youthspeakoutint.orgWhich Emoji Am I?
Emoticons or emojis are great ways to show how we are feeling when we send messages. These emojis many times can reflect actual human facial expressions if we try to imitate them. Which facial expressions do you use when you are confused, really excited, annoyed, or unsure of something? Facial expressions are also a form of non-verbal communication if you know how to read them. Can your family members guess which emoji you’re imitating?
Begin by choosing the appropriate grade level for the child or children in your family:
What You Will Need
- Mobile device with camera
Activity
- Using your device, open your messaging app, and choose which emojis you would like to best imitate.
- Take a selfie of your facial expression using the camera.
- Show your family members the photo and ask if they can guess which emoji you are imitating.
- Try imitating the emojis that are less obvious to make the activity a little more challenging.
- If you have access to more than one device, use the other device to pull up all the emojis for review.
- If they’ve guessed your emoji correctly, you make awesome facial expressions! Credit also goes to you for getting out of your comfort zone to make these crazy expressions!
- If you’d like to share your facial expressions, upload your image using the button below. Include the emoji. Or upload to social media and use the hashtag #unpluggedemoji.
Talk About It
Here are some things your family can talk about as you play this game:
- Which faces are the hardest to imitate?
- Which faces are the easiest?
- What face do you like the most?
- Which face matches how you feel today?
What You Will Need
- Mobile device with camera
Activity
- Using your device, open your messaging app, and choose which emojis you would like to best imitate. You can also look at the examples in the image below.
- Take a selfie of your facial expression using the camera.
- Show your family members the photo and ask if they can guess which emoji you are imitating.
- Try imitating the emojis that are less obvious to make the activity a little more challenging.
- If you have access to more than one device, use the other device to pull up all the emojis for review.
- If they’ve guessed your emoji correctly, you make awesome facial expressions! Credit also goes to you for getting out of your comfort zone to make these crazy expressions!
- If you’d like to share your facial expressions, upload your image using the button below. Include the emoji. Or upload to social media and use the hashtag #unpluggedemoji.
Talk About It
Here are some things your family can talk about as you play this game:
- Which faces are the hardest to imitate? What do you think makes them difficult to imitate?
- What face do you like the most? Why do you like it?
- Which face matches how you feel today?
What You Will Need
- Mobile device with camera
Activity
- Using your device, open your messaging app, and choose which emojis you would like to best imitate. You can also look at the examples in the image below.
- Take a selfie of your facial expression using the camera.
- Show your family members the photo and ask if they can guess which emoji you are imitating.
- Try imitating the emojis that are less obvious to make the activity a little more challenging.
- If you have access to more than one device, use the other device to pull up all the emojis for review.
- If they’ve guessed your emoji correctly, you make awesome facial expressions! Credit also goes to you for getting out of your comfort zone to make these crazy expressions!
- If you’d like to share your facial expressions, upload your image using the button below. Include the emoji. Or upload to social media and use the hashtag #unpluggedemoji.
Talk About It
Here are some things your family can talk about as you play this game:
- Can you think of a situation for each emoji? For example, if you look at an emoji for surprise, imagine what might have happened to evoke that expression. Can you describe a situation for each emoji?
- Which expression matches how you feel today? Which expression shows how you want to feel most of the time?
- Do different emojis remind you of different family members or people you know?
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