Grades 1–3
Feelings Riddles
Solve eight “How do you feel?” riddles with the word bank, then write a feelings riddle for a friend to guess.
SEL worksheet · Feelings and emotions
Opposite Feelings
Match six feelings to their opposites, like calm and angry or brave and scared, then write about a time a feeling changed to its opposite.
- 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:
- Draw a line from each feeling to its opposite.
- Write about a time one feeling changed into its opposite. What helped it change?
Words on this sheet
happycalmsadbraveworriedproudangryexcitedscaredhopefulbored
Teacher tip
Act out each pair, then switch: from scared to brave in one move.
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.
- Read scenarios aloud for younger kids and let them answer with a drawing.
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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