Feelings Adapted Book
A printable adapted book for naming emotions. Each page describes how a feeling shows up in the body, shows its face, and completes the sentence 'I feel ___' with a moving card.
- 8 pages
- Picture cards included
- Free printable PDF
- Editable in browser
Naming a feeling is the first step to managing it. This interactive book gives eight emotions one page each: a short line about how the feeling shows up ('My tummy feels tight'), the face that goes with it, and the predictable sentence 'I feel worried' that the child completes with a velcro card.
It reads well at circle time, in small speech groups, and one-on-one at bedtime. Because the sentence frame never changes, early readers get real reading practice while working on emotional vocabulary, and the moving pieces keep hands busy and attention on the page.
The adapted book format matters here: children can revisit the same pages after real moments ('You were excited at the party, remember this page?'), and the cards make checking in wordless when talking is too hard.
When to use this book
Circle time, morning check-ins, speech and counseling sessions, and quiet moments at home after a big feeling has passed.
How to customize this book
- Start with four feelings for young learners and add the rest over time.
- The face cards offer skin tone options in the maker, so the book can look like its reader.
- Add a photo page of your child making each face for instant engagement.
- Pair each feeling page with a real story from the child's week when you read together.
Frequently asked questions
- Which feelings are included?
- Happy, sad, angry, scared, excited, worried, calm, and tired. You can swap or remove any of them in the maker before printing.
- How do the two reading levels work?
- Beginning readers match the face card to the feeling page while an adult reads. Stronger readers take the card off the page and match it back to the word on the choice column, reading the sentence themselves.
- Is this only for autistic children?
- No. It was designed for children who benefit from visual supports, and it works for any early learner building emotional vocabulary, in general or special education.
- Can I use it during a meltdown?
- It works best before and after, not during. Read it in calm moments so the vocabulary is ready, and revisit pages afterward to talk about what happened.
- Does it need velcro to work?
- No. The assembly page includes a glue-once version and a pointing version, and the book reads fine with no pieces at all.
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