Grades K–1
Happy, Sad or Mad?
A grown-up reads nine little moments, like a hug from Grandma or a balloon floating away, and kids write each number under happy, sad or mad.
SEL worksheet · Feelings and emotions
Feeling Words: Small, Medium, Big
Put feeling words in order from a little to a lot, like annoyed, mad and furious, to name a feeling just right.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming feelings, Emotional vocabulary, Reading facial expressions, Self-awareness
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Feelings come in sizes. Annoyed is a small mad, mad is medium and furious is a big mad. Choosing the right size word helps people know how you feel.
- Write the words in order from small to big.
- A big feeling word I had this week:
- What made it so big?
Words on this sheet
downnervoussleepytiredhappyFeelingSmallannoyedgladworriedsadMediumBigmadfuriousScared
Teacher tip
Use a volume knob gesture: turn it up from annoyed to furious.
How to use it
- Make faces together in a mirror before the sheet: happy, sad, mad, surprised.
- Remind kids that every feeling is okay; it is what we do with it that matters.
- Let kids choose to share or keep their answers private. Both are fine.
Watch for
Kids who only use happy, sad and mad. Celebrate new words like frustrated, nervous and proud.
Talk about it
- What helps you when you feel this way?
- Have you ever been in a moment like this? What happened?
Take it further
Start a daily feelings check-in with names on clothespins on a feelings chart.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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