Asking a child ‘How are you feeling?’ often gets a shrug or a quick ‘fine’. Asking ‘What’s your weather today?’ tends to get a much better answer. Weather gives children a picture for feelings that are hard to put into words.
My Feelings Forecast is a bright one-page printable that turns a feelings check in for kids into a TV weather report. A friendly child presenter shares the forecast on an island map where every weather is a feeling, from a sunny happy to a stormy angry and a rainbow calm.
Use it at breakfast, at the school gate, after school or at the start of the day in class. It takes a couple of minutes and gives children a simple, everyday message: all weather is okay, and it always changes.
What’s inside this free printable
- A child weather presenter saying ‘Here is today’s feelings forecast!’
- An island weather map with six feelings: happy (sun), sad (rain cloud), angry (storm), worried (wind), confused (fog) and calm (rainbow)
- ‘My weather kit’: five ideas, each with its own picture – a big hug (umbrella), calm corner (tent), slow breaths (kite), ask a question (torch) and share a smile (sunglasses)
- A ‘weather passes’ strip: Storms pass. Clouds move on. The sun comes back.
- A TV-shaped ‘Today’s forecast’ box: circle one of six weather pictures and finish ‘because ___’
- A closing line: ‘All weather is okay. It always changes.’
How to use it
- Print the page in colour on A4 or US Letter. Laminate it if you’d like to reuse it with a dry-wipe pen each day.
- Read the title and ribbon together, then let your child be the presenter: point to each weather on the island map and name the feeling.
- In the ‘Today’s forecast’ box, ask your child to circle the weather that matches how they feel right now. More than one is fine.
- Finish ‘because ___’ together. Children can write a word, tell you while you scribe, or draw a tiny picture on the line.
- Look at ‘My weather kit’ and ask, ‘Which of these might help today?’ Let your child choose one and try it.
- Finish with the ‘weather passes’ strip and read the last line out loud: ‘All weather is okay. It always changes.’
Tips for little ones
- Share your own forecast first, for example ‘I’m a bit windy and worried this morning.’ It shows that grown-ups have weather too.
- There is no wrong answer. A child who picks the storm is being honest, so thank them for telling you.
- Keep it short: two or three minutes at the same time each day helps it become a routine.
- In class, display a copy near your calm corner and invite children to point to their weather as they arrive.
- Revisit later in the day and ask, ‘Has your weather changed?’ This reinforces that feelings come and go.
Questions parents ask
What age is this feelings check in for?
It’s designed for children aged about 4–8. Pre-readers can use the pictures on their own: point to the weather, circle a picture and draw a reason. Older children can write their ‘because’ sentence and choose an idea from the weather kit independently.
Can I use it with a whole class?
Yes. Display one colour copy as a poster for morning check-ins, or give each child a laminated copy and a dry-wipe pen. Children can circle their weather quietly, which works well for those who don’t want to share out loud.
What if my child picks a stormy or rainy weather?
That’s completely okay. Thank them for sharing, listen to the ‘because’, and look at the weather kit together to choose something that might help, like slow breaths or a big hug. The ‘weather passes’ strip is a gentle reminder that feelings change.
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