Things that affect how we feel
I can identify what affects how I feel.
Things that affect how we feel
I can identify what affects how I feel.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- How we feel can be affected by what our body needs.
- Listening to our body can help us understand what we might be feeling.
- The people around us can affect how we feel.
- Our feelings can change depending on what is happening around us.
Keywords
Emotions - feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness or anger
Tired - when your body feels sleepy and needs rest, like when you want to go to bed or take a nap
Hungry - when your stomach feels empty and you want to eat food; it's when your body is telling you it needs food to give you energy
Worried - feeling scared or nervous about something that might happen
Common misconception
The same things will affect my emotions in the same way.
Our emotions are often affected by more than one thing, which means we may react differently to the same things at different times.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
facts about something or someone
when something or someone has power or force
things that happen to us and how they make us feel
sad
happy
worried
angry
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness or anger
when your body feels sleepy and needs rest
feeling scared or nervous about something that might happen