But on some days, you will find out that he or she is worried over something and needs your affirmation. Maybe, once asked to pick the mood on the wheel, your child will choose happy, and it’s great. It’s pretty easy to make, so they can mostly do the work themselves as well. If you have several children, at home or in class, you can make personalized wheel for each of them. Ask a child to pick how he or she feels today. You know how weather wheels is a part of a daily routine for some families and schools? Well, the emotion wheel can be like that as well.
#Emotional color wheel how to#
I think the solution is to simply talk about emotions, as much as possible, and this mood and emotion wheel is one prompt to such conversations.Įmotions Dress-Up Paper Dolls for Kids: girl version and boy version How to Use the Mood & Emotion Wheel But it isn’t as easy as pointing at a toddler’s nose and saying, “It’s a nose.” For instance, if a child is acting out in public, we can guess that he or she is overwrought with emotions, but what are they? Is it excitement, anxiety or, possibly, embarrassment? I used to act out quite a bit when I was a kid because I felt shy, so it was either acting boisterous or hiding in the closet. I think it is great! Maybe, in a few decades, school would be all about social skills and being accepting of each other? I’d support that.įor now, I’ve noticed that learning about emotions is a part of my son’s grade one curriculum, and it starts with giving those emotions names. The importance of learning about emotional intelligence is widely recognized. I really wish I had learned more about that!įortunately, the trend seems to be changing now. Not only my own emotions, but the emotions of my not-quite-out-of-terrible-twos daughter and my nobody-can-tell-me-what-to-do six-year-old son. But there was never any learning about emotions – yet, it is something I have to deal with every day. I distinctly remember studying trigonometric functions at school – knowledge that I acquired through hours of repetitive exercises and never once used in my adult life.
#Emotional color wheel free#
Help children learn about emotions and track their moods with this free printable mood & emotion wheel!