the way you behave because of how you feel

in this context, to find good ways to handle big emotions without them taking over

when something or someone has power or force

to provide help and encouragement to others

Managing strong emotions

RSHE (PSHE)

Our emotions toolkit: strong emotions

Emotions and deep feelings

Managing conflict in healthy ways

This unit focuses on naming feelings such as being afraid, lonely or content. Pupils learn to experience, name and manage these emotions, building on their emotions toolkit from previous years. Pupils explore strong emotions and develop strategies for managing conflict in healthy ways.

Emotions: How can I manage my emotions?

to find good ways to handle big emotions without them taking over

Emotions can influence how we behave and ...

We can do things that help us react to emotions in a healthy way.

There is nothing we can do to react to emotions in a healthy way.

How could we manage our emotions in a healthy way if we felt worried?

We can feel the same strong emotion but in different ways.

We can feel strong emotions about different things compared to other people.

Everyone feels strong emotions about the same things.

How might difficult, strong emotions begin to affect our lives?

feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness or anger

things that happen to us and how they make us feel

someone we know offline who makes us feel safe and can help us

Strong feelings can be difficult to manage.

Deep feelings tell us that we don't care about something.

Deep feelings never last for a long time.

Deep feelings are formed by our experiences in life.

Deep feelings tell us that we really care about something.

Who can we get help from if we are struggling with deep feelings?

Managing strong emotions

Lesson outcome