ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Awnie's House ???? Kids Book Read Aloud: WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN I FEEL WORRIED? by Charlie Lumiére and Hilman Makhluf
Hello, my reading friends! I’m so happy you’re here. Today, we’re going to read a story about a little turtle who feels worried and doesn’t know what to do. Let’s find out how he learns to feel better!
Our story is called “What Should I Do When I Feel Worried”. It’s written by Charlie Lumiére and illustrated by Hilman Makhluf. In the story, the little turtle feels anxious and worried. He wonders if he should hide in his shell, bite his nails, or eat lots of food. But none of these things seem to help him feel calm.
Did you know that everyone feels worried sometimes? It’s okay to feel that way. The important thing is to find ways to feel better. The turtle learns that holding onto worry makes it bigger and stronger. But there’s a special trick he uses to feel calm again. Would you like to know what it is?
The turtle has a special rock called a “worry rock.” It’s smooth and round, just the right size to hold. When he feels worried, he talks to his worry rock and tells it all his worries. Sometimes, he even puts the rock on his belly button and sends his worries to the rock.
After he shares his worries, he washes the rock with water. The water washes all the worries away, and the turtle feels much better. Isn’t that a neat idea?
There are many ways to let go of worries. You can talk to someone you trust, draw a picture, or even take deep breaths. What do you think might help you feel better when you’re worried?
Before we go, let’s say hello to some of our reading friends:
Hello to each and every one of you! I’m so glad we can read together. I hope you enjoyed our story today. See you next time!
Create Your Own Worry Rock: Find a small, smooth rock that fits comfortably in your hand. Use paints or markers to decorate it with colors and designs that make you happy. Once your rock is ready, practice talking to it whenever you feel worried, just like the turtle in the story. You can even wash it with water to wash your worries away!
Worry Jar Activity: Get a jar and some small pieces of paper. Whenever you feel worried, write or draw your worry on a piece of paper and put it in the jar. At the end of the week, look at your worries with a trusted adult and talk about how you can make them feel smaller. This helps you see that worries can be managed and shared.
Deep Breathing Exercise: Practice taking deep breaths to help calm your mind. Imagine you are blowing up a big balloon. Breathe in slowly through your nose, filling your belly with air, and then breathe out slowly through your mouth, as if you are gently blowing up the balloon. Try doing this five times whenever you feel worried to help you feel more relaxed.
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Hello, my reading friends! It’s Annie. I’m so glad you’re here. If you enjoy reading stories with me, be sure to subscribe and watch all the way through because I’m going to do some shout-outs at the end. Are you ready for a story?
In today’s book, we’ll meet a little turtle who’s feeling anxious and worried and doesn’t know what to do about those feelings. Let’s see if he can figure it out as we read “What Should I Do When I Feel Worried.” If you have a copy, go get it so you can read along with me.
**What Should I Do When I Feel Worried**
Written by Charlie Lumiere
Illustrated by Hillman McLuf
I am feeling anxious and worried, and I do not know what to do with these feelings. What can I do to feel calm again? Should I hide in my shell and never come out? Should I bite my nails? Should I eat all the food in the kitchen to feel better? Should I hold my breath until I get dizzy? Should I say nothing and keep quiet? Should I cry and scream until I fall asleep? Should I cling to something and never let go? Should I pretend these feelings aren’t there? Should I stay close to my caregivers? Should I just complain about it all the time to everybody? What should I do to feel calm again?
It’s okay to feel anxious and worried sometimes. Everyone feels anxious and worried from time to time. It’s also okay to talk about your feelings, but remember, you always have the power to make yourself feel better.
See, when you hold on to your worry, it gets bigger and stronger, and then it’s much harder to forget about it. Here is a trick I use to feel calm again. Would you like me to share it with you?
Yes! See this rock with my name on it? I call it my worry rock. I picked it up on a walk one day because I liked how perfectly round and smooth it is. Plus, it’s just the right size for me to hold. Whenever I feel worried, I say to myself, “I know I am feeling worried, and I want to feel calm again.” Then I say everything I am worried about out loud to my worry rock. Sometimes, I even put the rock over my belly button and send all the worry I am feeling to the rock from my belly button.
When all the worry has gone to the rock, I take the rock and rinse it with some water. I let the water wash all the worry away. As soon as the rock gets cleaned, I feel so much better and calmer after that. I let the rock dry and put it away for the next time.
You see, many people use water to clean many different things, so whenever I feel worried, I use water to wash it away. But this is only one way to let go of feeling worried. There are lots of other ways you can do this. What do you think is another way to let go of feeling worried?
Okay, my reading friends, what do you do to let go of feeling worried? His friend Penguin helped him figure out one really great way to deal with those feelings. Wasn’t it a good solution?
Alright, let’s do some shout-outs today! They’re going out to:
– Naya and Florencio in Rhode Island
– Tyson, Sloan, Gracie, and Frank in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
– Simon, Ben, and Meyer in Miami, Florida
– Jaime Lerner in Baltimore, Maryland
– Emmanuel in Mabelvale, Arkansas
– In Decatur, Illinois
– Madeleine and Jackson in Sammamish, Washington
– Kieran and Ronan in Cortland, New York
– Annabella and Abigail in Franklin Park, Illinois
– Victoria and David in Downey, California
Hello to each and every one of you! I’m so happy that we all get to read together, no matter where we live. I hope you enjoyed our story today. See you next time!
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