💛 Check-ins & circle time

Feelings Wheel

Naming a feeling is easier when you did not have to pick it. Spin the wheel, and whoever’s turn it is shares a moment when they felt that way — at school, at home, this week.

Click the wheel to try it — nothing is saved until you use it.

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For classrooms and counsellors

Use it at the start of the day, after a break, or to open a circle-time conversation. Swap the words for simpler ones for younger children, or for more precise ones with teenagers.

Keep it safe to pass

A check-in works when nobody is forced to share. Let anyone pass and spin again — the wheel is a prompt, not a test.

Questions about this wheel

Is this the same as Plutchik’s emotion wheel?

No. That is a chart for mapping emotions; this is a spinner that picks one at random to start a conversation. You can add any of its words to the wheel.

Can I add pictures for younger children?

Yes. Copy the wheel and give each slice its own image, so children who are not reading yet can spin too.

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