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      Things that affect how we feel

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can identify what affects how I feel.

      Key learning points

      1. How we feel can be affected by what our body needs.
      2. Listening to our body can help us understand what we might be feeling.
      3. The people around us can affect how we feel.
      4. 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.

      Teacher tip

      Encourage pupils to reflect on how their body feels when they are hungry, tired and worried so they can identify their feelings.

      Content guidance

      Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

      Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

      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

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the words to their definition.

      Correct Answer:information,facts about something or someone

      facts about something or someone

      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.
      Which of these statements are true?

      Correct answer: There are many different emotions.
      There are only three emotions: happy, sad and angry.
      Correct answer: We can feel emotions in different strengths.
      Our emotions stay the same throughout the day.

      Q3.
      Match the scenario with how it may make us feel.

      Correct Answer:something happens that we don't enjoy,sad

      sad

      Correct Answer:we feel safe and enjoy what's happening,happy

      happy

      Correct Answer:we don't feel confident about something,worried

      worried

      Correct Answer:something unkind or unfair happens,angry

      angry

      Q4.
      Which are some ways our emotions affect us?

      Our body may feel the same.
      Correct answer: We want to move around a lot.
      Correct answer: We don't want to be around anyone.
      They only affect us if we are weak.

      Q5.
      What can help us to manage our emotions?

      Correct answer: talking to trusted adults
      Correct answer: talking to friends
      ignoring how we feel
      having arguments with friends

      Q6.
      Thinking about we feel something can help us understand how we feel.

      Correct Answer: why

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the words to 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:tired,when your body feels sleepy and needs rest

      when your body feels sleepy and needs rest

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

      feeling scared or nervous about something that might happen

      Q2.
      If our stomach grumbles and we feel grumpy, this is a sign that we might be .

      Correct Answer: hungry

      Q3.
      Which of these statements are true?

      Correct answer: How we feel can be affected by what our body needs.
      We should ignore how our body feels because it won't tell us how we feel.
      The same things will affect our emotions in the same way.
      Correct answer: We may react differently to the same things at different times.

      Q4.
      What can affect how we feel?

      Correct answer: the people around us
      Correct answer: what is happening around us
      how old we are
      whether we are male or female

      Q5.
      What can help us understand what we might be feeling?

      speaking to our pet
      Correct answer: speaking to a trusted adult
      Correct answer: listening to our body
      ignoring what has happened that day

      Q6.
      Lucas skipped breakfast this morning and is now feeling tired and easily annoyed. What might be affecting his emotions?

      other people
      what is happening around him
      worrying about something
      Correct answer: what his body needs

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