Inside Out Explorers

Inside Out Explorers is a program designed to support emotional recognition, emotion labeling, regulation strategies and flexible thinking skills for preschoolers. Each day of the program the children label their own emotions using a “mood meter” as a visual. We structured the program to center around specific books with themes for the day that match the overall session. The children then break into hands-on activities with sensory-based strategies, regulation tools and social skills. The program was designed with recent social emotional research at its base and a fun, welcoming environment as a focus.