Emotion Regulation Worksheet PDF Packet – FREE

Emotional regulation is the process of recognizing and managing one’s emotions. It is an important life skill that can help children regulate their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. This FREE emotion regulation worksheet pdf packet provides 6 worksheets to help children learn how to identify and reflect on their emotions.

You can download this for FREE at the bottom of this blog post.

BENEFITS OF LEARNING ABOUT EMOTIONAL REGULATION

Students and adults benefit greatly from learning how to regulate emotions. This is a life long skill that we all practice daily. Think of the last time you were very angry or frustrated. Were you able to identify how you were feeling and regulate your emotions or did you lose your cool? Did you have an appropriate emotional response or could it have been improved?

We often have strong emotions – this is normal! It is important to remember that it is okay to have unpleasant emotions and we can learn from our experiences and develop healthy emotion regulation skills. When we recognize positive emotions too, it can help add to our overall emotional state. This may help our overall mental health too.

When we learn emotional regulation skills, it can help us to have decreased anger, anxiety and aggression, and increase self-esteem and problem solving skills.

Step one is learning how to regulate our emotions is practicing identifying how we are feeling at any given moment. This free emotion regulation worksheet PDF packet can help get your students started today!

Emotional Regulation Worksheets – For Boys and Girls

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WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE EMOTIONAL REGULATION WORKSHEET PDF PACKET?

These free emotional regulation worksheets include 6 different activities:

Emotional Regulation Meter – download this full-color printable that represents four different emotions.
Emotional Regulation Meter Color By Number – this black and white printable helps to reinforce the primary emotions
Emotional Regulation Thermometer – Printable to help your students recognize how they are feeling using a thermometer as a visual cue
Thermometer Worksheet – your students can color in how they are feeling throughout the day.
Emotion Check In Station – color printable that represents 6 different emotions.
Daily Emotion Check In Worksheet – keep track of how your students (or yourself) are feeling throughout the week.

HOW TO USE THIS FREE EMOTION REGULATION WORKSHEET PDF

You can use these emotion worksheets in a few different ways:

As a way to check in with your students at the beginning or end of the day.
Use it as part of your morning meeting routine or circle time.
Have your students complete it as part of their daily journaling.
Discussing emotions after a student has experienced emotional dysregulation.
Use it as a part of a coping strategy to help students recognize what interventions help to improve their emotional state
Leave it out on a table as a way for students to self-regulate their emotions.

The emotion worksheets are also great to use at home with your kids. If you’re looking for a way to help your child regulate their emotions, these printables will come in handy. You can use them as part of your nightly routine or when your child is feeling upset.

Self Regulation Triggers and Calming Tools

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BENEFITS OF LEARNING HOW TO IDENTIFY YOUR EMOTIONS

There are many benefits to teaching kids emotional regulation skills. Some of the benefits include:

Helping kids become more aware of their emotions.
Teaching kids how to cope with difficult emotions in a healthy way.
Providing a safe outlet for kids to express their emotions.
Helping kids develop empathy for others.
Increasing patience and self-control.
Fostering positive relationships.

If you’re looking for more ways to help your students regulate their emotions, check out this blog post on teaching emotional regulation to kids. You’ll find even more tips, activities, and resources to help your students (or kids at home) cope with their emotions in a healthy way and to create more positive experiences.

Emotional Regulation Skills PRINTED Posters

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HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE EMOTION REGULATION WORKSHEET PDF PACKET

All you need to do is follow these three steps to access the printable page for preschoolers, kindergarten students, elementary, middle school, high school and homeschool students:

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