Back to School Emotions Activities | SEL Activities | Identifying Emotions

Bring hands-on social emotional learning to your classroom with these Back to School Emotions Activities! Students identify, and create emotions with these fun, school bus themed emotions mat. Simple to prep, highly motivating, and perfect for SEL instruction, students will use the visual to identify and create the school bus's emotion on each mat, using play dough or a dry erase marker.

🏫 Educational Benefits:

These emotions activities support:

• Identifying emotions

• Hands-on engagement

• Emotions vocabulary

• Fine motor skills

⭐ Perfect For:

• General education and special education classrooms

• Preschool, ECSE and early elementary students

• Children with autism spectrum disorder and speech/language needs

• Occupational therapy and counseling sessions

• Emotions themes and seasonal connections

🚜 Why Teachers Love These:

• Low prep and easy to differentiate

• Highly engaging and hands-on

• Perfect for extending SEL lessons

• Supports emotional vocabulary building and self-awareness

🌾 Ready to Use:

Just print and go! Use in morning tubs, fine motor centers, or counseling sessions for instant emotional learning centers.

More resources:

Hands-On Back To School Activities

Hands-On School Bus Activities