Grades 1–3
Feelings Word Scramble
Unscramble eight feeling words with a clue for each, like a word for how you feel before a test, then use one in a sentence.
SEL worksheet · Feelings and emotions
Feelings Charades Cards
Cut apart twelve cards and act out each feeling with your face and body, with no words, while friends guess it.
- Grade level
- Grades K–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Naming feelings, Emotional vocabulary, Reading facial expressions, Self-awareness
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- How to play: cut the cards apart and put them face down. Take a card and act out the feeling with your face and body, with no words. The first friend to guess the feeling takes the next turn.
- Smile big and bounce.
- Droop your shoulders and frown.
- Cross your arms and stomp.
- Hide behind your hands.
- Open your eyes and mouth wide.
- Yawn and stretch.
- Stand tall with hands on hips.
Words on this sheet
happysadangryscaredtiredproudsillynervousboredexcitedshy
Teacher tip
Copy on card stock so you can use the cards all year.
How to use it
- Keep a feelings chart on the wall so kids can find the words they need.
- Use a picture book about feelings as a warm-up.
- 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
- Where do you feel this feeling in your body?
- How might someone else see it differently?
Take it further
Read a story and stop to name how each character feels.
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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