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
Mood Check-In Week
Check in twice a day for a week with a tiny face drawing and a word.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 10 minutes
- Kids practice
- self-monitoring, feelings vocabulary, noticing patterns
What kids do
“Morning and afternoon, draw a tiny face that shows how you feel.”
- My week
- A pattern I noticed this week:
How to run it
- Keep it on the desk for the week.
- Brainstorm feeling words to use.
- Check in with kids whose faces stay down.
Talk about it
- What changed your mood?
- Which day was best?
- What helps your afternoon?
Take it further
Graph your moods for the week.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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