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Our emotions toolkit: different feelings

I can describe a range of emotions that humans can feel.

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Year 2

Our emotions toolkit: different feelings

I can describe a range of emotions that humans can feel.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. There are many different emotions.
  2. Emotions give us information about ourselves and the world around us.
  3. We can feel emotions in different strengths.
  4. Our emotions can change quickly, and many times, over a day.

Keywords

  • Emotions - feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness or anger

  • Information - facts about something or someone

  • Strong - when something or someone has power or force

  • Experience - things that happen to us and how they make us feel

Common misconception

Emotions always feel the same way.

The way different people experience emotions can vary, but you can also feel the same emotions differently, depending on what makes you feel that way and other facts about your day.


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Remind pupils that there are no 'good' or 'bad' emotions; all emotions can be managed and are often useful to us in some way.
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Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

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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:happy,a feeling of joy or gladness

a feeling of joy or gladness

Correct Answer:sad,a feeling of being unhappy or without joy

a feeling of being unhappy or without joy

Correct Answer:angry,a feeling of rage or frustration

a feeling of rage or frustration

Correct Answer:worried,feeling scared or nervous about something that might happen

feeling scared or nervous about something that might happen

Q2.
Someone has been unkind to Sam in the playground. How might she be feeling?
happy
Correct answer: sad
Correct answer: angry
excited
Q3.
Which statements are true?
Everyone experiences emotions in the same way.
Correct answer: We can experience emotions in our body.
We have to manage our emotions by ourselves.
Correct answer: Telling others how we feel is important.
Q4.
Jun is feeling worried. What could he do to help him manage his feelings?
ignore how he feels
Correct answer: tell a trusted adult
Correct answer: take some deep breaths
shout at his friends
Q5.
What does it mean to be mindful?
to learn some new facts
Correct answer: being aware of what's happening around you and how that makes you feel
to look after a friend
to focus on what you're going to do tomorrow
Q6.
It can be helpful to which emotion we are feeling because this can help us to manage it.
Correct Answer: identify, understand

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words with their definition.
Correct Answer:emotions,feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness or anger

feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness or anger

Correct Answer:strong,when something or someone has power or force

when something or someone has power or force

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.
Emotions give us about ourselves and the world around us.
Correct Answer: information
Q3.
Which of these statements are true?
Emotions always feel the same way.
Correct answer: We can feel emotions in different strengths.
We feel one emotion every day.
Correct answer: Our emotions can change quickly, and many times, over a day.
Q4.
Andeep has a funny feeling in his tummy and his heart is beating fast. Laura wants to cry and feels like she wants to shout. How could they both be feeling?
Correct answer: worried
Correct answer: angry
excited
happy
Q5.
When might we feel worried, disappointed, upset or grumpy?
Correct answer: when something bad has happened
when something good has happened
Correct answer: if our needs haven’t been met
if our needs have been met
Q6.
When might we feel enthusiastic, joyful, proud or grateful?
Correct answer: when something good has happened
when something bad has happened
Correct answer: if our needs have been met
if our needs haven’t been met