Feelings and Emotions - SEL Worksheets for Identifying Feelings - Low Prep

No-prep SEL worksheets for grades 3-5 that help students identify feelings and understand their own emotions. These print-and-go worksheets teach students that all feelings are okay, feelings can change, and people can feel differently about the same situation.

With this resource, you'll be able to:

• Give students language for identifying and naming their emotions.
• Guide discussion on how feelings change and can be mixed.
• Practice noticing, naming, and talking about emotional experiences.
• Send worksheets home so families can talk about feelings together.

What’s Included

Identifying Feelings Worksheets

Five worksheets walk students through the step-by-step process of understanding feelings. 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

1. Introduce feelings and emotions.
2. Explore how people can feel differently about the same situation.
3. Explore how feelings change.
4. Explore mixed feelings.
5. Reflect on what they learned and share tips for noticing their feelings.

Ways You Can Use This

• Use the worksheets with a whole class, small group, or individual student to introduce feelings, changing emotions, and mixed feelings.
• Use the discussion questions to help students notice that people can have different feelings about the same situation.
• Complete the short activities together or use the Google Slides version for students to name and reflect on their own feelings.
• Send the worksheets home to give families a simple starting point for conversations about emotions.

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