Emotional literacy is the focus of this printable blank feelings cards activity, giving children space to name an emotion and draw a matching facial expression. It is suited to simple feelings work, social emotional learning, counselling sessions, therapy activities, classroom discussions, and calm home conversations about emotions.
These blank feelings cards PDF pages give children a simple way to connect an emotion word with a facial expression. Each printable sheet includes three cut-out cards with a blank head-and-shoulders face and a label box underneath, so a child can write a feeling such as worried, excited, calm, angry, sad, proud, or confused, then draw a face that matches their idea of that emotion.
Use the cards during individual work, small group discussions, wellbeing lessons, counselling sessions, nurture activities, or home learning. They can support feelings vocabulary, emotion recognition, self-awareness, turn-taking, and gentle conversations about what different feelings can look like in school, therapy, or family settings. The cards may also be useful as a drawing task, a mood check-in prompt, a feelings display activity, or a starter for talking about body language and expressions.
Children can complete one card at a time, build a personal set of emotion flashcards, or compare how people may draw the same feeling in different ways. Adults can invite children to add colour, write examples of times they have felt that way, or choose a card to begin a calm conversation. Download, print, and cut out the cards for a flexible feelings activity. This resource was created by MyleMarks.com.
