Today I Feel…{Emotions / Feelings Activity Toolkit}

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Feelings Sorting Cards: The packet contains 9 feelings sorting cards perfect to use in circle time, small groups, and math centers. I am using the Feelings Sorting Cards in my Safe Place area based on Conscious Discipline to encourage children to recognize facial expressions. I am also introducing the Feelings Sorting Cards as part of my Feelings Theme to use at the beginning of the school year. (PP. 4-5)

Directions: It is suggested to print on card stock and laminate for durability. Then cut out each feelings sorting card along the solid black line. For a sorting game I suggest printing at least (5) sets. For a matching game like memory I suggest printing at least (4) sets. These cards can also be used like “Go Fish” cards.

Feelings Bingo: (5) Different Feelings Bingo cards. (PP. 5-7)

Feelings Stick Puppets: (4) different emotion black and white faces. Six each on a page of the following emotions: angry, sad, scared, and happy. (PP. 8-11)

Directions: It is suggested to print the angry faces on red paper, sad faces on blue paper, scared faces on yellow paper, and happy faces on green paper. Trim all faces to black image border, laminated for durability and glue double-sided to large craft sticks.

Activity Cards: Use the (20) different scenarios during large or small group time and have students identify using the Feelings Stick Puppets how they would feel. (PP. 12-13)

Angry Toolkit: 8.5” x 11” color poster describing what happens to your body when you become angry. 8.5” x 11” color poster describing possible reasons a student might become angry in a classroom setting, and 8.5” x 11” color poster of a calm down song. (PP. 14-16)

Sad Toolkit: 8.5” x 11” color poster describing what happens to your body when you are sad. 8.5” x 11” color poster describing possible reasons a student might become sad in a classroom setting. (PP. 17-18)

Scared Toolkit: 8.5” x 11” color poster describing what happens to your body when you are scared. 8.5” x 11” color poster describing possible reasons a student might become scared in a classroom setting. (PP. 19-20)

Excited Toolkit: 8.5” x 11” color poster describing what happens to your body when you are excited. 8.5” x 11” color poster describing possible reasons a student might become excited in a classroom setting. (PP. 21-22)

Individual Emotions Monitor: 8.5” x 11” color poster describing different levels of emotions from level 1 being calm and happy to level 5 being out of control and needing help to calm down. (PP. 23)

I Can Choose: 8.5” x 11” color poster giving a student (6) different choices to use to calm them self down. Have the objects used on the poster in a box. Locate the box in a quiet part of the classroom where the child cannot be disturbed or disturb the class. (PP. 24)

Feelings Vocabulary Cards: One 8” x 2.625” color vocabulary card for the following words: happy, glad, silly, excited, mad, angry, cranky, furious (use the same image on angry and furious), sad, gloomy, blue, discouraged, (used the same image for sad, gloomy, blue and discouraged) worried, scared, surprised, embarrassed, proud, shy, feelings, and emotions. (PP. 25 - 29)

Individual Feelings Posters: One 8.5” x 11” color poster for the following emotions, angry, sad, happy, excited, silly, worried, shy, scared, cranky, embarrassed, and proud. (PP. 30 - 41)

Individual Feelings Check-In: One 8.5” x 11” color poster for the following emotions, angry, sad, scared, and happy. Use as part of your morning routine and have the students clip their name to the emotion they are feeling. This can also be used to monitor students emotions through the day. There are also editable student name tags that fit a standard size wooden clothespin. (PP. 42 - 47)

QR Codes: (16) Individual songs and/or situations about feelings using QR codes. Simply scan the codes with a smart phone or tablet. The QR code will take you to a youtube video link using SafeShareTv.com. I check the links periodically to ensure the video has not changed link locations. If you find a broken link, please email me at once so I can correct the link and send you a revised QR code FREE of charge. (PP. 48-49)

Feelings Songs: One 8.5” x 11” color anchor charts for the following songs: Feelings, The More We Get Together, If You’re Happy and You Know It, Feelings (to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star), and I Look in the Mirror.
(PP. 50-54)