Children are supported to notice how they feel, recognise what has helped them, and choose one small act of self-care for the next day. The printable wellbeing check-in is aimed at primary school children and younger kids who can use visual prompts to talk about emotions, anxiety, worries, mood, energy, and daily coping strategies.
The main activity page is laid out as a child-friendly mental health worksheet with eight numbered sections. It asks children to circle or colour feelings such as happy, calm, excited, sad, worried, and angry, then colour an energy battery from full of energy through to very tired. There is also a section for identifying who made the day better, including family, friends, a teacher, a pet, a team or club, or someone else.
Several prompts encourage children to draw or write rather than needing to give a long verbal answer. They can record a good thing from the day, share whether anything is worrying them, and think about what helps them feel better, such as music, playing outside, drawing, reading, talking to someone, deep breathing, quiet time, or another calming activity. A final wellbeing rating uses stars from “not great” to “amazing”, which makes it useful as a quick daily check-in sheet, mood tracker, or emotional literacy activity.
Parents, carers, teachers, school counsellors, pastoral staff, play therapists, and child mental health practitioners could use it at home, in classrooms, nurture groups, therapy sessions, or wellbeing corners. It may be especially helpful for children who are anxious, tired, unsettled after school, reluctant to talk, or still developing the language to describe how they are feeling.
The page has a gentle, colouring-sheet style that may make it feel less formal than a standard assessment form, while still giving adults a clear picture of a child’s current mood, worries, supports, and coping tools. The PDF is credited to Edita Stiborova.
