Help students connect clues about facial expressions, body sensations, and actions with emotion words using these carrot-themed feelings riddles. Students read a riddle, then match it to the corresponding illustrated emotion puzzle piece.

The printable PDF includes emotion-and-riddle puzzle pieces for feelings such as silly, sad, grossed out, shocked, shy, excited, angry, scared, happy, confused, worried, and confident. The directions suggest cutting apart the puzzles, optionally laminating them, mixing the pieces, and having students read and match them.

Use the matching activity in a classroom social-emotional learning lesson, a counseling session, or another setting where students are practicing emotion vocabulary and recognizing how feelings may show up in expressions and the body. Students can work with the pieces individually, with a partner, or with adult support. The PDF has five pages, including directions, puzzle materials, and a credits page.