WINTER How Are You Feeling Posters Feelings Wheel Elementary School Counseling

Looking for an engaging winter counseling activity to help students identify and express their emotions during the colder months? Our Polar Bear Feelings Posters are a calming, winter-themed social emotional learning resource designed to support emotional awareness, self-expression, and check-ins in classrooms, counseling offices, and small groups.

Using winter polar bear emotion visuals, our resource helps students name feelings such as happy, sad, worried, angry, proud, and confused – making it especially effective during winter when routines change, energy dips, and emotions can feel harder to manage. Ideal for school counseling, SEL lessons, morning meetings, and emotional regulation activities, this resource creates a supportive space where students feel safe sharing how they feel—without pressure to explain.

THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:

• Polar Bear Feelings Posters (4 Versions) – A complete set of posters which includes: • Full-color version • Black-and-white version • Soft pastel version • Pastel black-and-white version

• Handout for Educators and Caregivers – A one-page tip sheet explaining how to use feelings posters during winter counseling sessions, daily emotional check-ins, and classroom transitions, with practical strategies to support emotional regulation and communication.

• Bonus: Roll-a-Dice Feelings Game – An interactive winter SEL game that encourages students to identify, discuss, and reflect on emotions in a low-pressure way. Includes a printable die for easy use in individual, small-group, or classroom settings.

• Bonus: Feelings Wheel (Color & Black-and-White) – This resource also includes a Feelings Wheel to help students expand emotional vocabulary and move beyond basic feeling words.

Help students build emotional awareness, connection, and confidence – one winter check-in at a time.