Lesson video

Hello, my name is Miss Rowe.

Today, we're going to be looking at the lesson called Managing Our Feelings.

This fits into the lesson unit Emotions: How do I feel today? So let's get our eyes ready to look, our ears ready to listen, and our brains ready to do some thinking.

Today's lesson outcome is I can describe how to respond positively when I feel an emotion.

Let's begin by taking a look at our ground rules together and we have some friends here to help us.

Laura says, "We should listen to others." And that means we are not going to interrupt or talk when somebody else is speaking.

Andeep says, "We should respect privacy." And that means if somebody decides to share a story or their own experience that we we're not going to tell other people outside of this lesson.

Jacob says, "No judgement ." And that means if somebody does decide to share their own story or experience that we're not going to judge them because of it.

And Izzy said, "Choose your level of participation." And that means you can decide if you simply just want to listen or if you want to share something throughout today's lesson.

All of these ground rules are here to keep everyone safe.

in the lesson.

Here are today's keywords.

I will read them first to you and then you can repeat them after me.

Are you ready? Change.

React.

Identify.

Manage.

Well done.

Change means the way things become different to how they used to be.

React means the way you behave because of how you feel.

Identify means to spot something or see it clearly, and manage means to find good ways to handle big emotions without them taking over.

Let's see if we can spot these keywords in today's lesson.

Here is the lessons outline, and we're gonna begin with, "What can I do to manage my emotions?" Emotions can change the way we feel and react to different things.

Laura says, "When I'm angry, I sometimes say hurtful things that I don't mean." Jacob says, "When I'm sad, I cry more easily over small things, like not being able to find my coat at home time." Time for a check for understanding.

What can emotions change? Is it A, the way we feel, the colour of our hair, or C, how we react to different things? Hmm.

What can emotions change? Pause this video so you can think about your answer.

Well done if you said A and C.

Emotions can change how we feel and how we react to different things.

Our bodies react to different emotions.

For example, we feel worried we might experience our hearts beating faster, or if we are feeling happy, we might experience a warm fuzzy feeling in our tummy.

It's important to identify which emotion we are feeling.

We can identify our emotions by listening to our bodies and noticing how we feel.

Laura says, "If my tummy feels twisty and my face feels hot, I know that I'm angry." And Jacob says, "If I feel full of energy and have a warm feeling in my tummy, I know that I'm feeling happy." Time for a check for understanding.

How can we identify our emotions? Hmm.

Well, watch this video, so you can think about your answer.

Well done for having a go.

You might have said, "By listening to our bodies and noticing how we feel." Identifying our emotions helps us to manage our feelings.

This means to find good ways to handle big emotions without them taking over.

To manage our feelings means we can decide what to do to help us feel better.

There are different things we can do to manage our feelings if we feel angry, sad, or worried.

First, we can talk to a trusted adult or friend.

Aisha says, "When I feel sad, I speak to my mom or grandma.

They help me to feel better." We can choose to take a break to calm down.

Izzy says, "When I feel angry, I like to take a break, sit in a quiet place and be on my own for a short while." If you need to take a short break, you must always tell your trusted adult so they can help you find a safe space to calm down.

Time for a check for understanding.

Alex is feeling angry.

He isn't sure how he can manage his emotions.

Tell your partner one way Alex could manage his emotions.

Pause this video so you can have some thinking time.

Well done for having a go.

You might have said, "Alex could speak to a trusted adult or he could take a break in a quiet space to calm down." We can take deep breaths and do mindfulness activities.

Andeep says, "I like to do finger breathing.

You breathe in as you go up each finger and breathe out as you go down each finger." Shall we have a go together? Get your hand ready.

Breathe in (inhales) and breathe out.

(exhales) Breathe in (inhales) and breathe out.

(exhales) Breathe in (inhales) and breathe out.

(exhales) Breathe in (inhales) and breathe out.

(exhales) Breathe in (inhales) and breathe out.

(exhales) Great job, everyone.

I feel calmer already.

Other mindfulness activities include colouring and painting.

Yoga, like in the picture of the girl on your screen now.

Gardening, cloud watching, and blowing bubbles.

Oh, I love blowing bubbles.

That makes me feel calm as I'm blowing out.

Time for a check for understanding.

Tell your partner two mindfulness activities we can do to help manage our emotions.

Hmm.

Pause this video so you can have some thinking time.

Well done for having a go.

You might have said, "Breathing exercises, colouring and painting, yoga, gardening, cloud watching, or blowing bubbles.

Time for a task now.

Create your own emotion toolkit to help you manage your emotions.

Include three different things that will help you to feel better when you are feeling sad, worried, or angry.

Andeep says, "I'm going to include the finger breathing method in my toolkit." What will you include in your toolkit? Hmm.

Pause this video so you can have some time to do the task and then we will go through the answers together.

Well done for having a go.

Your emotion toolkit could look like this.

Talk to a trusted adult.

Take a break to calm down in a quiet space.

Do some colouring.

Take some deep breaths or blow some bubbles.

Well done if your emotion toolkit looks similar to mine.

We're now going to move on to the second and the final part of our lesson.

"How can others help me with my emotions?" Sometimes our emotions can feel too big to manage on our own.

We might not know what to do to help us feel better.

Our trusted adults are there to help us when our emotions feel too big to manage.

It's important to talk to our parents, carers, or teachers if we need help to feel better.

Laura says, "My daddy helps me by listening to my feelings and giving me a hug." Jacob says, "My auntie helps me by suggesting ways to calm down so that I can feel better." Time for a check for understanding.

Why is this important to talk to a trusted adult if our emotions feel too big to manage? Hmm.

Pause this video so you can have some thinking time.

Well done for having a go.

You should have said, "It's important to talk to a trusted adult so they can help us feel better." Our friends can also help us to manage our emotions.

Our friends can listen to our feelings, cheer us up if we feel sad.

For example, they might ask us if they can give us a hug or a high five, or they might say a funny joke to make us smile, and they might give us time and space to calm down.

Time for a check for understanding.

How can our friends help us manage our emotions? Is it A, they can laugh at us, B, they can listen to our feelings, or C, they can cheer us up if we are sad? Hmm.

How can our friends help us manage our emotions? Pause this video so you can have some thinking time.

Well done if you said B and C.

Our friends can help us manage our emotions by listening to our feelings and by cheering us up if we are sad.

It's important to know, we don't always have to be happy.

It's okay to feel sad, angry, or worried.

However, knowing what makes you happy means that you know what to do to feel better when you're ready.

Time for a check for understanding.

True or false? We always have to feel happy.

Hmm.

Put your hands on your head if you think it's true or your hands on your shoulders if you think it's false.

Hmm.

We always have to feel happy, true or false? Pause this video so you can think about your answer.

Well done if you said false.

Now I want you to have a little think about why this statement is false.

Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

This statement is false because it's okay to feel sad, angry, or worried.

However, knowing what makes you happy means you know what to do to feel better when you're ready.

Time for a task now.

For each emotion, tell your partner one or two ways that someone could help them manage their feelings.

Pause this video so you can have some time to do the task and then we will go through the answers together.

Well done for having a go.

Your answer could include, if someone is feeling sad, their friend could try to cheer them up by listening to their feelings and asking if they could give them a hug or tell them a joke.

If someone is feeling worried, they should tell their trusted adult who would listen to their feelings and help them to feel better.

They could also suggest things that the person likes to do to help them feel better.

And if someone is feeling angry, their friend could give them time and space to calm down or their trusted adult could help them by suggesting ways to calm down.

Like doing some mindfulness activities, so that they can feel better.

Well done if your answers were similar to mine.

For the second part of the task.

I would like you to draw a picture of each of the ways you suggested to help someone manage their feelings.

Make sure to add some labels.

Pause this video so you can have some time to do the task and then we will go through the answers together.

Well done for having a go.

Your pictures might look like this.

A friend giving them a hug.

A trusted adult that they could speak to, and a picture of someone doing a mindfulness activity, like yoga.

Well done if if your pictures look similar to mine.

This brings us to the end of our lesson.

Thank you for joining me today.

This is a summary of everything that we've covered in today's lesson.

Emotions can change the way we feel and react to different things.

We can identify our emotions by listening to our bodies and noticing how we feel.

There are different things we can do to manage our feelings.

For example, we can take a break to calm down and do mindfulness activities such as breathing exercises, yoga, or colouring.

Other people can also help us manage our emotions.

For example, we can speak to a trusted adult or friend who will listen to our feelings and help us feel better.

It's okay to feel big emotions, however, knowing what makes you happy means you know what to do to feel better when you're ready.

Here's a slide with a place that you can get support.

We have the Childline, which is a website and phone line, which is able to offer confidential advice and support.