Emotional Regulation Activities for Kids

- Grades
- Preschool–Pre-K, Grades 1–3, Elementary
- Pages
- 13
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
- Topic
- emotions, journal
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
This resource can be used as a set of mini emotions posters or a writing journal of emotions. Kids can color the feeling that they are feeling each day, and display the poster at their desk or at a designated space in the classroom. Or they can use the emotions to write in a journal and explain why they are feeing that particular emotion. Emotions included are as follows: happy, grateful, excited, motivated, sad, angry, scared, and frustrated. There is a set of blank faces and a set of faces with basic features and expressions. Kids can fill out the journal by coloring a mini face or writing a sentence.
This journal comes with:
- A cover page (printed 2 per page)
- Today I feel: Color emotion (printed 2 per page)
- Today I feel writing (printed 2 per page)
- 10 pages of emotions (printed 4 per page)
13-page PDF, ready to print
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Identify the emotion that matches how they feel
- Explain the reason for a feeling in a complete sentence
Skills covered
- Reflective writing — completing 'Today I feel ___ because ___'
- Emotion vocabulary — choosing a word such as nervous, delighted or frustrated
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Feeling words
- Emotional check-in
- Journaling
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