feeling-first learning
noun phraseUK /ˈfiːlɪŋ fɜːst ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
US /ˈfiːlɪŋ fɜːrst ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/
Learning that starts with how you feel.
Feeling-first learning helps kids talk about their emotions before they read about them.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A teaching approach where emotional safety comes before academic tasks.
The teacher used feeling-first learning to help shy students feel safe before the group project.
3. A design principle in which user emotions guide the learning experience.
The app's feeling-first learning lets children pick a mood before starting a lesson.
4. A parenting style that responds to a child's feelings before giving instructions.
With feeling-first learning, she hugged her son before asking him to clean up.