Labeling emotions

In this activity children will create feelings faces to explore different feelings to build their emotional intelligence... Did you know that including social emotional learning activities when teaching can lead to better academic performance? For so long, schools focused only on teaching academics, but with more and more research, people are understanding the value in

Helping kids put their feelings into words (affect labeling) can help them better navigate strong, negative emotional experiences....

5 Steps of Emotion Coaching, Dr. John Gottman

This emotional cheat sheet is based on the wheel chart, but it’s longer, with no misspells or duplicates, and in an easier-to-read format.

The Feeling Wheel developed by Psychologist Robert Plutchik is an excellent tool to help you better understand the depth and complexity of your emotional experience. As a practicing psychotherapist, I often refer my clients to the Emotion Wheel as a way to label emotions as they arise so they can actually do something about the emotions that are coming up! This tool is especially helpful for people who struggle with recognizing emotions as they come up and are looking to deepen their…

There is a simple technique for self-regulation called “affect labeling,” which simply means labeling feelings with words. When you label an emotion you are experiencing (for example, “I feel anger”), it somehow helps you manage that emotion. Chade-Meng Tan

The first step in regulating student emotions is to teach them how to name and label their emotions. Print these for student desks or ask paraprofessionals to use them as a reference.

Emotion regulation handout