Comparing feelings

Help your students develop a deeper understanding of the mind and body connection with this dual comparison emotion worksheet. This resource goes beyond simple identification by asking students to visualize, verbalize, and physically locate where their feelings “live” in their bodies.

1. Vocabulary Building: Introduce a primary emotion and discuss its synonyms (e.g., “Mad” vs. “Frustrated”).
2. The Power of Comparison: Use the side-by-side layout to compare contrasting emotions (Happy vs. Sad) or nuanced differences (Calm vs. Nervous).
3. Visual Literacy: Students draw facial expressions on the blank head outlines to recognize non-verbal cues.
4. Narrative Expression: The “I felt… when…” prompts encourage students to connect emotions to real-life personal experiences.
5. Somatic Awareness (Body Mapping): This is the most impactful part! Students colour or mark the full-body silhouettes to indicate where they feel physical sensations; like “butterflies” in the stomach for nerves or “heat” in the face for anger.