Feelings (Emotion) Bingo
In this game, kids will learn to connect different emotions with specific scenarios, helping them to understand how feelings play out in real-life situations.
Download Instruction + Bingo Cards PDF
Materials Needed:
• Pre-made Bingo board printables (or make your own)
• Markers (e.g., coins, buttons, or printable paper hearts to mark the board)
• A shuffled pile of Scenario Hearts
*you may have already printed these in a previous activity
Preparation:
1. Create Bingo Boards:
You can either make a bingo grid by filling in the blank grid with emotions or print our pre-made ones.
2. Distribute Bingo Boards:
Give each child a bingo board and a set of markers to cover their squares as the game progresses.
How to Play:
1. Call Out Scenarios:
Start by drawing one Scenario Heart at a time from the shuffled pile and read it aloud (e.g., “You didn’t get invited to the party”).
2. Mark the Bingo Board:
Players need to find the matching emotion or scenario on their bingo board and cover it with a marker (coin, button, etc.). For example, if the scenario is “You didn’t get invited to the party,” and a player has “Sad” on their board, they mark that square.
Optional Extension: For older learners or those more familiar with SEL, ask them to find the core emotion on the bingo card (happy, sad, angry, scared) and shout out a more specific emotion (frustrated, disappointed, excited, anxious etc.)
3. Continue Calling Out:
Keep drawing scenarios and calling them out until one player gets a row, column, or diagonal covered.
Once a player shouts “Bingo!” pause the game and ask them to explain why the emotion or scenario they covered matches the situation.
4. Review & Discuss:
After a player wins, go over the emotions and scenarios they marked on their bingo board. Discuss why each scenario matches a particular emotion.
Encourage children to share any personal experiences or moments when they felt similar emotions.
Why It’s Beneficial:
• Bingo reinforces emotional identification in a playful and competitive way.
• This game helps kids learn how emotions connect with different experiences.
• It encourages reflective thinking, as children must explain why they made certain choices.