Feelings and kindness
My Feelings Weather Report
Show today’s feelings as weather: sunny, cloudy, stormy or something brand new.
Thinking sheet · Feelings and kindness
How Big Is My Feeling?
Rate a feeling from tiny to huge on a ladder, and match each size with something that helps.
- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Kids practice
- naming feelings, self-regulation, matching strategies
What kids do
“Feelings come in sizes. How big is yours right now?”
- The feeling:
- Its size (5 = huge, 1 = tiny)
- What helps at each size
- Right now my feeling is a … and I will…
How to run it
- Model with a small worry and a big worry.
- Big feelings need big helpers: a grown-up, a break, deep breaths.
- Keep it in a desk for quick check-ins.
Talk about it
- What makes a feeling grow?
- What makes it shrink?
- Can a happy feeling be too big?
Take it further
Make a size ladder for excitement.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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