A bright and playful way to help children understand their emotions.
Make learning about feelings feel safe, fun, and hands-on with this cheerful Emotion Matching Game. Designed with young learners and neurodiverse children in mind, this activity uses simple yellow emotion faces and a gentle, structured layout to help kids recognise, name, and match eight key emotions.
Perfect for homeschooling, social–emotional learning, calm-down corners, or morning baskets.
What’s Inside
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1 Colour Emotion Sheet with 8 bright yellow emotion faces:
happy, sad, disappointed, determined, surprised, scared, mad, excited
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1 Black-and-White Matching Sheet featuring the same 8 faces for children to identify and match
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Simple “cut and match” instructions to support independent play and guided learning
Sizes Included
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Printable on A4 size
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Clean, uncluttered design
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Dyslexia-friendly, visually supportive layout
Perfect For
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Ages 4+
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Neurodiverse learners who benefit from clear visuals and gentle emotional cues
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Social–emotional lessons, homeschool activities, and therapy sessions
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Calm-down corners, morning baskets, or quiet-time learning
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Parents wanting a simple, effective way to build emotional vocabulary
Why You’ll Love It
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Helps children identify and understand everyday emotions
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Encourages communication, emotional awareness, and empathy
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Hands-on, interactive, and easy to set up
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Perfect for laminating and reusing in emotional regulation routines
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Matches beautifully with other gentle, visual learning resources
Give your child a confident start in recognising their feelings—with a game that is bright, friendly, and fun to play. 💛🙂
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