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Match the faces, explore the feelings and make learning about emotions fun! 💛
Help children discover, recognise and understand different emotions with our Emotions Memory Game, an engaging educational resource that combines the excitement of a classic matching game with valuable social and emotional learning.
Designed to encourage children to explore facial expressions and the feelings they represent, this interactive game provides a wonderful opportunity to develop emotional awareness, visual memory and communication skills through play.
As children search for matching pairs, they're encouraged to observe facial expressions, recognise similarities and differences, remember where images are positioned and talk about the emotions they discover.
From happiness and excitement to sadness, anger or surprise, exploring different feelings can help children begin to understand their own emotions and recognise how others might be feeling.
Perfect for early years classrooms, SEN settings, nurture groups, therapy sessions and home, the Emotions Memory Game makes emotional learning accessible, engaging and enjoyable.
At Explore Your Senses, we understand that recognising and communicating emotions is an important part of children's personal, social and emotional development.
For some children, understanding facial expressions and identifying feelings comes naturally. For others, these skills benefit from additional opportunities to practice, explore and discuss emotions in a supportive environment.
Our Emotions Memory Game provides a playful starting point for these conversations, allowing children to learn about feelings without the pressure of having to discuss their own emotions directly.
Alongside emotional understanding, the game encourages children to develop important cognitive skills as they remember the positions of images, make connections and concentrate on finding matching pairs.
Playing together also creates opportunities to practice turn-taking, listening, patience and celebrating one another's achievements.
Encourages emotional literacy – helps children recognise and discuss different feelings.
Develops facial expression recognition – explore visual clues associated with emotions.
Strengthens memory skills – remember the positions of images and find matching pairs.
Supports concentration and attention – encourages children to focus and observe carefully.
Promotes communication and language – introduces opportunities to name and describe feelings.
Encourages empathy – supports conversations about how others might feel.
Develops social skills – practice turn-taking, patience and cooperative play.
Supports visual discrimination – recognise similarities and differences between expressions.
Adaptable to different abilities – use fewer pairs or provide additional support where needed.
Perfect for PSED and PSHE activities – a useful resource for emotional learning in school and at home.
Emotional Literacy • Personal, Social & Emotional Development (PSED) • Visual Memory • Concentration & Attention • Communication & Language • Facial Expression Recognition • Empathy • Social Interaction • Turn-Taking • Cognitive Development
The Emotions Memory Game may be particularly useful for children with autism, ADHD, speech and language differences or additional learning needs who benefit from visual resources and structured opportunities to explore emotions.
It can be used individually with adult support, in pairs or as part of a small-group activity, allowing educators and carers to adapt the experience to each child's developmental stage and communication abilities.
For children who find it difficult to describe how they're feeling, the game can provide a gentle introduction to emotional vocabulary and discussions about everyday situations.
Adults can extend the learning by asking simple questions such as:
What emotion do you think this face is showing?
What might make someone feel this way?
Have you ever felt like this?
What could we do to help someone experiencing this feeling?
The game also complements wider emotional regulation activities, helping children build the vocabulary and understanding needed to recognise and communicate their feelings.
At Explore Your Senses, we believe that learning about emotions should be engaging, supportive and accessible to every child.
Match, remember and discover a world of feelings – one pair at a time! 💛
Please note: Adapt the activity to each child's age, abilities and communication needs. Facial expressions can be interpreted differently, so encourage discussion rather than presenting every expression as having only one possible meaning. Follow the manufacturer's age and safety guidance.
| Sensory Category | visual |
|---|---|
| Aromatic | No |
| Audible | No |
| Colour Choice | No |
| Tactile | No |
| Triple Lock Guarantee | No |
| Vibrating | No |
| Visual | No |
| Colors | white |
| VAT Exempt | No |

Emotions Memory Game - by Explore Your Senses. 40+ Years combined experience in the "Sensory Solutions" industry