Emotions Snap

Emotions Snap is a fun and engaging card game designed to help young learners recognise and understand 20 different emotions, from happy and excited to sad and anxious. Featuring bright and engaging illustrations, the game can be played in multiple ways, including Snap, Go Fish, or Memory. These activities promote emotional awareness and social development by encouraging children to discuss and identify feelings in themselves and others. Emotions Snap is an excellent resource for fostering empathy and building emotional vocabulary in early learners. Ages 3+ years.

Benefits:
Emotions Snap helps children build emotional intelligence by providing a playful way to identify, name, and understand a range of emotions. By using this game, students develop essential social skills, such as empathy, communication, and emotional expression. The game encourages reflection on personal emotions and those of others, which is important for forming positive relationships and navigating social situations. Additionally, the colourful, visual format engages children, making emotional learning both fun and educational.

Classroom Ideas:

Emotion Matching: Use the cards to play matching games, asking students to pair emotions with scenarios. For example, “What emotion would you feel if…?”
Group Discussion: After playing, have a class discussion about different emotions, encouraging students to share when they’ve experienced those feelings.
Role-Playing: Use the cards for role-playing activities, where students act out different emotions based on the cards they draw, helping them understand emotional expression.
Memory Game: Play a Memory game with the cards, challenging students to remember and match emotions, reinforcing their understanding of emotional vocabulary.