Emotional Register for Children: Pocket-Sized

This emotional register for children provides a simple, portable way for pupils to check in with their feelings and communicate how they are feeling. Its pocket-sized format makes it easy to keep nearby and use regularly during ELSA sessions, in school or as part of an individual emotional literacy toolkit.

An emotional register gives children an opportunity to identify their current emotional state and begin conversations about what they are experiencing. It can be used at the start of a session, during the school day or whenever a child would benefit from a quick emotional check-in.

This emotional register can help children:

• Identify and name their emotions
• Develop emotional vocabulary
• Communicate how they are feeling
• Become more aware of changes in their emotions
• Develop a regular emotional check-in routine
• Talk about what they might need
• Build confidence communicating their feelings
• Begin conversations about feelings and emotional wellbeing
• Recognise that feelings can change throughout the day

The pocket-sized format makes this emotional register particularly useful for individual ELSA work, nurture groups and emotional check-ins. It can be kept with a pupil or used as part of a wider emotional literacy toolkit, providing an accessible visual prompt when talking about feelings.

Download: Emotional register pocket sized