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Feelings bingo

Feelings bingo helps children put a name to what they feel. Each square shows a face and the word for it: happy, sad, angry and scared, but also proud, nervous, frustrated and calm. Use it in a social-emotional learning lesson, a counselling group or speech therapy. Download 30 different 4x4 cards with a caller sheet, or change the feelings below.

Download 30 cards (PDF) Paper and print options Call it on screen

- keep it for next week and change the words to your own.

30 different numbered cards, two to a page, with a caller sheet on page one and a winner check by card number. Free, no sign-up. The same link prints the same cards next time.

Make your own set

Change the words or the numbers, the size and how many cards, and get a new PDF.

1What goes on the cards?

Add more words than squares - every card gets its own mix.

Pictures for early readers, ESL and speech therapy

Pictures are Fluent Emoji, one friendly style for every card.

Number range

Any range from 0 to 999.

One per student, up to 500. No two cards are the same.

Free, no sign-up. You get a PDF with a caller sheet on page one.

Card 1 - every card is different

Feelings Bingo

Worried
Happy
Sad
Bored
Proud
Excited
Sleepy
Calm
Tired
Crying
Upset
Surprised
Kind
Silly
Hopeful
Loved
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The 32 words on these cards

  • Happy
  • Sad
  • Angry
  • Scared
  • Surprised
  • Tired
  • Sick
  • Silly
  • Excited
  • Loved
  • Worried
  • Confused
  • Proud
  • Shy
  • Bored
  • Calm
  • Nervous
  • Embarrassed
  • Disappointed
  • Frustrated
  • Sleepy
  • Crying
  • Laughing
  • Thinking
  • Shocked
  • Grumpy
  • Hopeful
  • Lonely
  • Grateful
  • Upset
  • Kind
  • Quiet

Talk before you mark

Call a feeling, then ask: when did you last feel this way? Players who mark the square can share a moment, or act the face out for the others. The game goes slower than ordinary bingo, which is the point: the talk is the lesson, the line is the reward.

Call a situation instead

For older children, don't say the feeling: describe a moment. "Your friend forgot your birthday." "You scored a goal." "You can't find your shoes and the bus is coming." Players mark the feeling it gives them, and two players may mark different squares for the same moment; ask them why.

For speech and language therapy

Feelings words are abstract, so the faces carry the meaning. Start with the pictures and the words together; once the child knows them, make Pictures only cards with the form below and ask them to name each face they mark.

Questions

Which feelings are on the cards?

32 feelings, from happy, sad, angry and scared to proud, nervous, frustrated, grateful and lonely. Each 4x4 card shows 16 of them.

Can I add other feelings?

Yes. Edit the word list in the form on this page. Tap a feeling to choose a different face, or search the pictures.

What age is it for?

From preschool, with the eight basic feelings on 3x3 cards, to middle school, with situations called instead of feelings.

Is it free?

Yes, with no sign-up: the cards, the caller sheet and the winner check.

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