Parade activity
Doodle Mood / mood-meter check-in
For School · early childhood · counseling
- PreK-5
- School
- early childhood
- counseling
- Quick
- Wellbeing
Documented for Ohio: SEL.
What it is
Color the Doodle to show today's mood - a wellbeing check-in ritual tied to emotion vocabulary.
Source: Classroom Activities; SEL/Counseling Map
- Timeminutes — a daily ritual
- Setupa little setup
What you need
- The class Doodle
- dry-erase crayons
Steps
Check in with color
Color the Doodle to show today's mood.
Say what the color means
Share as much or as little as you want about why.
Come back tomorrow
The check-in works because it repeats: same Doodle, new day, new colors.
Tips
- K-1: point to a feeling face.
- Grades 2-3: name the mood — and why.
- Grades 4-5: plot the mood and pick a coping strategy.
Research it’s built on
Compliance determinations are always the district’s or institution’s.
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it’s ridiculously fun, impactful and easy