Beyond “Angry”
You feel angry when someone cuts in front of you in line. Pick a stronger feeling word from the feelings wheel and explain why.
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You feel sad when your favorite team the "EAGLES" gets kicked out of the playoffs. Choose a more exact feeling word and explain.
Who do you then start rooting for?
You feel happy when you get a surprise. Pick a stronger word like excited, joyful, proud, or relieved and explain.
Do you ever feel embarrassed when you are happy? if so, why?
You feel tired after a long school day. Are you feeling sleepy, worn out, drained, or overwhelmed? Explain.
In a given week how many days do you feel this way?
Name one feeling you learned today that you don’t usually use. What does it mean?
I challenge you to use that word to describe your feeling with someone when it comes up for you.
You feel angry when a friend doesn’t listen to you. Are you feeling frustrated, ignored, annoyed, or disappointed? Explain.
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You feel sad when a friend doesn’t want to play with you during reccess. Are you feeling left out, lonely, rejected, or hurt? Why?
How you can communicate that to them?
You feel happy after finishing a hard assignment. What feeling fits best and why?
How if at all do you celebrate that win?
You feel tired even though you slept well. What feeling might explain that?
what is one thing you can do to give you more energy?
Use the feelings wheel to identify a feeling you had this week. What caused it?
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You feel angry after losing a game of football with your friends even though you tried your best. What feeling fits better, and what thought made that feeling stronger?
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You feel sad when you make a mistake in class. What feeling fits best, and what are you telling yourself in that moment?
Give an example of how you can work on not making that mistake again.
You feel happy when someone compliments your work. Are you feeling proud, confident, or appreciated? Explain.
How do you feel about people that often give you compliments?
You feel tired when you have a lot of homework. What emotion could be making you feel this way?
who is a person in your home that can support you when you feel that way?
How can using better feeling words help others understand you?
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You feel angry when a teacher corrects you in front of the class. What deeper feeling might be under the anger, and why?
What feelings come up if you here a classmate call you a dummy on top of what you already feel?
You feel sad after disappointing someone you care about. What deeper feeling is connected to that sadness?
How can you communicate to that person that you are sorry and you would like to do better moving forward?
You feel happy after helping someone. What does that feeling say about what matters to you?
Do you enjoy helping others and if so how?
You feel tired when people keep asking you questions. What feeling is connected to that tiredness?
How can you teel them in a respectful way that you feel that way.
Describe a time when your actions didn’t match how you were feeling inside. What feeling were you hiding?
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Think of a time you felt angry but didn’t say anything. What feeling were you really having underneath, and how could you explain it using words?
Bonus! What is an appropriate way that you can cope/deal with that situation?
Describe a time you felt sad but didn’t know why at first. What helped you figure out the real feeling underneath?
Do you still use that strategy when you are sad and don't know why?
Think of a time you felt happy and calm at the same time. What feeling words describe that moment best, and why?
Do you like feeling this way why or why not?
Describe a time your body felt tired but your feelings were the real reason. What feeling would you name now?
How did you deal with that situation to feel better?
If you could pause a strong emotion and explain it to someone, what would you say about where it came from and what you needed?
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