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Recognizing Feelings

How to use: Download the PDF to print the worksheet. Then use this page to repeat activities and check answers.

Learning Objectives

  • 1Name at least six feelings by looking at a face expression
  • 2Match each face to its correct feeling word
  • 3Use the sentence "I feel ___" to describe how I am feeling right now
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Mini Lesson

Your face is like a message board — it tells the world how you feel without saying a single word! Learning to read faces helps you understand yourself and the people around you.

What are feelings?

  • A feeling is something that happens inside you — in your body and mind.
  • Every person has feelings every single day. They come and go like clouds in the sky.
  • No feeling is wrong to have. What matters is noticing it and naming it.

Six feelings to know

  • Happy — big smile, bright eyes. You feel light inside.
  • Sad — mouth turned down, maybe tears. You feel heavy inside.
  • Angry — eyebrows pulled together, tight jaw. You feel hot inside.
  • Surprised — wide eyes, mouth open in an O. Something unexpected happened!
  • Scared — wide eyes, shoulders up, body tense. You feel unsafe or unsure.
  • Calm — relaxed face, gentle smile. Everything feels quiet and okay.

How to use feelings clues

  • Look at the eyes — are they wide, squinting, or drooping?
  • Look at the mouth — is it curved up, curved down, or open?
  • Look at the eyebrows — are they raised, pulled together, or relaxed?
Six feeling faces: happy, sad, angry, surprised, scared, calmSix emoji-style faces in two rows of three. Top row: happy yellow, sad blue, angry red. Bottom row: surprised orange, scared purple, calm green. Each has a label below it.Six Feelings to Knowhappysadangrysurprisedscaredcalm
Six feeling faces — happy, sad, angry, surprised, scared, calm — each with its own expression clues.
Face reading guide showing three clue zones: eyes, eyebrows, and mouthA large face in the center with three labeled zones. An arrow points to the eyebrows labeled eyebrows — raised, together, or relaxed. An arrow points to the eyes labeled eyes — wide, squinting, or drooping. An arrow points to the mouth labeled mouth — up, down, or open.How to Read a Faceeyebrowsraised / together / relaxedeyeswide / squinting / droopingmouthup / down / open
The three face-reading clues — eyebrows, eyes, and mouth — and what to look for in each zone.
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Ask yourself: "What is this face telling me? What feeling does it show?

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Guided Practice

Draw a face showing a feeling from this lesson on your paper. Then use the Tracing Pad to practice the feeling words.

Tracing Pad

Tip: As you trace each feeling word, make the matching face — your body helps you remember the word!

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Exercises

1. What is a feeling?

2. Which describes a happy face?

3. What do the eyebrows look like on an angry face?

4. A friend's eyes go wide and their mouth opens in an O shape. How do they feel?

5. Which body clue tells you someone might be scared?

6. What does a calm face look like?

7. You want to figure out how someone is feeling. What is a good face clue to look at first?

8. Is it okay to feel angry sometimes?

9. You are feeling sad. What is the best thing to say?

10. Why is it useful to recognize feelings on other people's faces?

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Assessment

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