A feelings wheel or an emotions wheel is a tool that allows clients to pinpoint specific emotions they’re having. The goal of a feelings wheel is to help people describe their feelings, which can be the first step to understanding the cause of those feelings and learning how to respond or cope.
The Feelings Wheel for Kids is designed to help young clients understand that there is a normal range of emotions and scale of emotions that all humans experience in response to different situations. It shows six basic emotions in the center of the wheel including happiness, fear, surprise, anger, sadness, and peace, and breaks them down into related feelings on the outer parts of the wheel.
Using the wheel regularly helps kids and teens better understand a variety of different emotions. When combined with the Exploring Emotions Worksheet, they can further understand how different emotions are linked to certain thoughts and actions.
Caring adults can post the Feelings Wheel in visible areas, like on a classroom wall or refrigerator at home, to keep it easily accessible for kids. To enhance its usefulness, they can add a daily feelings check-in where children can mark their feelings each day.
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References:
- Zeng, X., Chen, Q., Fu, X., & Zuo, J. (2021). Emotion wheel attention-based emotion distribution learning. IEEE Access, 9, 153360-153370. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2021.3119464
