Explore feelings and emotions through Science, Maths, Art and Language with this hands-on Colour Monster-inspired activity pack.

Designed for EYFS, Reception and KS1, this cross-curricular resource helps young learners recognise, explore and express emotions while developing early science, maths, creative and language skills.

What’s Included

1.SCIENCE

Colour Mixing Feelings Lab
Monster Shadow Puppets
Monster Shadow Investigation

2.MATHS

Emotion Pattern Activities
Create Your Own Emotion Pattern
Measure the Monsters
Compare the Monsters

3.ART

Lines of Emotion
My Emotion Line Art
Feelings in a Jar Collage
Finished Art Examples

4.LANGUAGE

Emotion Matching
Emotion Detective Situation Cards
Emotion Detective Recording Sheet

Children will explore colour mixing, light and shadows, patterns, non-standard measurement, comparison, emotion vocabulary, creative line work, collage and simple emotional reasoning.

The activities can be used individually or together as part of a feelings and emotions topic. They are suitable for whole-class learning, small groups, continuous provision, learning centres and independent activities.

Skills Covered

Identifying and naming emotions
Emotional vocabulary
Colour mixing and observation
Light and shadow exploration
Pattern recognition and creation
Measuring and comparing
Fine motor skills
Creative expression
Reading and emotional inference
Social and emotional learning

Suitable For

EYFS | Reception | Year 1 | KS1 | Preschool | Kindergarten | EAL/ESL | PSED | SEL

Simply print the pages you need and choose the activities that best suit your learners.

This resource works particularly well alongside a feelings and emotions unit or as a cross-curricular extension to The Colour Monster.