SEL: Identifying My Emotions
Naming feelings and noticing clues
SEL: Identifying My Emotions
Naming feelings and noticing clues
SEL - Grade K-1
- 1
Look at the child with a big smile. Circle the emotion that matches: happy, sad, angry.
Look at the mouth and eyes.
The child is happy because a big smile is often a clue that someone feels happy. - 2
Mia drops her ice cream on the ground. Circle the emotion she may feel: excited, sad, sleepy.
Mia may feel sad because losing a treat can be disappointing. - 3
Draw a face that shows how you feel when you get a hug from someone you trust.
Think about your mouth, eyes, and cheeks.
The drawing should show a feeling such as happy, loved, calm, or safe. - 4
Sam is waiting to go on stage. His hands feel shaky and his tummy feels funny. Circle the emotion: nervous, bored, proud.
Think about how your body feels before trying something new.
Sam may feel nervous because shaky hands and a funny tummy can be clues that someone feels nervous. - 5
Look at the face with tears. Write or say the emotion.
The emotion is sad because tears can be a clue that someone feels sad. - 6
Nora finishes a puzzle all by herself. Circle the emotion she may feel: proud, angry, scared.
Think about how it feels to do something hard.
Nora may feel proud because she worked hard and finished the puzzle. - 7
Leo hears a loud thunder boom. He covers his ears and hides under a blanket. Circle the emotion: scared, silly, happy.
Leo may feel scared because loud thunder can make people feel afraid. - 8
Draw a line to match each face to an emotion: smile to happy, frown to sad, angry eyebrows to angry.
Use the face clues to help you match.
The smile matches happy, the frown matches sad, and the angry eyebrows match angry. - 9
A friend takes your toy without asking. Write or say one emotion you might feel.
You might feel angry, upset, or frustrated because someone took your toy without asking. - 10
Look at the child jumping with arms up. Circle the emotion that matches: excited, lonely, tired.
Look for body clues.
The child is excited because jumping and raised arms can show a lot of happy energy. - 11
Your classmate is sitting alone and looking down. Circle one kind thing you can say: Come play with us, Go away, I do not care.
A kind thing to say is, Come play with us, because it helps the classmate feel included. - 12
Draw a face that shows angry. Then write or say one clue that shows the person is angry.
Think about the eyebrows and mouth.
The drawing may show angry eyebrows, a tight mouth, or a red face as clues that the person is angry. - 13
Ben cannot find his favorite stuffed animal at bedtime. Circle the emotion he may feel: worried, silly, proud.
Think about how you feel when something special is missing.
Ben may feel worried because he cannot find something important to him. - 14
Choose the feeling word that matches this sentence: I want to rest. My eyes are heavy. The feeling is tired, excited, or angry.
The feeling is tired because heavy eyes and wanting to rest are clues that someone is tired. - 15
Write or say one feeling you had today. Then tell one thing that made you feel that way.
Use a feeling word like happy, sad, mad, scared, proud, calm, or excited.
A complete answer names one feeling and one reason, such as, I felt happy because I played with my friend.