Make an Emotions Wheel
About This Activity
How are you feeling today? Get crafty and express your feelings with this creative exercise that helps kids identify emotions in two languages.
1. Print out activity sheet.
2. Name and identify your emotions in English and Spanish by creating an emotions wheel.
3. Try your superpower! Retell a time when you felt happy, sad, anxious, sleepy and hungry, draw a face for each emotion you learn.
This activity stimulates empathy while helping kids creatively identify emotions in two languages.
Bilinguals are better able to adapt social flexibility, suggesting that alternating between languages allows for them to more successfully alternate between social situations.
Asking children to name their emotions is an important first step to regulating their emotions. Encourage them to voice how they are feeling by asking them directly, and have them explain their feelings. “I am feeling ___ because…” For more practice with emotion words, have your child engage with the Feelings game in the Learn section of the Canticos App.
Activity Sheet
Made with ♥ from our familia to yours
