Emotion Elevator

This interactive worksheet teaches students to classify emotions by intensity. Using an “Emotion Elevator” model, learners sort feeling words into three levels-mild, medium, and intense-across emotion types such as anger, sadness, happiness, and fear. The activity expands emotional vocabulary, supports nuanced expression in writing, and strengthens emotional literacy through categorization and comparison.

Curriculum Skills Explored

English Language Arts – Vocabulary Development and Word Meaning

Social-Emotional Learning – Emotional Awareness and Classification

English Language Arts – Word Choice and Emotional Intensity

Writing – Using Vocabulary for Tone and Expression

This worksheet is part of our Describing Emotions collection.