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Emotions Colour Wheel
Not a mood chart to be policed — a quiet, beautiful wheel a child can point at when words are hard. Colour it together and keep it where it's useful.
Ages
3-5, 5-7, 7-9
Level
EYFS, KS1, Lower KS2
Subject
Life Skills
Duration
20 min
What you'll need
- Printed wheel
- Colouring pencils
- Split pin (optional)
What the learner will explore
- Naming feelings
- Self-expression
- Vocabulary for emotions
How to do it
- 1
Colour each section however that feeling looks to you.
- 2
Add your own words to the blank sections.
- 3
Attach the arrow with a split pin, or just point.
- 4
Keep it somewhere easy to reach.
Make it easier
Use four feelings only, with faces drawn in.
Make it harder
Add a 'what helps' note beside each feeling.
Try it differently
Make it as a set of pocket cards instead of a wheel.
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