings (angry, happy, scared, sad, tired, excited and upset).
The videos are accompanied by downloadable activity sheets that can be used for a follow-on group or classroom activity. With supervision, children can create simple colour-in feelings puppets to match each feeling and help them work each feeling out. Ideas for follow-on activites are detailed at the bottom of this page.
Start by watching the introduction video and
Videos
Angry and Happy
Download / print the Angry and Happy colouring-in sheet. (2.7 MB)
Scared and Sad
Download / print the Scared and Sad colouring-in sheet. (2.6 MB)
Tired and Excited
Download / print the Tired and Excited colouring-in sheet. (2.7 MB)
Upset
Download / print the Upset colouring-in sheet. (1.6 MB)
Teacher notes
Before watching the videos
Watch each video through first (including the introductory video at the top of this page), to check it's appropriate for your cohort. You might also like to download and print the colour-in sheets in advance.
Children in your setting may be familiar with using a feelings board or 鈥楬ow do you feel today?鈥 interactive display or self-registration system. This opens up opportunities for age-appropriate discussion about feelings; what they are and how we can try to identify, embrace and manage them. Through observation, get to know the emotional needs of your learners. Be aware of those children for whom self-regulation is particularly challenging. These children may benefit most from being involved in making the puppets.
After watching the videos
Enjoy colouring in and making the puppets in small groups, with adult support as required. Talk about Duggee's facial features. What do they tell us about how he is feeling?
The Hey Duggee puppets can be kept as a classroom resource for roleplay, storytelling, circle time or further exploration of feelings in small groups. In particular, children with additional needs in communication, behaviour or social and emotional development may benefit from using the puppets to help them self-regulate and express themselves.
To pose a thinking question, you could ask the children which Duggee they feel like today, and why.
Curriculum links
These short films support children鈥檚 development across all three prime areas of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) 2023:
- Communication and language
- Physical development
- Personal, social and emotional development.
The videos and activities specifically support development towards these Early Learning Goals (ELG):
- Speaking - participate in small group, class and one-to-one discussions, offering their own ideas, using recently introduced vocabulary.
- Self-regulation - show an understanding of their own feelings and those of others and begin to regulate their behaviour accordingly.
- Managing self - be confident to try new activities and show independence.
- Fine motor skills - use a range of small tools, including scissors.
Curriculum for Wales 2022 - The videos and activities support progression along all five of the developmental pathways:
- Belonging, communication, exploration, physical development and well-being. In particular, they support practitioners in developing 鈥榚motionally safe environments that support children to begin to recognise and manage their feelings and behaviours in positive ways鈥.
Northern Ireland Curricular Guidance for Pre-School Education 2018:
- Personal, social and emotional development - encouraging children to talk about how they feel at different times.
- Language development - make their needs, thoughts, feelings and ideas known; self-regulate their emotions.
- Physical development - demonstrate fine motor skills; use a range of small equipment.
The Northern Ireland Primary Curriculum Foundation Stage:
- Personal development and mutual understanding 鈥 to explore their own, and others鈥 feelings and emotions.
3-18 Curriculum, Scotland, early level benchmarks:
- Talks clearly to others in different contexts, sharing feelings, ideas and thoughts.
- Talks about personal experiences.
- Can express and communicate ideas, thoughts and feelings through activities within art and design.
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