Feelings and Actions

This worksheet supports students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 as they build emotional awareness, empathy, and responsible decision-making through realistic school scenarios. Students read each situation, identify how a person might feel, and then choose or write a healthy, context-appropriate action, strengthening emotional vocabulary, self-regulation, and thoughtful reflection on how actions affect others.

Learning Goals

• Emotional Awareness (Grades 3-5) – Identify and label emotions connected to common school experiences.
• Empathy & Perspective-Taking – Consider how others might feel and why those feelings make sense.
• Matching Feelings to Actions – Choose responses that are kind, regulated, and appropriate to the situation.
• Written Response Skills – Communicate emotions and actions clearly using complete sentences.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed to align with SEL and ELA standards for elementary learners.
• Scenario-Based Practice – Uses relatable situations students recognize from daily school life.
• Balanced Structure – Combines emotion identification with action planning for deeper understanding.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for SEL lessons, morning meetings, small groups, independent practice, or homeschool instruction.

This printable worksheet helps students connect feelings with thoughtful actions by practicing empathy and self-control in realistic scenarios. By naming emotions and selecting healthy responses, learners strengthen emotional vocabulary, responsible decision-making, and social awareness. Suitable for classroom and homeschool settings, this activity supports positive behavior, respectful interaction, and confident emotional expression in everyday situations.

This worksheet is part of our role playing social scenarios worksheets collection.