How it works
This emotion bingo printable opens with 6 cards of 16 words each, drawn from 40 feelings from Happy to Embarrassed. Every word has a short school situation in the list under the tool, ready to read out as the clue.
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Two ways to call
Call the game shows one feeling per press, the word alone, until all 40 are used. For a quick round, say the word and pupils cover it. For a slower one, find the word in the list under the tool and read its situation: you left your homework on the kitchen table. Pupils name the feeling, Worried, then cover it.
Pick the grid for the age
The page opens on 4 × 4: 16 words a card and no free square. For kindergarten and grade 1, choose 3 × 3 and cut the list to words you have taught. For older classes, 5 × 5 holds 24 words around a free center. Long words such as Disappointed print smaller there, and whole.
- With the full list and 25 cards of 4 × 4, most first lines come between calls 8 and 14.
- To check a winner, switch the called list to A to Z and have the pupil read the covered words.
- Some situations fit two feelings, such as Scared and Shocked. Accept both, then say the word you called.
Questions and answers
How much paper does the feelings bingo printable use?
At 2 cards to a page, as the page opens, a class of 24 prints on 12 sheets, or 6 at 4 to a page. Print the call sheet adds the words with a tick box each. The situations stay on screen.
What feelings are on the emotions bingo printable?
Forty words in six families: Glad, Warm and calm, Surprised and curious, Angry, Scared and worried, and Sad and low. They run from Happy and Sad to Relieved, Homesick and Guilty. Each is the everyday word for an emotion in a published list of emotions.
Can I add my own feeling words?
Yes. Each word is one line of the word list, and a line holds up to 60 characters. Tired, Silly and Shy are not in this set, because the emotion lists behind it do not name them. Add them if your class uses them.