Emotional Vocabulary — Kids (Ages 5–12)

Help children find the words for how they feel. This printable set builds emotional vocabulary — moving kids beyond "good," "bad," and "fine" toward a richer, more precise feelings word bank they can actually use.

Designed for classrooms, counselling and wellbeing sessions, speech and language work, ESL/EAL lessons, and homeschool. The worksheets pair each emotion word with a picture cue and a simple prompt, so children who are still building spoken language can point, match, and choose — not only write.

What's included:

• Emotion word–picture matching pages
• "Shades of feeling" pages (e.g. annoyed → frustrated → furious) to build nuance
• Fill-in and describe-the-feeling activity sheets
• A printable feelings word bank / reference chart
• Both colour and print-friendly black-and-white versions

Great for:

• Teachers and school counsellors running social-emotional and wellbeing activities
• Speech pathologists and language support building emotional literacy
• ESL/EAL teachers introducing feelings vocabulary
• Parents and homeschoolers

Details:

• Suitable for approximately ages 5–12 — pitch the language to the child's stage
• Instant digital download (printable PDF) — no physical item is shipped
• US Letter and A4 sizes included
• For personal, classroom, and single-practitioner use

These are educational resources to support building emotional vocabulary; they are not a substitute for professional assessment or therapy.