All emotions are important
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain why all emotions are important and why our emotions can change.
Key learning points
- It is desirable to be happy; happiness helps us enjoy life and feel good about ourselves and our experiences.
- Tricky emotions are still important; sadness is important as it helps us know when we need something.
- Anger is important as it helps us know when we do not feel safe or when something is unfair.
- Anxiety is important because it helps us understand what we care about.
- There are many things that can affect how we feel, including being hungry and tired, and our emotions change as we grow.
Keywords
Emotions - feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness or anger
Important - something that matters a lot
Experience - things that happen to us and how they make us feel
Common misconception
People feel happy most of the time.
Our emotions change all the time depending on what we are doing, how tired we are, how hungry we are and lots of other things. It is ok to feel sad, angry or worried sometimes, it is a part of being human.
Teacher tip
In small groups, have pupils discuss one situation and compare their different emotional reactions to it.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to the definition.
good, encouraging thoughts or comments
to find good ways to handle big emotions without them taking over
the way things become different to how they used to be
Q2.A challenge is ...
Q3.Which statements are true?
Q4.How can we manage our mental health?
Q5.What can we do if we don't feel ready to talk about feelings?
Q6.How can we tell if we're experiencing a strong emotion?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to the definition.
feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness or anger
something that matters a lot
things that happen to us and how they make us feel
Q2.Why are emotions important?
Q3.We all feel the same types of emotions, but we might feel them at times.
Q4.Why might our emotions change throughout our lives?
Q5.Which statements are true?
Q6.Match the emotion to the reason why it is important.
helps us know when we need something, like support or rest
helps us know when we do not feel safe or when something isn't fair
helps us understand what we care about
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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