Explore, Learn, Discover and Play this World Mental Health Day with our Occupation Flashcard Game!

This exciting, engaging resource is designed to get children thinking and talking about various jobs and how they connect to mental health and emotions. Using a fun, interactive approach, children will learn about different professions, their emotional demands and how they impact our overall well-being. This activity encourages empathy, discussion and emotional awareness—perfect for World Mental Health Day!

About This Resource

This resource includes 48 printable occupation flashcards as well as discussion question cards and emotion cards to spark conversations about mental health in the workplace. Children will engage in meaningful discussions about how different jobs make people feel and the emotional challenges faced by workers. Whether used in classrooms or at home, this resource helps children make connections between work, emotions and mental health, building understanding and compassion.

Features

• 48 Printable Occupation Flashcards: Each card represents a different occupation, from doctors to firefighters to artists, showcasing a range of roles.
• Question Cards: Stimulate conversations by asking questions like "What might make you feel proud in this job?" or "What could make you feel stressed?"
• Emotion Cards: Match emotions to professions, helping children think about how different jobs might make people feel. For instance, a teacher may feel "proud" or "stressed," while a firefighter may feel "brave" or "calm."
• Empathy Building: Through these activities, children will gain a better understanding of how workers feel in their daily lives, encouraging empathy and emotional literacy.

World Mental Health Day 2024 Resources

This resource is part of a larger collection for World Mental Health Day 2024, focusing on this year’s theme—Mental Health in the Workplace. By helping children draw connections between jobs and emotions, the flashcards support the broader goal of raising awareness about mental health in work environments, whether it's an office or a classroom.

Benefits

• Builds Emotional Literacy: Children learn to identify and discuss various emotions linked to different professions, enhancing their emotional vocabulary.
• Develops Empathy: By considering the emotional highs and lows of different jobs, children develop empathy for the adults in their lives and others in various professions.
• Encourages Open Discussion: The question and emotion cards help facilitate important conversations about mental health, well-being and how different workplaces can impact our emotions.
• Promotes Creativity and Critical Thinking: Children are encouraged to think creatively as they match emotions to professions and reflect on the emotional challenges and rewards of various jobs.

The Occupational Flashcard Game for World Mental Health Day 2024 is a fun, flexible, and educational resource designed to help children explore the connection between occupations and mental health. Featuring 48 printable cards and engaging discussion prompts, this resource encourages emotional literacy, empathy and important conversations around workplace mental health. Perfect for classrooms, therapy settings, or at home—get your children talking about how jobs impact emotions today!