Guess the Feeling!
A happy board game for young learners. Children make faces, act out everyday moments, and ask friends about their feelings. Use simple words like happy, sad, angry, scared, tired, hungry and surprised.
A free Four in a Row Classroom Game for Young learners at CEFR A1 level. Topic: Guess the feeling: faces and everyday moments.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask a friend: How are you today?
- Make a happy face. Team guesses!
- Say: I am ___ today.
- Make a sad face. Friend guesses!
- Ask a friend: Are you hungry now?
- Team: show a tired face. Others guess!
- Point to a friend. Say: You are happy!
- Act out a scared cat. Team guesses!
- Ask a friend: Are you happy at school?
- Draw a smile in the air. Say: happy!
- Act out a big yawn. Team guesses the feeling!
- Say: I am scared of ___.
- Ask a friend: What makes you happy?
- Team: all make a surprised face!
- Act out eating ice cream. Say: I am happy!
- Draw a sad face in the air. Say: sad!
- Ask a friend: Are you tired today?
- Look at a friend. Say: My friend is ___.
- Act out opening a present. Team guesses!
- Team: show a hungry face and rub your tummy!
- ⭐ Ask a friend: What makes you sad?
- ⭐ Make a face. Friend asks: Are you angry?
- ⭐ Say: I am happy at the ___.
- Ask a friend: How do you feel now?
Printable worksheet
This Four in a Row Classroom Game comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Support sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Answer the card · Answer with a full sentence.
- The board game on paper
Part 1: Answer the card
Answer with a full sentence.
- Team: all make a surprised face!
- Ask a friend: How are you today?
- Act out opening a present. Team guesses!