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World Emoji Day | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas

June 27, 2025 Stuart Murphy

**Note: This page is not affiliated with any official organisers of World Emoji Day. It is an unofficial holiday celebrating emojis and their role in communication. For general information, please refer to reputable online sources.


Friday 17th July 2026

Understanding World Emoji Day in EYFS & KS1

World Emoji Day, celebrated annually on July 17th, is a bright and engaging opportunity to explore emotions and communication with young children! It's a day dedicated to the colourful, expressive world of emojis and how these little digital characters help us share our feelings and messages without words.

For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day provides a highly visual and relatable theme for discussing feelings, understanding non-verbal cues, and exploring different ways to communicate. It's about helping children identify and express their own emotions, as well as recognising them in others. This day offers great planning ideas and inspiration for engaging activity invitations that really resonate with young minds, making learning about emotions fun and accessible.


Why Is Teaching About Emotions & Communication Valuable for Young Children?

Integrating lessons about emotions and various forms of communication into your practice with young children (aged 0-7) is incredibly important for their personal, social, and emotional development. During their early years, children are learning how to navigate their inner world of feelings and interact with others.

  • Emotional Literacy: Understanding and naming different emotions (happy, sad, angry, worried) helps children to process their feelings in a healthy way. Emojis provide a simple, visual entry point into this complex topic.

  • Communication Skills: Emojis highlight that communication isn't just about words. Learning to read facial expressions and body language (even simplified emoji ones) enhances their ability to understand and be understood by others.

  • Social Development: Recognising how others might be feeling builds empathy and helps children respond appropriately in social situations. This is key for developing friendships and collaborative play.

  • Self-Regulation: When children can identify their emotions, they are better equipped to develop strategies for managing strong feelings, promoting positive behaviour and resilience.

  • Creative Expression: Exploring emojis encourages children to think about how they can visually represent feelings, sparking creativity in drawing, movement, and storytelling.

  • Mental Well-being: Open discussions about feelings, supported by visual tools like emojis, contribute to a positive environment for discussing mental health and building healthy minds from a young age.


Engaging Emoji & Emotion Activities for World Emoji Day (0-7 Year Olds)

Making World Emoji Day a truly expressive and understanding experience is easy with these planning ideas and activities perfect for EYFS and KS1 children. The focus is on recognising, expressing, and communicating emotions in fun and creative ways! Many of these early years and year 1 activities can be supported by the extensive range of printable resources we have available.

Here's some inspiration for bringing the world of emojis and emotions into your setting. The following ideas may be adapted for various EYFS and KS1 settings. In EYFS, these ideas are best viewed as invitations to explore, investigate and engage in meaningful play rather than activities every child is expected to complete. Practitioners may choose to follow children's interests. In KS1, some ideas may also be used within more structured learning opportunities where appropriate.

Printable resources to support the following ideas may be found further down this page.

(Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)

  • Emoji Emotion Charades: Write or draw different emojis on cards (like our 'Emotions - 'I am feeling...' - Emoji Cards' or 'Emotion Cards - Emojis'). Children pick a card and act out the emotion for others to guess. This is fantastic for non-verbal communication skills.

  • 'Emotion of the Day' Display: Start each day by choosing an emotion to focus on, using a large visual like our 'Emotions - 'Emotion of the Day' - Display (Large)'. Encourage children to talk about a time they felt that emotion.

  • Feelings Station: Create a designated 'Feelings Station' in your setting. Our 'All About Me - Feelings Station Display' is ideal for this. Provide mirrors, our 'Blank Faces' or 'Blank Faces - Playdough Mats', and drawing materials. Children can explore different facial expressions and talk about how they feel.

  • 'How Are You Feeling Today?' Check-In: Use our 'How Are You Feeling Today? Playdough Mats' or 'Emotions Mat - Emojis' as a daily check-in. Children can point to the emoji that represents their current feeling, or use playdough to create the face. Our 'Emotions Fan - Emojis' or 'Basic Emotions Fan' are great portable tools for this.

  • Music and Emotion Exploration: Play different genres of music and ask children how each piece makes them feel. Use our 'This music makes me feel...' Emoji Cards Activity' or 'This music makes me feel...' Playdough Mat' to record their responses. The 'Emotions - 'This Music Makes Me Feel...' - Mark Making' resource can inspire creative drawing based on feelings. You can also use our 'This Music Makes Me Feel...' Banner and Emoji Cards Display/Activity' to set up a dedicated area.

  • Story Time Feelings Talk: Read a story and regularly pause to ask, "How do you think [character] is feeling right now?" and "What makes you say that?" Use our 'Emotions - 'This Story Makes Me Feel...' - Mark Making' for children to respond creatively.

  • 'Why is Teddy Sad?' Activity: Use our 'Emotions - 'Why is Teddy Sad?' Activity Pack' as a stimulus for discussion around empathy and problem-solving. Children can suggest ways to help Teddy feel better.

  • Kindness Activities: Connect emotions to actions. Discuss how showing kindness can make others (and ourselves) feel happy. Our 'Let's Show Kindness - Activity Prompt Poster' and 'Let's Show Kindness - Activity Prompt Cards' offer great teaching ideas for this.

  • Coping Strategies: For older children (KS1) or when discussing challenging emotions, use our 'When I Feel Worried - Prompt Templates' and 'When I Feel Angry - Prompt Templates' to help children think about positive ways to deal with big feelings. Our 'Traffic Lights Fan' can also be used as a visual tool for emotional regulation.

  • Emoji Art & Crafts: Provide simple circular templates (or let children freehand) and encourage them to draw different emoji faces. They can experiment with expressions. Our 'Emotions Colouring - Emojis' pages are perfect for this. You can also use our 'Draw Yourself Smiling! Activity Sheet'.

  • Communication Board Practice: For children who benefit from visual supports, our 'Picture Communication - 'I feel' Visual Support Board' can be integrated into daily routines to help them communicate their emotions.

  • Display Lettering Fun: Decorate your setting with emotion-themed lettering using our 'Display Lettering - Emojis - Lower Case Alphabet' and 'Display Lettering - Emojis - Upper Case Alphabet', and even 'Display Lettering - Emojis - Numbers' to connect literacy and numeracy with the theme.

These activities offer great inspiration for making World Emoji Day a memorable and impactful experience in your early years and Key Stage One setting, fostering emotional literacy and communication skills.

To explore ideas surrounding additional early years events, please visit our 'Special Dates Calendar' page.


Printable resources to support teaching & learning surrounding: ‘World Emoji Day’

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MENTAL HEALTH - 'Healthy Minds' Poster (Free Sample)
MENTAL HEALTH - 'Healthy Minds' Poster (Free Sample)

The bubbles on this ‘Healthy Minds’ poster all outline an aspect of how to look after your mental health. We hope it helps!

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MENTAL HEALTH - Mood Booster Activity Cards (Free Sample)
MENTAL HEALTH - Mood Booster Activity Cards (Free Sample)

These cards are intended as a quick choice of ideas to help lift someone’s mood.

Each card has an activity that may help a child feel a little brighter if they are having a sad day.

Everyone is different and each child may respond differently to each activity.

We hope this helps!

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EMOTION CARDS - EMOJIS (Free Sample)
EMOTION CARDS - EMOJIS (Free Sample)

Emoji Emotion Cards to be used for a variety of purposes.

They can be used as part of a display, given to individual children to enable them to voluntarily express their feelings or as a way to respond to adult questioning in discussions about how various situations may make us feel (1:1 or group).

They could be used in whole class, group or 1:1 to prompt role play depicting situations which evoke a specific emotion and this can then lead to discussions about how to deal with the emotion in question.

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WHEN I FEEL WORRIED - PROMPT TEMPLATES (Free Sample)
WHEN I FEEL WORRIED - PROMPT TEMPLATES (Free Sample)

It can often be difficult for children (and anyone) to deal with feelings of worry and anxiety. Once these feelings become overwhelmingly strong, it can be difficult to get passed them.

These 2 sheets are designed for children and adults to discuss what helps a particular child to feel happy when they are worried. This could be things like cuddling a particular soft toy, colouring, playing Lego, reading a book, etc. Once strategies have been decided, the child could make marks in the box(es) that will remind them of this strategy when they need to use it. Alternatively, adults may create picture prompts to place in the box(es).

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MENTAL HEALTH - Mood Booster Activity Cards
MENTAL HEALTH - Mood Booster Activity Cards

These cards are intended as a quick choice of ideas to help lift someone’s mood.

Each card has an activity that may help a child feel a little brighter if they are having a sad day.

Everyone is different and each child may respond differently to each activity.

Activities included:

  • Drink some water!

  • Eat a healthy snack!

  • Go for a walk!

  • Do some exercise!

  • Read a book!

  • Role-play a character!

  • Paint a picture!

  • Make a model!

  • Sing a song or make some music!

  • Listen to some music!

  • Get in the sunshine!

  • Get outdoors into nature!

  • Have some quiet time.

  • Do some yoga stretches.

  • Help someone else with something. A kind act!

  • Think of the things you are thankful for.

  • Talk with a friend or family member.

  • Do something you really enjoy!

We hope this helps!

Keywords: Emotions, emotion, feeling, feelings, emotional regulation, emotional dysregulation, self-regulation, health, wellness

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MENTAL HEALTH - 'Healthy Minds' Display Pack
MENTAL HEALTH - 'Healthy Minds' Display Pack

This display pack comprises a two-page banner and a set of cloud shaped headings.

p2-3: Banner

p4-11: Cloud headings (large writing with small images)

p12-19: Cloud headings (small writing with large images)

The bubbles all outline an aspect of how to look after your mental health.

Aspects included:

  • Understanding and identifying feelings

  • Connecting with people and loved ones

  • Exploring and developing personal interests

  • Structure and routine

  • Sleep

  • Healthy food and water

  • Exercise

  • Connecting with nature

  • Growth mindset

  • Kindness and helping others

  • Thankfulness and gratitude. Finding small positives

We hope it helps!

Keywords: Emotions, emotion, feeling, feelings, emotional regulation, emotional dysregulation, self-regulation, health, wellness

Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.

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MENTAL HEALTH - 'Healthy Minds' Poster
MENTAL HEALTH - 'Healthy Minds' Poster

The bubbles on this ‘Healthy Minds’ poster all outline an aspect of how to look after your mental health.

Aspects included:

  • Understanding and identifying feelings

  • Connecting with people and loved ones

  • Exploring and developing personal interests

  • Structure and routine

  • Sleep

  • Healthy food and water

  • Exercise

  • Connecting with nature

  • Growth mindset

  • Kindness and helping others

  • Thankfulness and gratitude. Finding small positives

We hope it helps!

Keywords: Emotions, emotion, feeling, feelings, emotional regulation, emotional dysregulation, self-regulation, health, wellness

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EMOTIONS - 'Emotion of the Day' - Display (Large)
EMOTIONS - 'Emotion of the Day' - Display (Large)

This display/activity is intended to help the child/children identify their emotions and the experiences that trigger those emotions.

At the start of the day, one emotion is to be highlighted and discussed with the children. The children are then encouraged to tell someone if they think they experience that emotion during the day. The aim is for the children to become more introspective of their emotions, and more perceptive of the emotions of others.

As a group activity the children have the chance to learn from their peer’s experiences as well as their own.

Pack includes:

• Changeable display banner with space for different ‘Emotion of the day’ cards.

• Emotion of the day display cards for happy, sad, excited, worried, angry, confused, scared, surprised.

• Small A6 emotion cards to be placed around the setting as a reminder of the ‘Emotion of the day’.

Keywords: picture/visual communication aids, feeling, feelings, emotions, emotion/emotional regulation/dysregulation/self-regulation, mindfulness

Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.

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EMOTIONS - 'I am feeling...' - Emoji Cards
EMOTIONS - 'I am feeling...' - Emoji Cards

Set of 12 A5 ‘I am feeling’ cards. Useful for any individuals who need support in identifying and expressing their feelings.

Feelings include: happy, confused, excited, sad, scared, worried, love, sleepy, fine, angry, bored and frustrated.

Keywords: picture/visual communication aids, feeling, feelings, emotions, emotion/emotional regulation/dysregulation/self-regulation, autism, autistic, non verbal, non-verbal, mental health, wellness, mindfulness

Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.

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EMOTIONS - 'I am feeling...' - Emoji Colouring
EMOTIONS - 'I am feeling...' - Emoji Colouring

Set of 12 A5 ‘I am feeling’ colouring cards. Useful for any individuals who need support in identifying and expressing their feelings.

Feelings include: happy, confused, excited, sad, scared, worried, love, sleepy, fine, angry, bored and frustrated.

Keywords: picture/visual communication aids, feeling, feelings, emotions, emotion/emotional regulation/dysregulation/self-regulation, autism, autistic, non verbal, non-verbal, mental health, wellness, colouring page/pages/sheet/sheets, mindfulness

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EMOTIONS - 'Why is Teddy sad?' Activity Pack
EMOTIONS - 'Why is Teddy sad?' Activity Pack

We created this ‘Why is Teddy sad?’ pack in order for you to be able to explore with children how sometimes something may feel wrong inside when there are no obvious cuts, bruises, etc.

As well as investigating the feeling of ‘sadness’ by talking about what might cause us to feel sad and what it actually feels like, this pack could also be a doorway to talking about mental health. It also aids in the mindfulness practice of recognising emotions.

Keywords: feeling, feelings, emotions, emotion/emotional regulation/dysregulation/self-regulation, autism, autistic, mental health, wellness, colouring page/pages/sheet/sheets, empathy, role play, role-play, mindfulness

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ALL ABOUT ME - Feelings Station Display
ALL ABOUT ME - Feelings Station Display

This display is intended to be an interactive self-registration display that can evolve throughout the day. The children can find and add their names to the emoji that expresses how they are feeling at the start of the day and then they are encouraged to change the position of their name as they see fit as the day progresses. It aids in the mindfulness practice of recognising emotions.

An adult can quickly check to see how the group is feeling and follow up on anyone who may have indicated that they are sad, angry, etc.

Two sizes of emoji are included so that the display can fit different settings. Large (p4-9) and Small (p10-12).

For name tags, print p13 as many times as needed.

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DRAW YOURSELF SMILING! ACTIVITY SHEET
DRAW YOURSELF SMILING! ACTIVITY SHEET

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LET'S CONNECT - With Each Other - Activity Prompt Poster
LET'S CONNECT - With Each Other - Activity Prompt Poster

PLAY - CONNECT - TALK

On this poster are ideas for fun activities that could be undertaken 1:1 with a child in the hopes of fostering a connection that could lead to talk.

A relaxed, fun situation is conducive to conversation which, as well as developing talking skills, will provide an opportunity for the child to express their feelings about themselves and others.

We hope this helps!

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LET'S CONNECT - With Each Other - Activity Prompt Cards
LET'S CONNECT - With Each Other - Activity Prompt Cards

PLAY - CONNECT - TALK

These prompt cards are ideas for fun activities that could be undertaken 1:1 with a child in the hopes of fostering a connection that could lead to talk.

A relaxed, fun situation is conducive to conversation which, as well as developing talking skills, will provide an opportunity for the child to express their feelings about themselves and others.

We hope this helps!

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LET'S - Get Moving - Activity Prompt Poster
LET'S - Get Moving - Activity Prompt Poster

This poster gives 20 fun activity ideas to get moving.

As well as being good for the body, movement and exercise are also an important part of a healthy mind!

We hope this helps!

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LET'S - Get Moving - Activity Prompt Cards
LET'S - Get Moving - Activity Prompt Cards

These prompt cards are ideas for movement activities.

As well as being good for the body, movement and exercise are also an important part of a healthy mind!

We hope this helps!

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‘OUR EMOTIONS/MY FEELINGS’ - BANNERS
‘OUR EMOTIONS/MY FEELINGS’ - BANNERS

Create an emotions/feelings display using these banners alongside some of our other emotions resources.

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EMOTIONS - 'What Happens When You Feel...' - Prompt Cards
EMOTIONS - 'What Happens When You Feel...' - Prompt Cards

The cards can be used as part of an input about emotions and feelings. The intention is that the cards would be held with the image facing the child/children and the prompts facing the adult. The activity should help the child/children think carefully about what each emotion feels like to them when they experience them. For example, when we are happy we may feel like smiling, dancing, laughing, etc. This process aids in the mindfulness practice of recognising emotions.

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WHEN I FEEL WORRIED - PROMPT TEMPLATES
WHEN I FEEL WORRIED - PROMPT TEMPLATES

It can often be difficult for children (and anyone) to deal with feelings of worry and anxiety. Once these feelings become overwhelmingly strong, it can be difficult to get passed them.

These 2 sheets are designed for children and adults to discuss what helps a particular child to feel happy when they are worried. This could be things like cuddling a particular soft toy, colouring, playing Lego, reading a book, etc. Once strategies have been decided, the child could make marks in the box(es) that will remind them of this strategy when they need to use it. Alternatively, adults may create picture prompts to place in the box(es).

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WHEN I FEEL ANGRY - PROMPT TEMPLATES
WHEN I FEEL ANGRY - PROMPT TEMPLATES

It can often be difficult for children (and anyone) to make good choices when they have an overwhelming feeling of anger or frustration. In order to talk about problems and express thoughts effectively it is often necessary to return to a calm state first.

These 2 sheets are designed for children and adults to discuss what helps a particular child to feel happy/calm again. This could be things like cuddling a particular soft toy, colouring, playing Lego, sitting in the reading corner, etc. Once strategies have been decided, the child could make marks in the boxes that will remind them of this strategy when they need to use it. Alternatively, adults may create picture prompts to place in the box(es).

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LET'S SHOW KINDNESS - Activity Prompt Poster
LET'S SHOW KINDNESS - Activity Prompt Poster

This poster gives 20 fun activity ideas to show kindness.

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LET'S SHOW KINDNESS - Activity Prompt Cards
LET'S SHOW KINDNESS - Activity Prompt Cards

These activity cards outline 20 fun activity ideas to show kindness.

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HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY? PLAYDOUGH MATS
HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY? PLAYDOUGH MATS

These playdough mats are perfect for gaining an insight into the day to day feelings of those in your care. Useful as a tool to explore feelings 1:1 with a child. However, they may be especially useful as a fine motor activity within a setting/school which also allows adults to tell at a glance the feelings of children within a group. This could be a particularly beneficial tool in assessing the feelings of those settling into a new setting. In addition, it aids in the mindfulness practice of recognising emotions.

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EMOTIONS MAT - EMOJIS
EMOTIONS MAT - EMOJIS

Emoji Emotions Mat to be used for a variety of purposes. To be used as part of a display, given to individual children to enable them to voluntarily express their feelings or as a way to respond to adult questioning in discussions about how various situations may make us feel (1:1 or group). Best used during small group or 1:1 activities, discussions or role-play.

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EMOTION CARDS - EMOJIS
EMOTION CARDS - EMOJIS

Emoji Emotion Cards to be used for a variety of purposes. They can be used as part of a display, given to individual children to enable them to voluntarily express their feelings or as a way to respond to adult questioning in discussions about how various situations may make us feel (1:1 or group). They could be used in whole class, group or 1:1 to prompt role play depicting situations which evoke a specific emotion and this can then lead to discussions about how to deal with the emotion in question.

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EMOTIONS FAN - EMOJIS
EMOTIONS FAN - EMOJIS

This emotion fan (emoiji version) gives children an alternate means to express their feelings on a slightly more developed level than the basic emoji fans that have only 3 options. They can be given to individual children to enable them to voluntarily express their feelings or as a way to respond to adult questioning in discussions about how various situations may make us feel (1:1 or group).

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EMOTIONS - 'This Music Makes Me Feel...' - Mark Making
EMOTIONS - 'This Music Makes Me Feel...' - Mark Making

A variety of differentiated drawing/writing/mark making sheets which allow children to express how a piece of music made them feel. This is a great mindfulness tool for helping children to identify and understand their emotions.

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EMOTIONS - 'This Story Makes Me Feel...' - Mark Making
EMOTIONS - 'This Story Makes Me Feel...' - Mark Making

A variety of differentiated drawing/writing/mark making sheets which allow children to express how a story made them feel. This is a great mindfulness tool for helping children to identify and understand their emotions.

Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.

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EMOTIONS COLOURING - EMOJIS
EMOTIONS COLOURING - EMOJIS

These emoji emotions colouring sheets are ideally made available to children within more focused activities surrounding 'All About Me' and 'Feelings' topics. Alternatively, each individual colouring sheet could be used as the basis for discussion/role-play about an individual emotion and then children can colour the sheet to consolidate their knowledge further.

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EMOTION CARDS
EMOTION CARDS

Emotion cards to be used for a variety of purposes. They can be used as part of a display, given to individual children to enable them to voluntarily express their feelings or as a way to respond to adult questioning in discussions about how various situations may make us feel (1:1 or group). They could be used in whole class, group or 1:1 to prompt role play depicting situations which evoke a specific emotion and this can then lead to discussions about how to deal with the emotion in question.

Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.

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EMOTION CARDS - MATCH STATEMENTS GAME
EMOTION CARDS - MATCH STATEMENTS GAME

Handy Emotion Cards with matching statements. Extremely useful to prompt discussions and role play about how situations may make us feel, beginning to understand other people's emotions and how to deal with our own. Each of the statements were developed considering what situations children may experience themselves. Adult to read cards, match to appropriate picture with the help of child(ren). This can then lead to further discussion and/or role-play.

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EMOTION CARDS - MATCH WORDS GAME
EMOTION CARDS - MATCH WORDS GAME

These Emotion Cards with matching word labels are designed to be used for a variety of purposes. Print large for use in an interactive display or whole class activity or smaller for 1:1 individual work. Children (with support from an adult) think about how the person in each picture is feeling in order to identify the emotion. You may or may not wish to use the word card labels depending on the age of your children.

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EMOTIONS MAT
EMOTIONS MAT

Emotions Mat to be used for a variety of purposes. To be used as part of a display, given to individual children to enable them to voluntarily express their feelings or as a way to respond to adult questioning in discussions about how various situations may make us feel (1:1 or group). Best used during small group or 1:1 activities, discussions or role-play.

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'This music makes me feel...' Emoji Cards Activity
'This music makes me feel...' Emoji Cards Activity

Emoji cards intended for use in conjunction with a musical listening activity and/or interactive display.

Children can be encouraged to select the card which shows how the piece of music makes them feel. Great form of picture communication and also to prompt communication and language development.

Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.

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'This music makes me feel...' Emoji Cards Activity (Colouring)
'This music makes me feel...' Emoji Cards Activity (Colouring)

Emoji card colouring sheets intended for use in conjunction with a musical listening activity and/or interactive display.

Children can be encouraged to select the card which shows how the piece of music makes them feel. Great form of picture communication and also to prompt communication and language development. This set of cards can also be coloured once selected. CLICK HERE for full colour versions.

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'This music makes me feel...' Playdough Mat
'This music makes me feel...' Playdough Mat

Creative and hands on way for children to convey the emotion they feel when listening to a piece of music.

Laminate this sheet for children to use time and again to respond to different pieces of music by creating emotions in the form of playdough facial features.

Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.

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'This music makes me feel...' Banner and Emoji Cards Display/Activity
'This music makes me feel...' Banner and Emoji Cards Display/Activity

Banner and emoji cards intended for use in conjunction with a musical listening activity and/or interactive display.

Children can be encouraged to select the card which shows how the piece of music makes them feel. Great form of picture communication and also to prompt communication and language development.

Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.

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'This music makes me feel...' Emoji Mat/Colouring Activity
'This music makes me feel...' Emoji Mat/Colouring Activity

This pack includes:

  • A full colour ‘This music makes me feel…’ mat for display/activity station use. Children can be encouraged to listen to music and point to the emotion(s) that represent how the music makes them feel.

  • A black and white colouring in version of the mat for individual use. Again children can be encouraged to listen to music, but this time colour in the emoji(s) that represent how the music makes them feel.

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EMOTIONS FAN
EMOTIONS FAN

These emotion fans give children an alternate means to express their feelings on a slightly more developed level than the basic emotion fans. They can be given to individual children to enable them to voluntarily express their feelings or as a way to respond to adult questioning in discussions about how various situations may make us feel (1:1 or group).

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BASIC EMOTIONS FAN
BASIC EMOTIONS FAN

These emotion fans give children an alternate means to express their feelings on a basic level. They can be given to individual children to enable them to voluntarily express their feelings or as a way to respond to adult questioning (1:1 or group). Additionally, they can be used to allow children to begin to learn how to self-evaluate how well they feel they have understood an activity and/or how much they have enjoyed it.

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TRAFFIC LIGHTS FAN
TRAFFIC LIGHTS FAN

Traffic light fans with Green, Amber and Red lights.

Designed to be cut out, laminated and then joined with a split pin or short treasury tag.

Children can use to self-evaluate how well they think they have understood/enjoyed an activity.

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EMOTIONS COLOURING
EMOTIONS COLOURING

These emotions colouring sheets are ideally made available to children within more focused activities surrounding 'All About Me' and 'Feelings' topics. Alternatively, each individual colouring sheet could be used as the basis for discussion/role-play about an individual emotion and then children can colour the sheet to consolidate their knowledge further.

Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.

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WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? SHEETS
WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? SHEETS

'What makes you happy?' idea templates. Perfect for use after circle time as part of 'Ourselves' and 'Feelings' work. Children have space in thought bubbles to draw and/or write about 3 things that make them happy.

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DRAW EMOTIONS
DRAW EMOTIONS

These sheets are designed to encourage children to think about their emotions and what causes them to feel a certain way. Children learn to identify a feeling and pinpoint when they have felt that way. The sheets can be used as simply a prompt for discussion or as a stimulus for children to draw about their feelings. Why not have a look at our ‘Write Emotions’ sheets?

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WRITE EMOTIONS
WRITE EMOTIONS

These sheets are designed to encourage children to think about their emotions and what causes them to feel a certain way. Children learn to identify a feeling and pinpoint when they have felt that way. The sheets can be used as simply a prompt for discussion or as a stimulus for children to draw and write about their feelings. Why not have a look at our Draw Emotions sheets?

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BLANK FACES
BLANK FACES

To compliment the Emotion Cards in the All About Me topic, these blank faces can be coloured in with children adding their own choice of eyes, nose and mouth to convey expression.

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BLANK FACES - PLAYDOUGH MATS
BLANK FACES - PLAYDOUGH MATS

To compliment Emotion resources, these blank faces are ideal to be laminated and used as playdough mats with children adding their own choice of eyes, nose and mouth to convey expression.

Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.

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