Sometimes it can be difficult to identify our emotions. Talking about them can be even more challenging. Critical thinking and knowing how to define emotions, supports one’s emotional awareness. Especially when interacting with others, self-reflection and self-awareness are essential to understand one’s behaviour. Emotional awareness does not just come naturally but has to be learned. “See with your ears” supports this process in a playful way. The game encourages students to notice their own emotions, to label them, and to communicate them. Thereby their emotional dictionary expands and emotional awareness is practised. Simultaneously, they are also asked to pay attention to each other’s emotions. Thereby they practice empathy and empathetic communication.

 

NOTE:

The game is best played slowly. It is not about winning but about the conversations the game will evoke.