Emotions Theme Games and Printable book for Kindergarten EFL

 These games are part of a complete Emotions Unit for Kindergarten ELLs that includes flashcards, worksheets, crafts, and more engaging activities.Save time and have everything ready for your lessons! Click here to get the full resource on Teachers Pay Teachers.    https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Emotions-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-7-6080954

This collection of interactive games and printable book helps kindergarten English Language Learners practice emotions vocabulary through movement, play, and creativity—exactly how young learners learn best!

Emotions Printable Book

  Students color the faces as indicated. They also trace the phrases. I added wiggly eyes to each face beside a little yarn to shape the emotion mouth.

             

                          A video on how to assemble the book.

Take a look at the book as I read it!

Games Build emotional vocabulary

Bingo is perfect to Practice speaking and listening skills

Give the students their EMOTIONS Bingo template. Have them color all the emotions in the colors on your template or the ones that you chose to play with. You can place them on the table or board for them to see clearly which colors will be playing.Tell students to start coloring and be ready to start the game.

Put all your cards in a bag or box. At your signal start calling the colors. Have them cross out or mark the item they hear. 

Use the colored cards to sort them on the student’s template by emotions.Give your students the calling cards and have them sort the cards by colors and by emotions.

Take a look at the video on what you can do with the Bingo templates:

Bingo doesn't stop here,engage in meaningful, hands-on learning. If you want to do a little extra, make these cute pockets and have your students sort the Bingo cards by color and by emotions.

Sorting the cards video!

         Emotions Unit printable board Game

Make emotions fun and interactive with this engaging board game! Students take turns rolling the dice and moving their character along the path. Each time they land on a space, they look at the picture and say the emotion (happy, sad, angry, etc.) or answer a simple question like “How do you feel?” or “Why is he/she feeling this way?”

A simple easy game to make:

Emotion Balloons Game 🎈

Glue the emotion face cutout to each balloon. Hang them from the ceiling.Students touch the balloons and name the emotions. The teacher calls out a feeling or asks, “How do you feel?” and students point to the correct balloon and say the emotion (e.g., “happy,” “sad,” “angry”). This fun movement activity helps reinforce vocabulary, listening skills, and speaking in a playful way.

Bingo Emotions Cup Game

A fun game, just find six transparent cups. Glue the printable labels in this resource and start playing by matching the cup to the picture.

 play this easy half card game for the Feelings unit.

This Emotions Unit resource has Holidays included, check the blog post here:   https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2023/10/link-to-emotions-or-feelings-resource.html

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Emotions Theme Worksheets for Kindergarten ESL

 This worksheet set is just one part of a complete Emotions Unit.🎯 Get the full resource here:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Emotions-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-7-6080954 

Teaching emotions to young English learners with these engaging worksheets, students don’t just learn vocabulary—they recognize, express, and connect emotions in meaningful ways.

This resource is part of a complete ESL unit designed especially for preschool and kindergarten learners, helping them practice listening, speaking, and fine motor skills through fun, hands-on activities.

Set 1 of Worksheets. Listen and color! Cut through the lines and then you have small cards for the students to play games. 

Grab three lunch bags and glue a small card on each one to make a feed me box activity. Have the students sort their worksheets into happy, sad and angry.

         Listen, trace and color pages 

The emotions unit is great for review the parts of the face.These worksheets build comprehension. 

When the worksheets are done, students cut the images and then sort them using a pocket chart or simply do it on the table. 

From a shape unit worksheet to puppets

 Two worksheets to review shapes. Students color as you dictate. Students will practice the colors.

Teacher: Color the square yellow. Color the circle blue. Color the triangle red. 

 I did the white wax crayon technique. Students trace the word using a white wax crayon. Then, use a marker to color the shape and the word appears like magic. 

Dictate the color of the emotions on the faces. Teacher: It’s an angry face. It’s yellow. 

The students cut all the shapes and glue them onto a craft stick so each puppet has two faces. Name a shape or an emotion and have the students show that puppet to you. Teacher: Show me the blue circle! Show me the sad face.

Take a look!

 Review the shapes as you dictate the color of each one.

Teacher: Color the circle red.
Then dictate the emotion of each shape.
Teacher: The yellow triangle is angry.
Students cut all the shapes. They glue a craft stick behind each one and play show and tell.
Student: The green square is green.

From a worksheet to sorting

 This unit goes for a lot of sorting. I used a pocket chart but if you don’t have one it can be done on the table.

Take a look!

Cut and paste emotion worksheet

 Review the numbers as you dictate the color of each number.

Teacher: Color number one yellow.
Then dictate the hair color of each child.
Teacher: the girl is angry. Her hair is red.
Students cut all the children cards. They glue them next to the number that you dictate.
Teacher: The angry girl is next to the yellow number one.

Take a look!

A worksheet can be a puzzle later.

Crayons with emotions worksheet

It is a must to review previous units vocabulary and blend it into the new unit. This is a crayon face worksheets.

Teacher:  Color the happy crayon blue!!

Take a look!

My emotion emotion worksheet

Fun it is for your students to draw themselves and make a puppet to show off their current emotion.

More worksheets for the emotions unit!

Emotions Number Dictation

 The numbers come in black and white. Color the body of each number and add an emotion to each one. I turned mine into puppets so it will be easier to show to the students.

The students will have their b&w template with the numbers.
Do this as a listening activity. Say how your number looks like.
Teacher: It’s number eight. It’s red. It’s sad.
Students will look for number eight and color it red. Then have them draw and color the mouth expression.

The students can place the numbers in the correct sequence.

Thanksgiving among other Holidays is included in this Emotions Uniot Resource. Here is the blog post, take a look:

https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2023/10/link-to-emotions-or-feelings-resource.html

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Emotions or Feelings Theme Flashcards for Kindergarten ELL

 Make your lessons easier and more effective with a complete resource! 👉 Get the full Emotions Unit here: Lhttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Emotions-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-7-6080954

Teaching emotions in English is essential for helping young learners express themselves, connect with others, and build communication skills.

This Emotions Theme for Kindergarten ELLs provides engaging activities that help students learn vocabulary such as happy, sad, angry, and scared through visuals, games, and hands-on practice.

The Emotions flashcards are great to make your students to be aware of their feelings and their classmates in English.

Emotions Flashcards Hunt

Place the emotions flashcards all around the classroom. Tell students to put their hands behind their back. Shout out an emotions phrase. 

Teacher: The girl is angry. 

The students have to look around and race to touch that flashcard.  The first one to touch it wins a point. The winner is the one with the most points.

Facial Expression Practice with a dice

I made a big dice for the flashcards. I finally saw the perfect box at the supermarket. I wrapped it up with some recycled paper, added the clear plastic sheets to introduce the flashcards. You can use the dice with any other unit.

Roll & Show the Emotion! 😊

Turn emotions into an exciting movement game! Students stand in a circle while one child rolls the dice. When the dice lands on an emotion, everyone looks, identifies it, and quickly makes that face. It’s a fun and interactive way to reinforce vocabulary, build confidence, and encourage full participation. Perfect for young learners who learn best through play and expression!

School Supplies and the Emotions

I love to recycle the old vocabulary into the new unit. It provides deep learning as we make students connect prior knowledge(school supplies) and the new knowledge (emotions).

Here is a set of crayons that have an emotion on the face to review.

Teacher: What is this?

Students: a crayon!

Teacher: Is the crayon angry?

Students: YES!

Do the same with the other school supplies emotions flashcards.Then, start sorting by emotions the school items flashcards on the board.

 the Emotions Flashcards in Spanish

A set of Spanish Emotions flashcards for the dual language teachers.

 Introduce the commands using the flashcards.

Teacher: Make a happy face!

Emotions Small cards

 I am adding the same face flashcards in 4 in one page cards for printing purpose and for online teaching.  

     

Use the letter stencils! I found mine buried inside a box. I used it for having students write the words based on the small cards.                                          

Take a look!

There is also a set of the emotions small cards with school supplies. 

And, sure, the students will sort them by emotions .

Sort the emotions small cards by school supply. Have the stusents say what they are sorting: a happy schoolbag, a sad schoolbag, an angry schoolbag.

Take a look at the video on how to use these small cards:

Emotions Unit Cutouts 

Use these to review the emotions. Place them on top of your own face. The cutouts are also helpful for online teaching.

Ask questions:

Teacher: Look! Is she happy?

Students: Yes! / No

And more sorting by emotions using the cutouts!

Students work together to sort the cutouts by emotions, matching each picture to the correct face. This hands-on activity encourages speaking, as children name the emotions.

Many teachers love to have a reward program during the school year. Here is one for this Emotions unit.    https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2020/10/emotions-theme-for-kindergarten_4.html

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