A tall thermometer fills the middle of this feelings thermometer coloring page, split into five levels numbered 1 to 5 from the bottom up. Beside every level sits a round face, from a calm smile at 1 to an angry frown at 5. A sun, six clouds, two flowers and low bushes surround the thermometer. The large, simple shapes make it an easy page for ages 4 to 8.

How this coloring page was created

For this page, we typed this idea into Colorin AI: "a tall feelings thermometer for kids with five levels stacked from bottom to top, each level with a small face beside it: a calm face at the bottom, then an okay face, a worried face, an upset face and an angry face at the top, with the whole drawing kept above an empty white margin at the bottom of the page". The five faces climb the thermometer in that same order.

How to use it

A school counselor can use it for a quick check-in, asking a child to color the level that matches the feeling right now. A teacher can hang a colored copy in the calm-down corner, where students point to a number before they talk. At home, a family can talk about what moves a feeling from a 2 up to a 4. To match the words your class uses, make a feelings thermometer with your own five feelings.