Inside Out Pie Chart Activity: Explore and Communicate Emotions

Dive into the world of emotions with our Inside Out Pie Chart Activity, inspired by the characters from Disney/Pixar's Inside Out! This engaging activity empowers children to untangle their feelings and express their emotional state by creating a colourful pie chart. By shading each segment of the chart to represent different emotions, children can develop a deeper understanding of their feelings and improve their ability to communicate them effectively.

How to Use:

1. Download and Print - If you're a member, click the 'Download Now' button and print the Inside Out Pie Chart Activity. This printable emotional literacy resource features the iconic characters from Inside Out.
2. Identify Emotions - Introduce the activity and emotions to children, you can watch the film or use this resource if with any child that is familiar with the characters from Inside Out! Encourage children to reflect on their current emotions using the emotions in our key.
3. Shade the Chart - Shade the key to reflect how much they are feeling of each emotion. For example, if they are feeling mostly sad, they would shade most of the circle blue. If they are feeling angry and scared, they would shade most of the pie chart green and red.
4. Discuss and Reflect - After completing the activity, discuss with your children. Encourage them to share why they chose certain emotions and how they're feeling overall. Use this opportunity to validate their feelings and offer support as needed.

Benefits of our Inside Out Pie Chart Activity:

1. Emotional Awareness: Helps children develop greater awareness of their own emotions and recognise the complexity of their feelings.
2. Emotion Identification: Encourages children to identify and label specific emotions, enhancing their emotional vocabulary and literacy.
3. Communication Skills: Provides a visual and tangible tool for children to express and communicate their emotions more effectively.
4. Self-Reflection: Promotes self-reflection as children consider their feelings and how they relate to different situations and experiences.
5. Empathy Building: Fosters empathy as children engage with the emotions of others and recognise the diversity of emotional experiences.

This emotional literacy resource is a valuable tool for helping children identify and communicate their emotions in a fun and interactive way. By engaging with the characters from Inside Out and shading the pie chart to represent their feelings, children can develop important emotional literacy skills and gain confidence in expressing themselves.