5 Visual Supports for Emotions and Feelings

“I wish he could tell me what he is feeling.”

Families and professionals often share the desire to help AAC learners become more proficient at expressing their emotions. Goals for identifying and/or labeling emotions are common in beginning AAC users, but even communicators with more advanced language skills can benefit from expanding their vocabulary of terms related to feelings.

In this post, we share visual supports that can be helpful in increasing the emotional vocabularies of individuals with AAC needs.  Click on the title to get downloadable copies of each visual support.

1. Inside Out Chart 
2. Emotion Wheel
3. Plutchik Wheel
4. Emotions Wheel Worksheet from Childhood 101
5. Primary and Secondary Emotion Wheel