Emotions: How can I manage my emotions?
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Why this why now
At Year 3, pupils are experiencing more complex emotions and social interactions as they develop greater independence. Building on their learning from Year 1 and Year 2, this unit extends their understanding to include managing strong emotions and conflict resolution. This is timely as pupils develop more sophisticated strategies for managing their emotions, enabling them to regulate their feelings effectively. relationships.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can recognise and name a range of emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger, worry, excitement and frustration in themselves and others.
- Pupils should know that they can talk to a trusted adult when feelings feel strong, confusing or overwhelming.
- Pupils should understand from earlier learning that sharing how they feel with trusted adults helps them to manage their emotions in healthy ways.
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Why this why now
At Year 3, pupils are experiencing more complex emotions and social interactions as they develop greater independence. Building on their learning from Year 1 and Year 2, this unit extends their understanding to include managing strong emotions and conflict resolution. This is timely as pupils develop more sophisticated strategies for managing their emotions, enabling them to regulate their feelings effectively. relationships.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can recognise and name a range of emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger, worry, excitement and frustration in themselves and others.
- Pupils should know that they can talk to a trusted adult when feelings feel strong, confusing or overwhelming.
- Pupils should understand from earlier learning that sharing how they feel with trusted adults helps them to manage their emotions in healthy ways.
Emotions: How can I manage my emotions?
This unit focuses on naming feelings such as being afraid, lonely or content. Pupils learn to experience, name and manage these emotions, building on their emotions toolkit from previous years. Pupils explore strong emotions and develop strategies for managing conflict in healthy ways.
4 lessons in unit
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