Feelings Check-In Pocket Chart

The Feelings Check-In Pocket Chart is a thoughtful and inclusive classroom tool that empowers children to recognise, reflect on, and express their emotions each day in a supportive learning environment. Whether they're feeling happy, anxious, excited, or unsure, children can communicate their emotional state using personalised person sticks, which they place into the chart either facing out for group sharing or turned inward for private communication with their educator.

Designed for early childhood through primary years, this interactive chart helps educators identify how children are feeling at the start of the day, allowing them to respond with empathy and provide support where needed. By giving children a voice in how they express their emotions, this chart plays a key role in promoting mental health, emotional literacy, and classroom belonging.

Educational Benefits:

• Encourages emotional awareness and regulation by naming and acknowledging feelings
• Supports inclusive learning by providing both private and public emotional expression options
• Strengthens social-emotional development and communication between students and educators
• Builds trust and routine through consistent emotional check-ins, fostering a safe classroom culture
• Ideal for classrooms focused on wellbeing, inclusion, and social-emotional development

Classroom & play activity ideas:

• Use during morning routines to allow every child to check in emotionally before starting the day
• Pair with emotional vocabulary discussions to expand students' ability to express themselves
• Integrate into wellbeing or SEL (Social & Emotional Learning) sessions for reflection activities
• Encourage children to change their person stick throughout the day as feelings evolve

Safety & Information:

• Ages: Suitable for children aged 3+ years
• Includes: 1 pocket chart with labelled emotions, set of blank person sticks (customisable), and teacher support material
• Made from durable, wipe-clean fabric and sturdy card components