The Discussion Game! Students remember and discuss how they have handled emotional situations in the past. Game Rules: One at a time, students pick a card. They tell a story based on what color card they choose. If they chose: Yellow chameleon, they tell a story about a time they had joy, when they were happy. Blue chameleon, tell a story about a time they felt sad. Red chameleon, a time they were angry. Green chameleon, when they were disgusted. Orange chameleon, a time they were surprised. Purple, a time they were fearful. If they pick a chameleon with no color, they can tell a story about any emotion they desire. I hope your students love this! This is now part of a bundle! Click here for great savings! Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor
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The Empathy Building Game Help students recognize and understand how other people would feel in a given situation. Have students “walk a mile” in other people’s shoes while answering one important question; How do you think they would feel? Two sets of 52 game cards are included. Black and white cards should be used with advanced groups who have a solid grasp on understanding emotions. Students pick a card, read the situation, and describe the emotions the person would feel. The colored cards can be used as a guide for students who still need help understanding the basic concepts. The colors on the chameleons (on the cards) match the emotions the situations would evoke. They colored cards are based on how most people would feel if faced with these situations. I hope your students find this educational and exciting! This is now part of a bundle! Click here for great savings! Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor
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The uses for this teaching elementary students to name feelings and describe their emotions activity are endless. Whether you need an activity for the first day of school, want to enhance students' emotional understanding, gauge students' emotions, or as an icebreaker for small groups, this activity is for your students.

Help your elementary students learn the words needed to name their feelings and describe their emotions. This can be used as a stand-alone activity, or as part of a six-lesson describing and understanding emotions bundle.

Included in this Download:

Emotion Words Posters:
Teach each emotion (sad, uneasy, surprised, angry, disgusted, and happy) one at a time to your class or small group. Explain that there are many emotion words and descriptors for each emotion. The emotion words are difficult, your students probably have not encountered most of them. Challenge your students to uncover the meanings of the emotion words and how they could use the words to describe their emotions. Once you’ve reviewed an emotion, display the poster on the wall or board for students to use as a reference.

Chameleon Color Chart:
Use this as a quick guide/reference chart to review each emotion. This should be utilized when explaining directions for the worksheet.

Roll and Respond:
Two templates to help you get the conversation started.

Worksheet:
Complete worksheet with group.
Here are the worksheet directions:

1. Color the chameleons on the Chameleon Color Chart to create your own color guide.

2. Think of your current mood and emotions, what colors on the color guide match how you feel? Using the Chameleon Color Chart as a guide, color your chameleon based on your current emotions. You may use as many colors as you need to describe how you feel.

3. When finished coloring, look at the Emotion Words on the back of this page, choose three to six that describe how you’re feeling. Write them on your chameleon.

4. Complete the statements at the bottom of this page.

Two statement finishers are posed:

My chameleon is showing my feelings of __________________.

I feel this way because ________________________________.

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The Cause and Effect Game 30 Question Cards and a Cause and Effect Chart Included. Simply Print, Laminate, and Cut. Students learn to understand that other people’s actions can have an impact on their emotional state. Students also learn that their emotions can positively and negatively affect other people. I hope you like this quick and fun resource! This is now part of a bundle! Click here for great savings! Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor
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The Board Game! Teach students how to recognize and respond to emotional situations. Included: 8x10 Game Board 60 Double-Sided Situation Cards Game Guidelines Game Pieces You will need a single dice to play. After teaching each emotion (sad, uneasy, surprised, angry, disgusted, and happy) play this game with your student or small group. Follow the game guidelines and enjoy playing this game with your students. Assembly: Print pages 7-16, double-sided, on cardstock. Laminate for extra durability. When cards speak of emotion words, they are referring to the words used on the posters in the first lesson “Teaching Emotions”. Refer to this if you are teaching the two lessons in conjunction with one another. If you are not, simply ask the student to provide synonyms for the emotions they are describing. Example: Emotion is sad. Emotion words could be blue, upset, fragile, unhappy, down, etc. There are two types of game pieces; flat and pop up. To create the flat pieces, cut on the dotted lines. To create the pop ups, cut on the dotted lines and fold on the solid lines. Feel free to substitute anything you would like for the game pieces. You could use coins, chips, the possibilities are endless, get creative! Game Rules: All players pick a game piece and begin in square #1: The first player rolls a single dice and moves the appropriate amount of spaces (1-6). If they land in a space that does not have a chameleon in it, the next person takes a turn. If they land on a space that has a chameleon on a flower vine, (example space #4, #7, #11, #15, #23, #26, #30, #34, #42), they pick a Situation Card from the pile. They read the situation out loud, and answer all of the questions (one to three questions per Situation Card). If they answer all questions correctly, they follow the worms to a higher space, closer to the food bowl (and the winners circle). If they answer incorrectly they stay put. If they land on a space that has a chameleon on a tree branch, (example space #9, #13, #20, #27, #31, #36, #45, #46) they automatically slide down to the lower level. They then pick a Situation Card, if they answer all parts correctly, they get another turn and roll the dice again. The game is over when someone reaches the winner’s circle. I hope your students have a BLAST with this game!! This is now part of a bundle! Click here for great savings! Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor
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The Sliders Game! Students match the 28 slider scenarios with the correct emotion the scenarios would evoke. they slide the slider portion until the emotion showing matches the emotions the situation would evoke. There is more than one possible answer to scenarios. As long as student reasoning and logic is sound, accept all answers. To assemble: Print Single Sided. Laminate. Cut Apart Half Page Cards. Cut Apart Bookmark Sized Sliders. Leave the white tips at the top and bottom of sliders intact. Only cut vertically. To create the sliders: 1) Cut slits along the two black lines on the situation cards. 2) Place the slider strip behind the card. 3) Push the slider strip through the front of the first slit (from the back), and out through the second slit (from the front). 4) Students slide the slider portion to match the emotion that the situation would evoke. (Refer to the pictures in the product preview) In the end, your students will know more about what situations evoke certain emotions. I hope you and your students love this activity! This is now part of a bundle! Click here for great savings! Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor
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