Identifying and Managing Feelings - Emotional Regulation SEL Worksheets

No-prep SEL worksheets for grades 3-5 that help students recognize big feelings, notice body clues, and explore strategies they can try. These print-and-go worksheets also introduce the idea that adjusting your thinking can help you solve problems.

With this resource, you'll be able to:

• Help students recognize physical signs that can come with big feelings.
• Guide discussion on strategies students can try when emotions feel strong.
• Practice thinking about challenging situations in different ways.
• Send worksheets home so families can continue conversations about big feelings.

What's Included

Identifying and Managing Feelings Worksheets

Five worksheets help students recognize big feelings and consider helpful responses. Each one includes a discussion question and a short activity to apply what they have learned.

• 5 worksheets, 2 pages each
• Discussion question and student activity on each worksheet
• Printable PDFs in color and black and white
• Digital Google Slides version with fill-in text boxes that mirrors the printable worksheets

10 pages | PDF + Google Slides | Black & white included

What These Worksheets Cover

• Introduce ways to handle big feelings.
• Explore how strong feelings can give our bodies clues.
• Explore strategies students can try.
• Explore how thinking differently about a situation can help you solve problems.
• Reflect on what they learned about recognizing feelings and choosing a response.

Ways You Can Use This

• Use the worksheets with a whole class, small group, or individual student to introduce big feelings, body clues, and possible responses.
• Use the discussion questions to talk about what strong emotions can feel like and strategies students may want to try.
• Complete the short activities together or use the Google Slides version for students to identify body clues and reflect on possible strategies.
• Send the worksheets home to give families a simple way to continue conversations about big feelings and helpful responses.

Do I need Google Classroom? You don't need to use Google Classroom, but you do need a Google account to use Slides.

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