Building on Identifying Our Feelings
Exploring emotions and their impact Learning to manage our feelings Year 4 Social-Emotional Learning
WALT: We Are Learning To
Understand how our feelings affect our actions Recognize feelings in others Use strategies to manage strong emotions Make good choices when we feel different emotions
Success Criteria
I can name at least 5 different feelings I can explain how feelings affect what I do I can spot feelings in others by watching their face and body I can use at least 2 strategies when I feel upset or angry
Feelings Warm-Up
Stand up and show me happy with your whole body Now show worried Show excited Show disappointed Sit down when you hear calm
Think About This
When you feel angry, what do you usually do? Does everyone do the same thing when they're angry? Why might people react differently to the same feeling?
How Feelings Affect Our Actions
When we feel happy, we might smile, laugh, or want to play When we feel scared, we might hide, run away, or freeze When we feel angry, we might yell, stomp, or want to hit something Our feelings give us energy to do different things
Helpful vs Unhelpful Actions
{"left":"When angry: Take deep breaths, count to 10, talk to someone\nWhen angry: Hit someone, throw things, yell mean words\nWhen sad: Ask for a hug, talk about it, do something you enjoy","right":"When sad: Hide away forever, refuse all help, be mean to others\nWhen excited: Share your good news, celebrate safely, include others\nWhen excited: Be too loud, forget about others, break rules"}
Feeling Detective
Look at your partner's face Can you guess how they're feeling? Take turns showing different emotions What clues helped you guess correctly?
Reading Feelings in Others
Look at their face - eyes, mouth, eyebrows Notice their body - are they tense, relaxed, moving quickly? Listen to their voice - loud, quiet, shaky, firm? Think about what just happened to them
Remember This
"All feelings are okay to have, but not all actions are okay to do."
Calm Down Strategies
Practice: Take 5 deep breaths together Practice: Count slowly from 1 to 10 Practice: Think of your happy place Practice: Gentle stretches or yoga poses
What We Learned Today
Our feelings affect what we want to do We can choose helpful or unhelpful actions We can read feelings in others by watching and listening We have strategies to help us when feelings are strong All feelings are normal and okay to have