EQ topics for ages 5–6
Emotional intelligence, taken as seriously as arithmetic: naming feelings, reading other people, handling frustration and pressure, friendship, kindness and repair after a fight.
First-year school work, written to be read aloud. Short sentences, everything a toy the child touches, and nothing timed or scored.
20 topics · 120 hands-on stations · 1 free to try
Feeling Words
Tap each face. What feeling is it? 💛
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Happy feels warm and light. You want to smile! 😄
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Sad feels heavy. Tears may come. That is okay. 💧
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Angry feels hot and tight. Like a small volcano. 🌋
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Scared feels shaky. Your tummy goes wobbly. 😨
This is one station of 6 in the trail, and finishing the trail earns an Explorer badge. See the whole trail →
Free printable worksheet
Ten questions from How Am I Feeling? on one page, with an answer key at the bottom — a PDF you can print for homework, a car journey or a classroom. No account needed and nothing to sign up for.
⬇️ Download the How Am I Feeling? worksheet (PDF)See the whole trail →
A few of the EQ topics at this age
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Every feeling is okay. Let us name them!
🗣️ Feeling Words · ❤ My Body Tells Me · 🗂️ Feelings and Doings · 📏 Big Feeling, Small Feeling · 📖 Riya Has a Big Day · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Happy and Excited
Warm happy and bouncy happy are both lovely
🌞 What Happy Feels Like · 🎂 Happy Moments · 🗂️ Warm or Bouncy? · 😊 My Smile Grows · 📖 Arjun Has Good News · 🎯 Practice Zone
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When I Feel Sad
Sad is okay. Sad always goes away again.
💧 Sad Is Okay · 🤗 What Helps Sad · 🏗 Sad Steps · 🌦️ Rain Then Sun · 📖 Dev and the Lost Toy · 🎯 Practice Zone
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When I Feel Angry
Angry is okay. Hurting is not. We choose what we do.
🔥 My Angry Signs · 🗂️ Safe or Hurty? · 🌋 Cool the Volcano · 🧰 Angry Helpers · 📖 Meera and the Tower · 🎯 Practice Zone
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When I Feel Scared
Scared keeps you safe. Brave means scared plus trying.
🛡️ Scared Has a Job · 👣 One Brave Step · 🗂️ Who Can Help? · 🔦 The Little Light · 📖 Sana’s First Day · 🎯 Practice Zone
…and 15 more EQ topics for ages 5–6 inside the app, each one a full trail of hands-on stations. Create a free account to explore them.
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