Feelings Drawing Icebreaker

Objective:

• Help the student express her feelings through drawing and practice naming emotions.

Audience: Kindergarten Girl
Time: 15 minutes

Materials:

• Feelings Faces Printable
• Draw My Feelings Worksheet
• Crayons (various colors)

Instructions:

1. Introduce the Activity (2 minutes)
   • Show the Feelings Faces Printable and briefly point to each face: “Here are some different feelings—happy, sad, surprised.”
   • Explain: “Now you get to draw how you’re feeling today or a feeling you know well.”
2. Distribute Materials (1 minute)
   • Give the student the Draw My Feelings Worksheet and a set of crayons.
3. Drawing Time (10 minutes)
   • Encourage her to pick a color and start drawing.
   • Offer prompts: “Tell me about the colors you’re choosing,” “What is happening in your picture?”
   • Provide positive feedback on her use of color and shapes.
4. Naming and Sharing (2 minutes)
   • Ask: “Can you name the feeling in your drawing?”
   • If she hesitates, point to the Feelings Faces Printable to offer examples.
   • Celebrate her sharing with a sticker or verbal praise.
5. Transition Back (Extra)
   • Gently collect materials and say: “Great job sharing! Next, we’ll talk about other ways to show how we feel.”
     
     
     

Feelings Charades Game

Objective:

• Help the student practice identifying and naming emotions through movement and observation.

Audience: Kindergarten Girl
Time: 10 minutes

Materials:

• Counseling Charades Cards

Instructions:

1. Explain the Game (2 minutes)
   • Show the Counseling Charades Cards, each card depicting a simple facial expression (happy, sad, surprised, angry).
   • Say: “We’re going to play a game where we act out feelings without speaking.”
2. Counselor Demonstration (2 minutes)
   • The counselor picks a card and silently acts out the feeling using facial expressions and body language.
   • Prompt: “Can you guess which feeling I’m showing?”
   • When the student guesses, confirm and briefly discuss: “Yes, that was surprised! My eyebrows went up, and my mouth opened wide.”
3. Student’s Turn (4 minutes)
   • Hand the Counseling Charades Cards to the student, face down.
   • Encourage her to pick one and act it out. Ask: “What feeling are you showing?”
   • Offer gentle guidance: “Try using your eyes or mouth to show the feeling.”
   • After she acts, name the emotion together and praise her effort.
4. Debrief and Discuss (2 minutes)
   • Ask: “Which emotion was easiest to act out? Which was tricky?”
     
     
     
   • Reinforce: “Noticing how our face and body change helps us understand feelings in ourselves and others.”

Create Feelings Chart

Objective:

• Support the student in choosing and illustrating common emotions, reinforcing emotional vocabulary and self-expression.

Audience: Kindergarten Girl
Time: 10 minutes

Materials:

• Make My Feelings Chart Worksheet
• Crayon Set (various colors)
• Sticker Rewards (optional)

Instructions:

1. Introduce the Activity (1 minute)
   • Show the Make My Feelings Chart Worksheet.
   • Explain: “We’re going to make our own chart showing how we feel on different days.”
2. Distribute Materials (1 minute)
   • Give the student the worksheet and crayons (and stickers if using).
3. Choose Feelings (2 minutes)
   • Prompt: “Let’s pick 3 or 4 feelings you know—like happy, sad, surprised, or angry.”
   • Help her point to or name each feeling on the worksheet.
4. Draw and Decorate (5 minutes)
   • Ask her to draw a simple face or place a sticker in each box for the chosen feelings.
   • Offer prompts: “What color makes you think of happy?” “How will you show surprised?”
   • Provide positive feedback: “I love how your surprised face has big eyes!”
     
     
     
     
     
     
5. Reflect and Share (1 minute)
   • Ask: “Why did you pick these colors and faces?”
   • Celebrate her work with a sticker reward and praise: “Thank you for making this chart! It’s going to help us talk about your feelings.”

Feelings Faces Printable

Use this sheet to help your student see and name common emotions. You can point to each face, ask her to say the name, or have her circle the one she’s feeling today. You might also let her color each face or place a sticker beside her favorite.

Instructions for Use:

1. Ask the student to point to each face and say the emotion word aloud.
   
   
2. Encourage her to color or decorate each face if time allows.
   
   
3. To check in, have her circle the face that shows how she feels today.
   
   
4. Keep this printable visible during sessions as a quick reference for building emotional vocabulary.