Grades K–1
Finish the Feelings Faces
Trace each feeling word and draw the eyes and mouth to show it, then finish “I feel happy when…”.
SEL worksheet · Feelings and emotions
Name That Feeling
Match six feelings faces to their words, then draw your own face for how you feel today.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- 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:
- Draw a line from each face to its feeling word.
- Draw your face today.
- Today I feel ______ because…
Words on this sheet
scaredhappysadtiredangry
Teacher tip
Make each face together before kids match it. Drawing their own face at the end doubles as a quick check-in.
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.
- Use it during morning meeting or right after recess, when the topic is fresh.
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?
- 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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More feelings and emotions worksheets
Grades 1–3
Comfortable and Uncomfortable Feelings
Sort twelve feeling words into comfortable and uncomfortable feelings. All feelings are okay.
Grades K–2
How Would You Feel?
Read eight everyday moments and circle the feeling that fits, then draw a time you felt proud.
Grades 2–3
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.
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