💭 COMMUNICATION TOOL — THEORY OF MIND
Thought Bubbles
Thought Bubbles
by DYNSEO
Understanding what others think and feel — developing theory of mind in children aged 4–10.
Others have different thoughts from ours! The speech bubble 💬 shows what someone says out loud. The thought bubble 💭 shows what someone thinks silently. The two can be very different!
💬 vs 💭 — What is the difference?
SPEECH Bubble
What we say out loud
Everyone can hear it.
Ex: "Yes, I love it!"
(even if it is not true)
Everyone can hear it.
Ex: "Yes, I love it!"
(even if it is not true)
THOUGHT Bubble
What we think in secret
Nobody can hear it.
Ex: "I do not like this at all..."
(but we do not say it)
Nobody can hear it.
Ex: "I do not like this at all..."
(but we do not say it)
🎭 Practise — What are they really thinking?
1
The Birthday Gift
✓ Correct👵
Grandma
She says 💬
"Happy birthday! It is a jumper I knitted for you!"👦
Lucas
He says 💬
"Thank you Grandma, it is great!"He thinks 💭
???Lucas wanted a games console for his birthday.
What is Lucas really thinking in his thought bubble 💭?
2
The Playground
✓ Correct👧
Emma
She says 💬
"Do you want to play with us?"She thinks 💭
???👦
Tom
He says 💬
"Yes, coming!"Emma and her friends were playing hopscotch. Tom is new at school and was feeling lonely.
What is Emma probably thinking in her thought bubble 💭?
3
The Class Test
✓ Correct👩🏫
The teacher
She says 💬
"Well done Tom, that is almost right!"She thinks 💭
???👦
Tom
He says 💬
"Thank you, miss."He thinks 💭
"I do not understand my mistake..."Tom made 4 errors out of 5 in his exercise.
What is the teacher probably thinking in her thought bubble 💭?
📝 Session notes
💡 For parents and professionals — Continue at home
🎬Pause a film and ask: "What is this character thinking?"
📚Read illustrated books and ask the child to invent the thought bubbles for the characters.
🎭Play make-believe: a character says one thing but thinks another.
🌟Praise moments when the child correctly guesses what someone is thinking or feeling.
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