START HERE
Choose the broad feeling.
Begin at the center with the emotion that feels closest. There is no pressure to immediately have the perfect word.
Feeling Wheel 3 Pack, 8.5 x 11 Soft-Touch Matte Laminated Cardstock
Sale price$18.99Regular price
$21.97
The CircleUp® Feeling Wheel™ is a physical emotion chart designed to help people move beyond broad feelings like happy, sad, angry, or stressed and find more specific words for what they are experiencing.
Start at the center with a broad emotion, then move outward through three levels of increasingly specific feeling words. This simple process can help build emotional vocabulary, deepen reflection, support clearer communication, and create better conversations about feelings and needs.
Each 3-pack includes:
• 3 physical 8.5 × 11 Feeling Wheels
• 100+ feeling words organized from broad to more specific emotions
• Thick 14 pt cardstock for greater durability
• Soft-touch matte lamination for a smooth, premium feel
• Double-sided design with the Feeling Wheel on the front and instructions and guidance on the back
• QR access to Feeling Wheel definitions and additional resources
Designed for therapy and counseling, classrooms and SEL, restorative practices, mediation and conflict resolution, workplace teams, youth programs, families, and facilitated group conversations.
This is a physical product—not a digital download.
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Feeling Wheel 3 Pack, 8.5 x 11 Soft-Touch Matte Laminated Cardstock
Sale price$18.99Regular price
$21.97
Go beyond the first feeling
What are you really feeling?
“Happy.” “Sad.” “Angry.” “Stressed.” Those words are useful places to start—but they rarely tell the whole story.
The CircleUp® Feeling Wheel™ helps people move from broad emotions toward more specific language, creating more clarity for reflection, communication, conflict processing, and understanding what may be needed next.
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100+
feelings to explore across three levels
How it works
Start broad. Move outward.
The wheel gives people a visual path from an initial feeling toward words that more precisely describe what is happening.
LOOK CLOSER
Follow that feeling outward.
Move into the next layer and notice which words begin to describe the experience with greater clarity.
GET SPECIFIC
Find the language that fits.
Continue outward, notice more than one feeling if it is present, and use the words as a starting point for reflection or conversation.
A SIMPLE EXAMPLE
Specificity changes the conversation.
Broad
Angry
→
Deeper
Frustrated
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Specific
Enraged
Why specificity matters
Better words can create better understanding.
When someone can move beyond “I feel bad” or “I’m upset,” they have more information to work with.
- Build emotional vocabulary Introduce feeling words people may not immediately think of.
- Slow the conversation down Create space to reflect before reacting.
- Clarify the experience Describe what is happening with greater precision.
- Explore what may be needed Use clearer feelings as a bridge toward reflection and next steps.
BROAD LANGUAGE
“I feel upset.”
MORE SPECIFIC “I feel disappointed and let down.”
MORE SPECIFIC “I feel disappointed and let down.”
See the process
Watch how to use the Feeling Wheel.
See a real check-in move from a broad feeling toward more precise emotional language—and notice how more than one feeling can be present at the same time.
One tool. Many conversations.
Designed to move from the page into practice.
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Therapy & counseling
Support emotional identification, reflection, processing, and deeper discussion of an experience.
Classrooms & SEL
Use it for check-ins, advisory, calm corners, vocabulary building, reflection, and social-emotional learning.
Restorative justice
Pair restorative justice questions such as “What happened?” and “How did it impact you?” with a visual way to explore how the experience actually felt.
Mediation & conflict
Move beyond quick labels toward language that makes impact, emotion, and possible needs easier to discuss.
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Teams & workplaces
Create a shared emotional vocabulary for meeting check-ins, retrospectives, difficult conversations, team-building, and debriefs.
Youth, families & community spaces
Make emotional language visible during check-ins, family conversations, coaching, youth programs, and small groups.
Built to be used again and again
This isn't a flimsy paper handout.
A facilitation tool that gets held, passed around, carried into classrooms, brought into sessions, and reused in groups should feel like a real tool.
Thick cardstock
Substantially sturdier than ordinary printer paper for repeated professional use.
Soft-touch matte lamination
A smooth tactile finish that gives the wheel a polished, premium feel in the hand.
Double-sided design
Emotional vocabulary on the front, with practical instructions and guidance on the reverse.
Inside the 3-pack
Everything you need to put the wheel into use.
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Three physical Feeling Wheels
Keep one for yourself and use the others with participants, partners, clients, students, small groups, or in multiple spaces.
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Instructions stay with the tool
The reverse side keeps the process close at hand when you bring the wheel into a classroom, session, meeting, mediation, or restorative justice circle.
Why three?
Because feelings work is often shared.
In practice, you may want one wheel for yourself and additional copies for the people you're working with. A 3-pack supports paired reflection, small conversations, multiple rooms, or simply having a backup ready.
A repeatable process
One question can open a much deeper conversation.
“How are you feeling about what happened?”
Instead of asking someone to immediately produce a perfect emotional explanation, give them something concrete to look at. Start in the center. Move outward. Pause at words that resonate. Notice if there is more than one feeling.
The wheel can support reflection on where someone is now and conversation about how they hope to feel moving forward.
Take a closer look
See the actual product.
Watch the wheel move, explore its three layers, and get a closer look at the physical format and finish.
VISUAL OVERVIEW
Explore the three layers.
See the movement from the inner circle toward increasingly specific emotional language.
PRODUCT WALKTHROUGH
See the shape, finish & details.
Take a closer look at the features that make it useful as a reusable facilitation tool.
FREE RESOURCE
Take the vocabulary with you
Free printable Feeling Wheel Definitions Guide
Finding the word is only part of the process. Understanding what that word means can make the wheel even more useful.
The printable CircleUp® definitions guide helps participants explore feeling words in greater depth and includes examples that demonstrate how those words can be used.
✓ Print and bring it with you
✓ Build emotional vocabulary
✓ Helpful sentence examples
✓ Useful in device-restricted spaces
Open the Free Definitions Guide
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No phone required
Some of the places that need emotional tools most aren't built around screens.
Schools, restorative justice programs, juvenile justice settings, mediation spaces, retreats, treatment environments, and other programs may limit access to phones or digital devices.
A physical Feeling Wheel can travel into those spaces without requiring an app, login, battery, Wi-Fi connection, or screen. Pair it with the printable definitions guide when participants need additional vocabulary support.
Real customer reviews
See what customers are saying about the Feeling Wheel.
Hear from customers who have brought the CircleUp® Feeling Wheel™ into classrooms, counseling spaces, restorative justice programs, teams, group conversations, and everyday emotional check-ins.
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Customer reviews below
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Highly-rated emotional literacy tool praised for its soft-touch lamination and durability. Customers said it's "ideal as a visual conversation starter" and helps identify and express emotions effectively. Popular with educators, therapists, and parents for building empathy and self-awareness. Features include clear instructions and QR code with definitions.
- Ideal as a visual conversation starter!
- When you hold it you are reminded to be soft with yourself.
- Not only are they learning how identify feelings, they are expanding their vocabulary.
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H
Great for my high school English students. Learning how build empathy and understand characters better.
D
Helps with communication and self expression
A
I got one of these in a training a few weeks ago with CUE and decided to purchase my own to use with my teen. She surprisingly bought into it, and we've been able to have some pretty open conversations about her anxiety. I don't think I would have been able to have that conversation without the feeling wheel and the training. Thank you CUE TEAM!
M
Helpful tool for identify and expressing emotions just like it says. Sometimes I start form the outside instead of the middle but it's effective both ways. Good quality card stock too! Very sturdy
T
Durable and soft to the touch. Very good for kinesthetic learners.
J
very well made
M
Surprisingly soft! I didn't know I could be impressed by lamination, but here we are! I think the "soft-touch" adds to the tool itself actually. When you hold it you are reminded to be soft with yourself, and look deeper into feelings, which is often times hard to do. At least that's what I tell my clients ☺️
W
These have become very popular at my school. The students love to use it. This is very rare for educational materials and resources. I think its a combination of the soft lamination, its colorful, and visual.
R
I got these at a conference and turns out they are made right here in my hometown! Thanks CUE for making these. Pulling this out when one of my students was having a tough day really put things into perspective for her. It's ideal as a visual conversation starter!
R
After seeing my posters, my sister wanted these for her class. I let her know there was a standard paper size and ended up buying it for her. She said her students are now using it when they are in conflict.
I
Very nice
H
There are a lot of feeling wheel products out there (shirts, pillows, chairs) but I wanted one that my students could actually use, not just for decoration. I am so glad I found this company because they made it! Great quality and fast shipping!!
A
I've purchased Feeling Wheel products in the past, but for some reason it's harder to just find print outs like this! These are VERY good quality - not your average lamination! The laminante is soft and smooth. It's like a more modern take compared to the traditional look. These are going to be very long lasting I can tell!
E
I've used feeling wheels before, but this one was very unique. Both in the word selections and the instructions to start in the middle. Very helpful!
J
Great SEL tool. I teach middle school and use these in our class. If there are words my students don't know, they either ask me, or they also discovered the QR code on the page that has definitions. Not only are they learning how identify feelings, they are expanding their vocabulary, and learning how to empathize with others.
J
All I can say is this educator and therapist approved!
M
This was a super useful tool to use with my teens. I had to be vulnerable and admit how I was feeling and use the wheel, and then they followed suite. I'm impressed how much it opened up conversation for us. My order even came with a gift. Appreciated that!
V
Easy to follow instructions. But sometimes, I like to start from the outside too. Very good tool for self-awareness. I find it helps me communicate better knowing how I feel.
N
This was really easy to use! It helped me find the right words when I wasn’t sure how to explain what I was feeling. Great for kids, classrooms, or even personal reflection.
H
Easy to use with helpful instructions!
L
I'm so glad I bought it. Soft-touch as stated and very helpful for enhancing my Emotional Intelligence skills as a manager,
C
I got this tool as a gift for my cousin who is a teacher and she loves them!
M
I got these so I had a couple extra for my colleagues and they really appreciate the tool. It helps during our student check-ins or during an emotional day!
S
Didn't know what soft touch lamination was until I got these Feeling Wheels - they feel really nice to use, and my clients always respond positively when they touch it for the first time.
A
Perfect for my middle schooler who does not know how to talk about feelings! At least he will point to then for me!
L
I got the Feeling Wheels during a buy two, get one free promotion, and I was so happy with how many extras I ended up with. I gave some away to colleagues, and they loved them too. Such a great purchase.
A
Exceeded my expectations. Great quality.
A
I used the Feeling Wheel 2026 chart during a parent meeting that started out tense. I was stressed and honestly a little nervous about where the conversation was heading. I pulled out the chart and asked everyone to point to what they were feeling before we kept going. It broke the tension fast. The parent shifted from defensive to honest, and the whole conversation de escalated. The charts are clear, durable, and easy to use on the spot. They helped turn a stressful meeting into a productive one. I love that there were 3 in there too, we needed all 3 in the meeting one on the table and one that we each held.
R
I facilitate conflict resolution as an HR Director on a daily basis. Tiffany walked me through how to use this tool in our training and I tried it out and was surprised how much of a difference this made. We had to look up some of the words but it really helped deepen the conversations about feelings
Questions before purchasing?
Everything you may want to know.
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Ready to purchase? ↑Is this a physical product or digital download?
This listing is for a physical 3-pack of CircleUp® Feeling Wheels. Each wheel is printed on thick cardstock and finished with soft-touch matte lamination.
What size are the Feeling Wheels?
Each Feeling Wheel is 8.5 × 11 inches—the same overall size as standard letter paper, but printed on much sturdier material.
What is printed on the back?
The reverse side includes practical instructions and guidance so the process stays with the wheel when you bring it into a classroom, session, meeting, mediation, restorative justice circle, or other facilitated space.
Why does the standard set include three?
Feeling Wheels are often used in shared conversations. A 3-pack lets you keep one for yourself while giving another to a participant or pair, placing copies in different rooms, or keeping a backup ready.
Can therapists and counselors use the wheel?
Yes. The wheel can support emotional identification, reflection, processing, and deeper discussion during counseling and therapy conversations.
Can I use this in restorative justice or mediation?
Yes. Pair it with restorative justice questions about what happened, impact, feelings, needs, and possible next steps. The wheel gives participants a concrete vocabulary tool while they reflect.
Do you offer bulk quantities?
Yes. CircleUp® offers bulk Feeling Wheel options for schools, organizations, programs, trainings, teams, districts, and other larger groups. Explore bulk options →
Are Feeling Wheel posters available?
Yes. Larger Feeling Wheel poster formats are available for spaces where you want emotional vocabulary visible to the entire room. Explore posters →
Where do I get the Feeling Wheel definitions?
CircleUp® provides a free printable Feeling Wheel Definitions Guide that can be used alongside the physical wheel. Open the free guide →
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