Emotion Wheel Handout

Use this wheel to explore and map your emotions through color.

Color-Emotion Suggestions

Feel free to choose shades that fit how you feel.

Draw Your Own Wheel

1. On a blank sheet of drawing paper, draw a large circle.
2. Divide it into 8 equal slices (like slicing a pie).
3. Label each slice with one of these emotions: Calm, Happy, Sad, Angry, Anxious, Excited, Tired, Surprised.
4. Color each slice with the color that best represents how that emotion feels to you right now.

Reflection Questions

1. Which emotions did you color most intensely today? Why?
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Which color or section was hardest to decide on? What made it challenging?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. When you notice these emotions again, how might you use coloring or another creative strategy to help manage them?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Use this handout during our session to guide your mindful coloring and emotional exploration. Once complete, we’ll talk about which colors and emotions stand out and learn simple coping strategies together.

Calm Coloring Page

Use this page to mindfully color intricate, abstract patterns. As you fill each shape, focus on your breathing—inhale deeply, choose a color, then exhale as you fill the space. Notice how different colors make you feel.

• Swirling lines and waves
• Radiating circles and arcs
• Overlapping triangles and polygons
• Leaf- and petal-like curves

Feel free to add your own doodles or embellishments as you go.

When you’re finished, we’ll talk about which colors felt most calming or energizing and why.

Strengths Reflection Handout

Use this handout to identify and reflect on your personal strengths before creating your Confidence Collage.

1. List Your Strengths

Think of 3–5 qualities, skills, or values that describe what makes you unique. Write each one below.

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5. ____________________________________________________________

2. Reflection Questions

For each strength you listed above, choose one to reflect on deeply. Answer the questions below for that strength.

Chosen Strength: __________________________________________________

1. Why is this strength important to me?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. When have I used this strength in my life? Describe a specific example.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. How does this strength help me face challenges?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. What words, images, or symbols come to mind when I think of this strength?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Use your responses to guide which images, words, or colors you’ll select for your collage. When we start creating, think about how to visually represent each reflected strength.

Confidence Collage Template

Use this sheet as the base for your collage. Label each box with a strength, then glue or paste images and words that represent that strength inside the box. Feel free to add doodles or color around the boxes.

Use Box 6 for any additional strength, affirming word, or decorative element.

Coping Strategies Reflection Handout

Use this handout to reflect on the coping strategies you practiced and how your sculpture represents your emotion.

1. Emotion Represented

What emotion did you express in your sculpture?

2. Coping Strategies Practiced

List the coping strategies you tried (e.g., deep breathing, muscle relaxation).

3. Strategy Effectiveness

For each strategy, describe how it felt and how helpful it was.

Strategy 1: ______________________________________________________







How effective was it?

Strategy 2: ______________________________________________________







How effective was it?

4. Connection to Sculpture

How did shaping the clay help you understand or manage your emotion?

5. Future Use

Which strategy will you use next time you feel this emotion? How and when will you use it?

Keep this handout for future reference. Practice these strategies regularly to manage stress and express your feelings in healthy ways.

Brush Away Stress Handout

Use this handout to reflect on your watercolor activity and practice the coping strategies you learned.

1. Observing My Painting

Describe your abstract design. What shapes, lines, or colors did you use to represent stress?

2. Noticing Changes

When you layered in calm colors (e.g., blues, greens), how did your painting—and your feelings—change?

3. Coping Strategies Review

1. Color Visualization
Imagine inhaling a calming color into your body and exhaling tension as a contrasting color.
How did this technique feel?







2. Brush-Breath Technique
Synchronize each brush stroke with a deep breath (inhale with the first stroke, exhale with the next).
What did you notice in your body or mind?

4. Planning for Next Time

Think of a time you might feel stressed (e.g., before a test, a busy day).
Which strategy will you try? How and when will you practice it?

Keep this handout and use it anytime you need a calm moment. Practice these techniques with any paper and brush—or even your finger in the air—whenever stress arises.