Understanding Emotions Bookmarks to Color

About this resource

Some students go from fine to furious without noticing the feelings in between. These understanding emotions bookmarks to color give Grades 2–8 a slow, hands-on way to practice naming them: mandala and lace borders frame big outlined lettering, and blank bookmarks leave room for a feeling word of their own.

What students practice

• Noticing changes in how they feel
• Learning from their emotions
• Accepting a full range of feelings
• Checking in with themselves

What’s inside these understanding emotions bookmarks to color

• 20 understanding emotions bookmarks to color: 10 affirmations and 10 quotes
• A mixed set: 5 pages with 4 different understanding emotions bookmarks per page, plus 1 page of 4 blank bookmarks
• A class set: 20 pages with 4 copies of the same understanding emotions bookmark per page, plus 4 pages of blank bookmarks
• 34 pages

A look inside

• Affirmations: “I notice changes in how I feel.” “I learn from my emotions.” “I feel a range of emotions.”
• Quotes: “Feelings come and go.” “Understanding is the first step.” “Every emotion has a reason.”
• Borders: mandala and lace borders around big outlined lettering, plus blank bookmarks for students’ own words.

Grade fit

The detailed borders suit steady colorers from Grade 2 through middle school. Set them out in the calm corner or counseling office, or color them at indoor recess after a lesson on feeling words. The messages build Self-Awareness as a gentle SEL routine, and they print as printable bookmarks for students who need a quiet task.

Pairs well with

The same 20 messages come in full color with bright storybook animals in Understanding Emotions Bookmarks — Bright Illustrated Set.