Feelings Tic-Tac-Toe

Tic-tac-toe is a very quick and smile game that can easily be made therapeutic.  I made these three activity sheets in “Pages."  

Feelings Tic-Tac-Toe

1. Goal: To help children correctly identify/convey and express feelings
2. Supplies: Tic-tac-toe activity sheet (I created the ones above in Pages), space markers (ex. 2 kinds of animal miniatures, skittles, etc)
3. Each time a marker is placed on a square, the child is asked to act out the feeling with their face.
4. After a couple games, I change the rules (ex. “Each time you put your marker down, tell me about a time when you felt that way”).
5. Play-do face activity sheets (a few posts below) can also be integrated into this activity.
6. Feelings skittles/fruit snacks is a nice compliment to this game (see above post of group 2 outline)

Tic-Tac-Toe Variations

1. Goal: To increase disclosure/expression/comfort and what ever you want (highly adaptable game).
2. Supplies: Tic-tac-toe activity sheet (I created the ones above in Pages), space markers (ex. 2 kinds of animal miniatures, skittles, etc)
3. This game is easily adaptable to your client’s specific needs if you simply use blank/colored squares.
4. Create a key so that every time they place their marker on a certain color X happens.

• Ex. Every time you land on blue share a time when you were angry, when you land on green name a coping skill you could use. 
• Answer a question on a blue card when you land on blue and a green card when you land on green)
• Write a different question, role-play scenario, task etc. that corresponds with each colored square.

Feelings Tic-Tac-Toe was originally developed by Liana Lowestein:  You can buy the book here