In one round, the witch calls out “witch commands emotion… fear!” Some children might widen their eyes and freeze in place, while others might hide behind their hands or crouch as if scared. A child who gets tagged and frozen might be freed when a friend says, “People feel fear when they hear a loud noise in the dark.

In another round, the chosen emotion is “pride.” Some children stand tall with their hands on their hips, while others smile and pretend to show off a trophy. One player, unsure of how to express it, looks around for inspiration. After the round, the teacher helps them reflect by asking, “What does pride feel like in your body? Can you think of a time you were proud?”

Another interesting scenario arises when the witch commands “jealousy.” Some children struggle to act it out at first, but soon they start mimicking looking at someone else’s toy with folded arms or sighing. This leads to a discussion about how jealousy can be hard to recognize but is something everyone experiences at times.