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Sesame Street: Name That Emotion

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Sesame Street

5 mins 22 secs

Ages 5 - 10

FeelingsEmotionsEmotional Regulation
Sesame Street: Name That Emotion

This Sesame Street video engages children in a fun game called 'Name That Emotion,' where they identify different emotions based on clues given by animal contestants. Through playful interactions, children learn to recognize and name emotions such as happiness, sadness, excitement, anger, and anxiety.

Do you know a lot about emotions and feelings? Great! Then you're ready to play Name That Emotion! In this game, we have to figure out what feeling our contestants are feeling. Ready to play? Great! Ovejita, bring in the first contestant! Muy bien! Let's see who it is. It's Chicken. She's laughing. Chicken, can you describe a little bit about how you're feeling? "I'll try, Murray. Well, it's a really good feeling. I laid this egg and I just can't stop smiling." It's a really good feeling and she can't stop smiling. What feeling is the chicken feeling? Happy? You think the chicken is happy? Let's find out. "Miss Chicken, are you happy?" "Well, as a matter of fact, Murray, I am happy!" We did it! We named that emotion! Thank you for naming my emotion. "Thank you, Miss Chicken." "You're welcome, Murray." Ready to play some more? Great! Ovejita, bring in the next contestant! It's a tiger. He seems upset. Let's find out a little about what he's feeling. "Mr. Tiger, can you give us a clue into how you're feeling?" "I dropped my ice cream cone and I kind of have a yucky feeling." Yucky feeling? And I can't stop crying. OK. It's a yucky feeling and he can't stop crying. Do you know how the tiger is feeling? Sad? You think the tiger is sad? Let's find out. "Mr. Tiger, are you sad?" "Yes, I'm sad. Thank you for helping me name my emotion." We did it! We named that emotion! Great job! It's an octopus. The octopus is jumping up and down. "Excuse me, Mr. Octopus. Can you give us a little hint into how you're feeling?" "Oh, sure. Tomorrow is my birthday. And I got a really, really good feeling. And I just can't wait for something to happen." It's a really, really good feeling where you can't wait for something to happen. What is the octopus feeling? Excited? You think he's excited? Mr. Octopus, are you excited? "That's it! I am excited!" We did it! We named that emotion! Mr. Octopus, ready to play again? Ovejita, next contestant! It's a crab. And it's yelling. "Mr. Crab, can you give us a little hint into how you're feeling?" "Well, Murray, it's not a nice feeling. Somebody knocked over my sandcastle. And it makes my body feel tight. And I just want to scream and yell and stamp my crab claws." Screaming and yelling and stamping crab claws. How is the crab feeling? Angry? You think the crab is angry? Mr. Crab, are you angry? "I'm angry, Murray! I'm angry!" We did it! We named that emotion! Great job! You're really good at this game. Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Oh, dear. It's a pigeon. She seems like something's wrong. "Can you tell us, Miss Pigeon, what are you feeling right now?" "I'll try, Murray. See, tomorrow I gotta fly south. And I ain't never been there before, see? And I don't know if they're gonna have the bird seed that I like there. See? And I got this queasy feeling in my tummy." Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Okay, she's got a queasy feeling. She doesn't know how it's gonna go. What do you think the pigeon is feeling? Oh, dear. Do you think she's..."