Our emotions toolkit: strong emotions
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the differences between everyday emotions and stronger feelings.
Key learning points
- We can feel emotions in different strengths.
- Strong feelings are when the emotion lasts longer or is more difficult to manage.
- Strong feelings happen when something affects us in a big way.
- Strong feelings are normal.
- Different people have strong feelings about different things.
Keywords
Strong - when something or someone has power or force
Manage - in this context, to find good ways to handle big emotions without them taking over
Regulate - to notice your feelings and choose how to deal with them in a safe and helpful way
Common misconception
Strong emotions mean you have poor mental health.
Strong emotions are very normal, and happen to many people. They are important because they tell us we need to pay attention to what is happening and make sure we take care of ourselves.
Teacher tip
Encourage pupils to create a 'Feelings Journal'. Each day they can record how they feel using words or images, and the different ways they regulated their emotions.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to the definition.
feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness or anger
things that happen to us and how they make us feel
a feeling in our bodies or on our skin
Q2.Our emotions can quickly and many times in a day.
Q3.Which statements are true?
Q4.What can help us to feel better when we experience big emotions?
Q5.When might we feel angry?
Q6.What sensations might we experience when we are sad?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to the definition.
when something or someone has power or force
to find good ways to handle big emotions without them taking over
to notice your feelings and choose how to deal with them in a safe way
Q2.When are emotions considered strong?
Q3.Which statements are true?
Q4.Different people will have strong feelings about things.
Q5.How can we tell if we are experiencing a strong emotion?
Q6.How can we talk about our emotions?
To help you plan your 3 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Our emotions toolkit: strong emotions, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 3 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Our emotions toolkit: strong emotions, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
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