Feelings Choice Board

Students will identify and name personal feelings from a bank of five emotion words.

Students will match each feeling to an appropriate coping strategy chosen from thirteen options.

Students will practice self-regulation by selecting and gluing three feeling-strategy pairs onto their own board.

Pre-cut the feeling and strategy word banks for younger students who may struggle with the small text.

Model one example pairing (e.g., 'If I'm mad, I can take a break') before students choose their own three.

Revisit the completed board with students during a calm moment so the strategies feel familiar before an actual emotional moment arises.

Emotion identification — students choose 3 of 5 named feelings (sad, mad, scared, worried, lonely) to place on their board.

Coping-strategy selection — students match each chosen feeling to one of 13 printed strategies such as 'do a belly breath' or 'ask for help.'

Cut-and-paste fine-motor practice — students cut out feeling and strategy squares and glue them into the board's grid.