This volcano Feeling Chart can help your students or child to visualise their feeling and identify how they are feeling.

🌋 Feeling Volcano – Emotional Regulation Chart for Kids

Description:
The Feeling Volcano is a fun and visual tool that helps children understand and manage their emotions using the analogy of a volcano. Just like a volcano builds up pressure before it erupts, our feelings can also grow stronger if we don’t recognize and express them early. This chart guides kids to identify how they’re feeling — from calm at the base to angry at the eruption — encouraging emotional awareness and self-regulation.

How It Works:

Level 1 – Calm (Green): The volcano is peaceful. You feel relaxed, happy, and in control.
Level 2 – Sad or Tired (Blue): The first rumblings appear. You might feel low energy or a bit down.
Level 3 – Frustrated (Yellow): The lava is rising. You’re upset or annoyed and need a strategy to cool down.
Level 4 – Angry (Red): The volcano erupts! You’re overwhelmed with anger and need a safe space or calming tool.

How to Use It:

1. Check In Daily: Encourage kids to point to or circle how they’re feeling.
2. Talk About Emotions: Discuss what might have led to that feeling and what could help move back to calm.
3. Use as a Classroom or Home Tool: Perfect for morning routines, counselling sessions, or emotional learning activities.
4. Teach Regulation Strategies: Pair each level with coping actions (deep breathing, taking a break, talking to someone).

Why It Works:
Using a volcano as a metaphor makes emotions concrete and easy to visualise. Kids learn that feelings build up like lava — and that recognising them early can prevent an emotional “eruption.” This helps develop emotional intelligence, empathy, and self-control.

Ideal For:

Teachers and school counsellors
Parents supporting emotional learning
Therapists or psychologists working with children