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Year 2

Managing change

I can explain change and how it makes me feel.

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Year 2

Managing change

I can explain change and how it makes me feel.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Change happens all the time.
  2. Change can be difficult to handle.
  3. Change can make people feel worried or scared.
  4. There are ways we can handle how change makes us feel.

Keywords

  • Change - the way things become different to how they used to be

  • Transition - when something changes or becomes something else

  • Worried - thinking about something bad or upsetting

  • Scared - feeling afraid or worried about what might happen

Common misconception

Change is a bad thing.

Some types of change can be a really positive thing that we can grow and learn from.


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Encourage pupils to think about the changes in their life and what they have learned from these changes. They could also consider some future changes and how they will manage them.
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Equipment

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words with their definition.
Correct Answer:respond,what we do after something has happened

what we do after something has happened

Correct Answer:mindful,being aware of what's happening around you and how that makes you feel

being aware of what's happening around you and how that makes you feel

Correct Answer:experience,things that happen to us and how they make us feel

things that happen to us and how they make us feel

Q2.
Which of these statements are true?
Correct answer: Our emotions can change quickly, and many times, over a day.
How we feel and what our body needs are not connected.
We can only manage our feelings on our own.
Correct answer: It's important to feel a range of emotions.
Q3.
Finish each sentence by matching its head (beginning) to its tail (end).
Correct Answer:We can use a range of words ...,to talk about how we feel.

to talk about how we feel.

Correct Answer:Thinking about why we feel something ...,can help us understand how we feel.

can help us understand how we feel.

Correct Answer:It is important to identify ...,which emotion we are feeling.

which emotion we are feeling.

Correct Answer:We can do many things ...,on our own to manage our feelings.

on our own to manage our feelings.

Q4.
What does it mean to feel worried?
Correct answer: to feel scared or nervous about something that might happen
to have a feeling of joy or gladness
to have a feeling of pride in your work
to have your feelings hurt by someone else
Q5.
Lucas was looking forward to going to the cinema at the weekend, but now he's not able to go. How might he be feeling?
happy
Correct answer: sad
worried
angry
Correct answer: disappointed
Q6.
Emotions give us about ourselves and the world around us.
Correct Answer: information

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to their definition.
Correct Answer:change,the way things become different to how they used to be

the way things become different to how they used to be

Correct Answer:transition,when something changes or becomes something else

when something changes or becomes something else

Correct Answer:scared,feeling afraid or worried about what might happen

feeling afraid or worried about what might happen

Q2.
Change can make people feel or scared.
Correct Answer: worried, frightened, upset, anxious
Q3.
Which statements are correct?
Change is easy for everyone to handle.
Correct answer: Change can be difficult to handle.
Change is always a bad thing.
Correct answer: Some changes can be a positive thing.
Q4.
How can we manage change?
Correct answer: by talking to a trusted adult
by keeping how we feel to ourselves
Correct answer: by doing things that we enjoy
Correct answer: by thinking about good things that may come from the change
Q5.
When do we experience change?
Correct answer: all the time
only sometimes
never
Q6.
Everyone has feelings about change.
Correct Answer: different