Feelings Bingo

💡 About this activity

🎯 Learning objectives

• Match the face on a drawn card to the same face on a bingo card.
• Name or point to at least two feelings with support.
• Take part in the game while waiting for the next card.

🧺 What you need

• Printed bingo cards and calling cards
• Child-safe scissors
• Pieces of paper to cover the pictures
• A container or envelope for the calling cards

👣 How to do it

1. Cut out the bingo cards and calling cards. Put the calling cards in the container.
2. Give each child a bingo card and some pieces of paper.
3. Show a few faces and name the feelings.
4. Draw and show a calling card. Demonstrate how to cover the matching face on a bingo card.
5. Keep drawing cards as the children find and cover the matching faces.
6. When someone completes a row, celebrate everyone's participation and talk about the faces.

🍎 Teaching suggestions

• Read each card's label aloud and give children time to look.
• If a child needs help, point to two pictures and let them choose.
• Explain that a face can give clues, but it cannot tell us for certain how someone feels.
• Invite children to talk about everyday situations without asking them to share personal experiences.

🔀 Variations

💬 Talk about it

• What do you notice about this face?
• When might someone feel surprised?
• What might help someone who feels scared?
• What are other ways we can show how we feel?

👀 What to look for

• Notice whether the child finds the face that matches the calling card.
• Notice whether the child points to or names feelings during the game.
• Observe how the child takes part while waiting for each card.