Cut and paste emotions activity using real photos designed for autism, speech therapy, and special education to teach emotion recognition and SEL skills.
Cut and paste emotions matching activity using realistic photos, designed for autism classrooms, speech therapy sessions, and special education settings.
This resource helps students recognize and understand emotions through visual examples while practicing matching, categorization, and fine motor skills.
Students look at a large emotion picture, identify the feeling, then cut and paste matching pictures from the cut pages.
The activity is structured to support visual learners, autistic students, and children who benefit from hands-on learning.
The clear layout and realistic images help learners connect facial expressions to emotions and develop social-emotional learning (SEL) skills.
How the Activity Works
Students look at the large emotion picture.
Identify the feeling shown.
Cut the pictures from the cut pages.
Find the images that show the same emotion.
Paste them in the boxes.
This format supports:
• Emotion recognition
• Social emotional learning (SEL)
• Visual discrimination
• Matching and categorization
• Fine motor development
• Independent work tasks
Emotions Included
Happy
Angry
Tired
Bored
Sad
Scared
Silly
Worried
Surprised
Excited
What’s Included
• 10 emotion activities
• 70 realistic emotion photos
• 6 matching images per activity
• Dedicated cut pages for each emotion
• Labeled version
• Unlabeled version
• Colored frame version
• Neutral frame version
• US Letter printable PDF
The file is designed using a CMYK colour profile at 300 DPI resolution to ensure high-quality printing.
Ideal For
• Autism classrooms
• Special education
• Speech and language therapy
• Social emotional learning lessons
• Independent work stations
• Homeschool environments
• Intervention groups
This activity works well as a hands-on SEL lesson, centre activity, or structured task box.
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Emotions Activities Bundle | Real Photos
# Emotions Activities Bundle | Real Photos Help students **recognize, match and respond to emotions** with real-photo flashcards, Yes/No cards and hands-on matching activities for **autism, SEN, speech therapy and SEL**. This **Emotions Activities Bundle** combines three complementary resources that give students repeated practice recognizing facial expressions, naming feelings, matching emotions and answering simple Yes/No questions. Clear layouts and realistic photographs make the activities especially suitable for visual learners and students who benefit from structured, predictable tasks. ## What's Included ### 1. [Emotions and Feelings Flashcards with Real Photos | Autism | SEN | Speech Therapy | SEL](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/emotions-and-feelings-flashcards-with-real-photos-autism-sen-speech-therapy-sel-13354207) Includes **160 emotion flashcards** using real-life photographs. Students explore **10 core emotions**: - Happy - Sad - Angry - Scared - Tired - Bored - Silly - Worried - Surprised - Excited The set includes **8 real photos per emotion** with both labeled and unlabeled versions. Use the cards for: - Emotion recognition - Feelings vocabulary - Matching and sorting - Speaking and discussion - Social-emotional learning - Receptive and expressive language --- ### 2. [Emotions Matching Activity | Autism SEL](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/emotions-matching-activity-autism-sel-13422980) Includes **10 hands-on emotion matching activities** with **70 realistic photos**. Students: 1. Look at the large emotion photo 2. Identify the feeling 3. Cut out the smaller pictures 4. Find photos showing the same emotion 5. Paste the matching pictures into place The resource includes labeled and unlabeled options as well as different visual frame styles. This activity supports: - Emotion recognition - Visual discrimination - Matching - Categorization - Fine motor skills - Independent work --- ### 3. [Emotion Yes/No Cards – Real Photos](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/emotion-yes-no-cards-real-photos-13426617) Includes **50 Emotion Yes/No Cards** using real-life photos. Students observe a facial expression and answer simple questions such as: - **Is he happy?** - **Is she worried?** - **Is he tired?** Students can respond by: - Pointing to YES or NO - Circling the answer - Answering verbally Two printable formats are included for standard and larger visual cards. These cards support: - Emotion recognition - Yes/No responding - Receptive language - Expressive language - Social understanding - Visual discrimination ## What You Get - **3 complete resources** - **160 emotion flashcards** - **50 Yes/No cards** - **10 matching activities** - **10 core emotions** - Real-life photographs - Structured visual supports - Printable activities for repeated practice ## Skills Targeted - **Emotion recognition** - **Feelings vocabulary** - **Yes/No questions** - Matching and categorization - Visual discrimination - Receptive language - Expressive communication - Social-emotional learning - Fine motor skills - Independent responding ## Ideal For - **Autism** - **SEN / Special Education** - **Speech and Language Therapy** - **Social Emotional Learning (SEL)** - Early Years - Primary learners - Visual learners - Intervention - Small groups - 1:1 instruction - Independent work ## Ways to Use This Bundle Use the resources for: - SEL lessons - Emotion recognition practice - Speech and language sessions - Matching activities - Task boxes - Learning centres - Small groups - Independent work - Intervention sessions - Laminated reusable activities ## Why Buy the Bundle? The three activities provide different ways to practise the same core emotion concepts: **Recognize → Name → Match → Answer** Students encounter the emotions repeatedly through flashcards, hands-on matching and structured Yes/No questions, helping reinforce understanding through varied visual activities.
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Emotions Activities Bundle – Flashcards, Yes/No Cards & Matching | Autism SEN SEL
Emotions Activities Bundle – Real Photo SEL Activities This bundle combines three engaging resources designed to help students recognise and understand emotions using real-life photographs. The activities support social emotional learning (SEL), communication skills, and emotion recognition, making them ideal for autism, SEN classrooms, speech therapy, and early childhood learning. The simple visual format and structured tasks make these activities especially suitable for students who benefit from clear visual supports and hands-on learning. **Included Resources** This bundle contains the following three resources: 1️⃣ **[Emotions and Feelings Flashcards with Real Photos](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/emotions-and-feelings-flashcards-with-real-photos-autism-sen-speech-therapy-sel-13354207)** A set of flashcards designed to help students learn to identify emotions through realistic images. **Features:** • Real-life photos showing different facial expressions • Labeled and unlabeled versions • Clear layout for easy recognition • Ideal for vocabulary building and emotion discussions **Perfect for:** emotion identification matching games speaking and communication practice 2️⃣ **[Emotion Yes/No Cards – Real Photos](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/emotion-yes-no-cards-real-photos-13426617)** Students observe a photo and answer a simple Yes / No question about the emotion shown. **Example questions:** Is he happy? Is she worried? Is he tired? **Students can respond by:** • pointing • circling YES or NO • answering verbally This supports: emotion recognition comprehension communication skills 3️⃣ **[Emotions Matching Activity | Autism SEL](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/emotions-matching-activity-autism-sel-13422980)** A hands-on cut and paste activity where students match emotion pictures to a model image. Each activity includes: • one large example image • several smaller images • students cut and paste the matching emotions **This activity supports:** emotion recognition visual discrimination categorisation skills fine motor development Emotions Included Happy Angry Tired Bored Sad Scared Silly Worried Surprised Excited **Ideal For** • Autism classrooms • SEN education • Speech therapy • Social emotional learning (SEL) • Early years and primary classrooms • Small group work • Intervention sessions **File Format** PDF – US Letter High-quality print format. For best results, open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% scale. If you like this resource, please consider leaving a review ⭐
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