Emotions: How can we add to our emotions toolkit?
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Why this why now
At Year 4, pupils are experiencing increasingly complex emotions as they navigate sophisticated social relationships and academic challenges. Building on previous years, this unit extends their toolkit to managing feelings such as jealousy, joy and fury alongside developing self-esteem and coping with loneliness. This is timely as pupils face greater independence and intense emotions. By exploring these concepts now, pupils develop emotional regulation skills, understand that difficult feelings are normal and learn strategies for maintaining wellbeing.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils should be able to recognise and name emotions including happiness, sadness, anger, fear, excitement, frustration, jealousy and fury.
- Pupils should know from Key Stage 2 and Year 3 strategies for managing strong emotions such as breathing techniques and talking to trusted adults.
- Pupils should understand from earlier learning that everyone experiences difficult emotions and that seeking help from trusted adults is important.
- Pupils should be familiar with their emotions toolkit from previous years containing various strategies for managing their feelings in healthy ways.
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Why this why now
At Year 4, pupils are experiencing increasingly complex emotions as they navigate sophisticated social relationships and academic challenges. Building on previous years, this unit extends their toolkit to managing feelings such as jealousy, joy and fury alongside developing self-esteem and coping with loneliness. This is timely as pupils face greater independence and intense emotions. By exploring these concepts now, pupils develop emotional regulation skills, understand that difficult feelings are normal and learn strategies for maintaining wellbeing.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils should be able to recognise and name emotions including happiness, sadness, anger, fear, excitement, frustration, jealousy and fury.
- Pupils should know from Key Stage 2 and Year 3 strategies for managing strong emotions such as breathing techniques and talking to trusted adults.
- Pupils should understand from earlier learning that everyone experiences difficult emotions and that seeking help from trusted adults is important.
- Pupils should be familiar with their emotions toolkit from previous years containing various strategies for managing their feelings in healthy ways.
Emotions: How can we add to our emotions toolkit?
This unit explores how it feels to experience emotions such as jealousy, joy and fury. Pupils learn how to name and manage these emotions. Pupils develop self-esteem, understand feelings of loneliness and learn strategies for living happy, emotionally healthy lives.
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