Young Explorers (Ages 11-12)
Understanding emotional patterns, coping strategies, and self-reflection.
Young Explorers
At this stage, children are developing a deeper understanding of emotions, their triggers, and how to manage them. They can reflect on their feelings, recognise patterns, and explore healthy coping strategies.
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Worksheet Resources: Parents
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How Was School Today?" – Emotion Day Tracker
Help children reflect on their school day and express their emotions visually. This activity builds emotional literacy, encourages daily check-ins, and opens up healthy conversations between parent and child.
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Trigger Tracking
Support your child in recognising emotional triggers—situations or experiences that spark strong feelings—and begin understanding their emotional responses.
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Worksheet Resources: Teachers
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Emotion Detective: Reading Between the Lines
Help students strengthen their ability to recognise and interpret emotional cues in themselves and others by analysing social scenarios.
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Coping Skills Toolbox
Help students identify healthy coping strategies and personalise their own “toolbox” to use when feeling overwhelmed, anxious, sad, or frustrated.
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Worksheet Resources: Therapists
What Students Will Learn
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Students will begin to identify what situations trigger specific emotions in their daily lives and how these emotions show up in their body and thoughts.
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Through guided exercises and reflection, students will explore and practice healthy ways to manage stress, anxiety, frustration, and confusion, creating their own personalised "coping skills toolbox."
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By reflecting on emotional experiences and discussing them (with peers, teachers, or parents), students will develop emotional vocabulary, self-awareness, and the confidence to express themselves more openly and constructively.
WorkSheets FAQ
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These worksheets are designed to support children in recognising, expressing, and managing their emotions. Each set is tailored by age group to ensure it’s developmentally appropriate, engaging, and effective in encouraging emotional growth and communication.
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Emotional Literacy – Naming and identifying feelings
Self-Expression – Sharing thoughts and experiences through art and writing
Empathy & Perspective-Taking – Understanding others’ emotions
Coping & Problem-Solving – Building healthy strategies to handle challenges
Self-Reflection – Learning to pause, reflect, and grow
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Parents & Carers – To connect with their children at home and spark meaningful conversations.
Teachers – As part of SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) activities or classroom discussions.
Therapists & Counsellors – In individual or group sessions to support emotional exploration.
Youth Workers & Support Staff – As tools to create safe spaces and encourage openness.
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No! These activities are about feelings, not fine art. Children can express themselves using colors, scribbles, doodles, or even just choosing a face to circle. The goal is expression, not perfection.
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Use one worksheet per week to allow for deeper discussion and reflection.
Pair the worksheets with conversation time — during dinner, circle time, or quiet moments.
Celebrate the effort, not the outcome — let children lead the way in how they engage.
Revisit old worksheets to track growth and spark new reflections.
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Most worksheets are designed to be completed in 10–20 minutes, with optional extensions for creativity or deeper reflection. There's no pressure — they can be split into shorter sessions if needed.