Examples of healthy ways to show feelings (for kids in Grade 4).

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 😊 Understanding Feelings: Feelings are a normal part of life. Everyone experiences them! It's okay to feel happy, sad, angry, or scared.
• 🗣️ Talking About Feelings: Use "I feel..." statements. For example, "I feel sad when I can't play outside."
• ✍️ Writing About Feelings: Writing in a journal can help you understand your feelings better.
• 🎨 Expressing Feelings Through Art: Draw, paint, or sculpt to show how you feel.
• 🏃 Physical Activity: Running, jumping, or playing sports can help release big feelings.
• 🤝 Asking for Help: Talk to a trusted adult like a parent, teacher, or counselor when you need help managing your feelings.
• 🧘 Taking Deep Breaths: When you feel overwhelmed, try taking slow, deep breaths to calm down.

Practice Quiz

1. What's a good way to start when you're talking about your feelings?
   1. Saying "You made me feel..."
   2. Saying "I feel..."
   3. Yelling loudly
   4. Ignoring your feelings
2. If you're feeling angry, which of these is a healthy way to express it?
   1. Breaking things
   2. Yelling at someone
   3. Taking deep breaths
   4. Ignoring the feeling
3. What can writing in a journal help you do?
   1. Forget your feelings
   2. Understand your feelings better
   3. Make your feelings disappear
   4. Hide your feelings
4. If you're feeling overwhelmed, who can you talk to?
   1. A stranger
   2. A trusted adult
   3. Your pet
   4. No one
5. Which of these is a way to express your feelings through art?
   1. Punching a wall
   2. Drawing a picture
   3. Screaming loudly
   4. Ignoring everyone
6. What can physical activity like running help you do?
   1. Make your feelings worse
   2. Release big feelings
   3. Hide your feelings
   4. Ignore your feelings
7. What should you do if you are having trouble managing your feelings?
   1. Keep it a secret
   2. Pretend you are okay
   3. Ask for help
   4. Ignore it