Grades K–3
Feelings Charades Cards
Cut apart twelve cards and act out each feeling with your face and body, with no words, while friends guess it.
SEL worksheet · Feelings and emotions
Feelings Word Search
Find twelve feeling words hidden across, down and on a slant, then write about one you felt this week.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 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:
- Find each feeling word. Words go across, down and on a slant. Check each one you find.
- Pick one word you found. When did you feel it this week?
Words on this sheet
happysadangrycalmproudscaredbravesillygladupsetlonelyexcited
Teacher tip
Ask kids to put a check next to the words they felt this week.
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.
- Keep finished sheets in an SEL folder so kids can look back on their growth.
Watch for
Kids who only use happy, sad and mad. Celebrate new words like frustrated, nervous and proud.
Talk about it
- Can two people feel different things about the same moment?
- 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.
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Feelings Secret Code
Crack the number code to find three big ideas about feelings, like “Name it to tame it,” then explain one in your own words.
Grades K–3
Roll and Tell a Feeling
Roll a die and tell a partner about a time you felt happy, sad, mad, scared, silly or proud. A game for circle time or small groups.
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