Emotion Charades and Visual Cue Cards
A social skills game using visual cue cards to help children recognize and express basic emotions through non-verbal role-playing.
- Takes
- 30–45 min
- Your setup
- 10 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 5–12
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- Free
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Review the visual cue cards, discussing what each emotion looks like and how it feels.
- 2Take turns drawing a card. The drawer acts out the emotion using only body language and facial expressions.
- 3The guesser uses the visual card as a reference if needed.
- 4After guessing, discuss a time when the character in the game might feel that way, promoting empathy.
What they're practising
- Emotional recognition
- Expressive language (non-verbal)
- Perspective taking
- Communication scaffolding