Jack Feels Big

Stories to teach kids the names for their feelings. Five new feelings stories with Sophie coming soon!

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"The other evening my 3 year old was able to step into his grandma's shoes and realise that something he did made her feel "lonely". Thanks Adam for teaching my boys such useful words and ideas!"
Just saw this wonderful post on my facebook page. So chuffed that my book helped!

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Here's Sophie making the New Zealand Sign Language sign for "rejected", from Sophie Feels Like Me (there's a story where her friends don't want to play with her 😔) #NZSLWeek

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Here's the colour-in version of Sophie making the New Zealand Sign Language Sign for "grief". Each story in Sophie Feels Like Me has the matching sign at the start. The colouring in sheets are available as a free download at https://t.co/KWPtKiP0XD #NZSLWeek

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Here's the New Zealand Sign Language for "Brave", from the story where Jack has to decide whether to let his fear of boats stop him from going fishing with his Uncle Steve. #NZSLWeek

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Here's Jack's sign name being introduced!
Jack Feels Big got a full New Zealland Sign Language treatment last year. It's #NZSLWeek so you should definitely check it out! The book has the sign for each feeling with the matching story, but it's better when it's brought to life!

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Jack Feels Big got a full New Zealland Sign Language treatment last year. It's #NZSLWeek so you should definitely check it out! The book has the sign for each feeling with the matching story, but it's better when it's brought to life!

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@TheSaplingNZ Sophie Feels Like Me has a story *about* empathy (not the same as the sort of stories the article is about, but thought it might be interesting). It has five stories and each story starts with the te reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language for a key word in the story (eg empathy)

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I'm at the NZ Book Festival until 4pm today!

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Here's the sign for Lonely from the New Zealand Sign Language reading of Jack Feels Big #NZSL https://t.co/ZiQ1HjKdTZ (the book has 5 stories to help kids learn the names for their feelings)

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Here's the sign for Brave from the New Zealand Sign Language reading of Jack Feels Big #NZSL https://t.co/ZiQ1HjKdTZ (the book has 5 stories to help kids learn the names for their feelings)

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Here's the sign for Frustrated from the New Zealand Sign Language reading of Jack Feels Big #NZSL https://t.co/ZiQ1HjKdTZ (the book has 5 stories to help kids learn the names for their feelings)

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Here's the sign for Persist from the New Zealand Sign Language reading of Jack Feels Big #NZSL https://t.co/ZiQ1HjKdTZ (the book has 5 stories to help kids learn the names for their feelings)

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Here's the sign for Overwhelmed from the New Zealand Sign Language reading of Jack Feels Big #NZSL https://t.co/ZiQ1HjKdTZ (the book has 5 stories to help kids learn the names for their feelings)

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Here's Jack being introduced and given a sign name (it's based on his fringe). J-A-C-K Jack. (this is for the #NZSL reading of my book, check it out https://t.co/ZiQ1HjKdTZ)

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Jack Feels Big got a New Zealand Sign Language rendition - available at TuriTV (https://t.co/ZiQ1HjKdTZ) #NZSL

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Rejected
Auwhi (A-u-whi)
Kei te ngākau auwhi a Sophie kāore ōna hoa i te hiahia tākaro me ia.
Sophie feels rejected when her friends don’t want to play with her.
#tereo #MāoriLanguageWeek

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Grief
Pōuri (Pō - u - ri )
I pōuri a Sophie i te takahanga o tana tino taonga tākaro mai i te waka kōpiko.
Sophie felt grief when she lost her favourite toy over the side of the ferry.
#tereo #MāoriLanguageWeek

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Ngākau māhaki (Ngā – ka -u – Mā –hā - ki )
I whakateka atu a Erin ki te tīma i hinga, engari i puta te ngākau māhaki o Sophie, ā, ka haere atu ia ki te mihi atu ki a rātau mō tō rātau kaha ki te purei.
#tereo #MaoriLanguageWeek

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Humility
Ngākau māhaki (Ngā – ka -u – Mā –hā - ki )
Erin made a rude face at the losing team, but Sophie showed humility by walking over and thanking them for playing their best
#tereo #MāoriLanguageWeek