EQ topics for ages 9–10
Emotional intelligence, taken as seriously as arithmetic: naming feelings, reading other people, handling frustration and pressure, friendship, kindness and repair after a fight.
Middle-primary work: multi-step problems, real vocabulary, and the first topics where a wrong method matters more than a wrong answer.
20 topics · 120 hands-on stations · 1 free to try
Why Naming Helps
When you name a feeling, the thinking part of your brain gets a chance to join in. Flip every card.
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Naming a feeling can help your thinking brain catch up, so it often feels easier to handle.
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Not just "angry" — irritated, annoyed, cross, furious. Finding the exact word helps you pick the right response.
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Excited AND nervous about a school trip. Proud AND sad when a friend moves away. Mixed feelings are completely normal.
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Big feelings usually rise and ease, but how long is different for everyone. If one stays heavy, tell someone you trust.
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Free printable worksheet
Ten questions from Naming Feelings, with an answer key below the questions that folds under before the sheet goes to a child — a PDF you can print for homework, a car journey or a classroom. No account needed and nothing to sign up for.
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A few of the EQ topics at this age
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Naming Feelings
FreeNaming a feeling exactly often makes it easier to handle
🏷️ Why Naming Helps · 🗣️ From Feeling to Words · ❤ Where Feelings Live · 🎭 Mixed Feelings · 🗂️ Feeling or Action? · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Calm-Down Toolkit
Real techniques for when a feeling gets too big
🧰 Tools That Actually Work · 🌬️ Practise Breathing · 🎯 Which Tool for Which Moment? · 🌡️ Catch It Early · 📖 A Moment That Got Big · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Empathy Glasses
Seeing a moment from inside someone else’s shoes
💭 What Empathy Actually Is · 🌦️ Same Moment, Different Feelings · 💬 What to Say · 👀 Reading the Room · 🪑 The Quiet Classmate · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Friendship Skills
Making friends, keeping them, and knowing which ones are good for you
💎 What Makes a Good Friend · 🗂️ Friend or Not-Quite-Friend? · 🌱 How Friendships Start · 🔧 When Friendships Wobble · 📱 The Group Chat · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Honesty & Trust
Why truth is worth the discomfort — and how to tell it kindly
🏗️ How Trust Works · 💬 Honest AND Kind · 🗂️ Honest or Not? · 🤞 Keeping Promises · 🏺 The Broken Thing · 🎯 Practice Zone
…and 15 more EQ topics for ages 9–10 inside the app, each one a full trail of hands-on stations. Create a free account to explore them.
EQ at other ages
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Other subjects for ages 9–10
Math
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Science
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