feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness or anger

Living happy lives

RSHE (PSHE)

Our emotions toolkit: self-esteem

Feeling down and lonely

Managing my emotions

This unit explores how it feels to experience emotions such as jealousy, joy and fury. Pupils learn how to name and manage these emotions. Pupils develop self-esteem, understand feelings of loneliness and learn strategies for living happy, emotionally healthy lives.

Emotions: How can we add to our emotions toolkit?

feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness, or anger

moving our bodies to stay strong and healthy

Being mentally healthy means that we feel all {{}} but that we are able to return to feeling happy.

Different things will make different people happy.

The same things will make different people happy.

There are lots of things we can do to feel happy.

There are not many things we can do to feel happy.

spending time with kind friends and family

I love reading quietly in my room after a busy day at school.

I feel excited when I'm playing games with lots of friends.

I enjoy group projects but also like working alone sometimes.

Match each example to whether the person is most likely an introvert, extrovert or both.

We have to be happy to have good mental health.

We don't have to be happy to have good mental health.

Being mentally healthy means we are able to return to being happy.

Being mentally healthy means we find it difficult to return to being happy.

talking about our feelings with trusted adults

Which strategies are more effective when managing our mental health?

Why is it important to spend time outside?

they can make us feel bad about ourselves

Why is it important to surround ourselves with people who care and support us?

Living happy lives

Lesson outcome