Feelings chart for kids
Name the feeling, then talk about it.
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Example
A feelings chart for a 3-year-old’s fridge, then a thermometer for big feelings
A parent wants a chart a toddler can point at. Settings: Layout “Feelings chart”, Feelings “6 feelings”, Pictures “In colour”, Paper “US Letter”. The PDF, feelings-chart.pdf, is one page headed “How do I feel?” and “Point to the face that shows how you feel.”
- On Letter the six faces sit in 2 columns and 3 rows, each box about 8.9 × 7 cm (3.5 × 2.7 in) with a face 4.8 cm (1.9 in) across and its name in bold underneath.
- With “12 feelings” the grid is 3 × 4 and the faces 3.3 cm (1.3 in): Tired, Excited, Worried, Proud, Shy and Bored join in, which suits school-age children better.
- For meltdowns, the layout “Feelings thermometer” prints five levels from 1 Calm (green) at the bottom to 5 Very angry (red) at the top, each with “What I can do:” and two lines.
| Row | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy (yellow) | Sad (blue) |
| 2 | Angry (red) | Scared (lilac) |
| 3 | Surprised (orange) | Calm (green) |
Two one-page PDFs: feelings-chart.pdf for the fridge and feelings-thermometer.pdf for the calm-down spot. Fill in the thermometer’s lines with the child, such as a hug at 2 or five slow breaths at 4, and clip a clothes peg on the level they feel.
How it works
- Choose 6 or 12 feelings and the layout.
- Print in colour or as outlines for children to colour.
- Hang the chart or use the check-in: point to the face that matches, then talk about why.
Frequently asked questions
- Why name feelings?
- Children who can say “I am angry” instead of showing it calm down sooner; naming the feeling is the first step in managing it.
- Which feelings are on it?
- Happy, sad, angry, scared, surprised and calm; the 12 add tired, excited, worried, proud, shy and bored.
- What is the feelings thermometer?
- A scale from calm to very upset, so a child can show how big a feeling is and what helps at each level.
- Who uses it?
- Parents, teachers and counsellors — at home, at morning circle or in calm-down corners.
- Can I print it in black and white?
- Yes: choose “Outlines to colour”. The faces and boxes are drawn as lines, white inside, so the page prints cleanly on any printer and children can colour each face in the colour they think fits.
- How big are the faces?
- On US Letter the 6-feeling chart has faces 4.8 cm (1.9 in) across and the 12-feeling chart 3.3 cm (1.3 in); on A4 the six are 5.4 cm. The feelings cards are 6 × 7.5 cm each, nine to a page.
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- No. The pages are made in your browser.