The Weather In There

Worksheet Description

The “The Weather in There” worksheet is an imaginative tool to help students explore and express their emotions through the metaphor of weather. The worksheet features a blank outline of a person with space at the top for the student to write their name, personalizing their emotional exploration journey. The title “The Weather in There” encapsulates the activity’s aim, which is to have students think about their current emotional state as if it were the weather—varied, ever-changing, and with different ‘climates’ representing different feelings.

The directions above the figure prompt students to contemplate their feelings and then draw the corresponding weather inside the outline. This could be sunshine for happiness, rain for sadness, storms for anger, or any other weather phenomena that they feel represents their emotions at the moment. This exercise not only allows for creative expression but also serves as a way for students to acknowledge and visualize their internal experiences. The concept behind the worksheet is to facilitate self-awareness and emotional literacy, giving students a unique method to articulate how they feel in a non-verbal, yet powerful way. The simplicity of the design, with plenty of space for drawing, ensures that students can freely express their emotional ‘weather’ without the constraints of too much structure.