‘Feelings Trigger Paperchain’ has been designed to support children and young people with identifying what triggers their feelings and emotions.

Sometimes it is difficult to identify exactly how you are feeling and what causes that feeling. This provides children and young people the opportunity to record their feelings, identify what makes them feel that way and that they can do to help ease that feeling. 

This is perfect for practicing fine motor skills by cutting and sticking.

How could this resource be used?

• To support emotional regulation.
• To support emotional literacy and identifying triggers.
• To support a child 1:1.
• Whole-class display.

Which statutory PSHE curriculum* objectives does this resource fall into?

*in line with the PSHE Association 2021 Statutory Guidance.

• KS1: H13 – how feelings can affect people’s bodies and how they behave.
• KS1: H18 – different things they can do to manage big feelings, to help calm themselves down and/or change their mood when they don’t feel good.
• KS2: H20 – how to manage and respond to feelings appropriately and proportionately in different situations.

Scottish Health and Wellbeing Curriculum Outcome: Mental and Emotional Wellbeing – I understand that my feelings and reactions can change depending upon what is happening within and around me. This helps me to understand my own behaviour and the way others behave.