Emotions
43 puzzles about faces and feelings. From an educational angle this is the most interesting category, because it practises emotion recognition exactly the way specialists recommend.
This category is part of Premium.
- puzzles
- 43
- Recommended age
- From five, and at its strongest with school age children.
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- Premium
- languages
- 33
Naming emotions is one of the most useful skills a child can pick up. A child who can say they feel angry or disappointed is far less likely to express it by shouting. Guessy Kids delivers that as a game rather than as a lesson.
The category covers the core emotions along with finer shades. Miming here relies almost entirely on face and posture, which uses a completely different set of skills than imitating animals.
What the cards look like
Tips for this category
Face only
Ban the hands. The whole puzzle rests on the expression, and that is precisely the point.
Tell a situation
When describing, do not define the feeling, describe a moment when you felt it. This starts deeper conversations than you would expect.
Play in front of a mirror
With younger children, try it facing a mirror. Watching their own face while they perform is learning in itself.
Every word in this category
Here is the full contents of the category, so you can see exactly which words are waiting for you before you download.
- Angry face
- Anguished face
- Astonished face
- Cold face
- Crying cat
- Crying face
- Disappointed face
- Drooling face
- Expressionless face
- Face vomiting
- Fearful face
- Flushed face
- Frowning face
- Grimacing face
- Grinning face
- Hot face
- Hugging face
- Hushed face
- Kissing cat
- Kissing face
- Lying face
- Melting face
- Nauseated face
- Neutral face
- Partying face
- Pensive face
- Pleading face
- Relieved face
- Rolling eyes
- Saluting face
- Shaking face
- Shushing face
- Sleeping face
- Smiling
- Smirking face
- Sneezing face
- Star-struck
- Thinking face
- Unamused face
- Weary cat
- Winking face
- Worried face
- Zany face
Frequently asked questions
Can it be used for emotional learning?
Yes. Many parents and teachers already use emotion cards, and Guessy Kids follows the same logic in a playful, non competitive format.
Is it too abstract for a preschooler?
The core emotions are usually fine by four or five, while the subtler shades make more sense at school age. With younger children, set a longer round.
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