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Understanding Emotions Through Film

Read the original film scene, then explore what the characters might be feeling and how emotions can guide helpful choices. There is no single correct answer for personal reflections. You may pass on sharing anything private.

Scene: The Last-Minute Change

Mila has been looking forward to presenting her group’s science project at the school fair. The night before, the group learns that their model has broken during the journey to the fair. Mila’s stomach tightens. She speaks sharply: “We should have checked it better!” Her friend Georgia looks down and goes quiet. Mila notices his face and remembers that he spent hours building the model. She takes a slow breath and says, “I’m frustrated, but I’m not blaming you. Let’s see what we can fix.” Georgia suggests using spare cardboard. They rebuild a simpler model together. Their display is not exactly what they planned, but they explain the change clearly to visitors. Afterwards, Mila tells a trusted adult that she felt overwhelmed and asks how the group can plan for unexpected problems next time.

Read the scene closely

Use details from the scene to support your answers. Emotions are not good or bad; they give us information, and we can choose what to do next.

1.Choose two emotions Mila might have felt when she heard the model was broken. Give one clue from the scene for each emotion.

2.What might Mila’s tight stomach and sharp voice tell her about her feelings?

She may be feeling stressed or frustrated.
She is definitely feeling happy.
She has no feelings about the project.
She wants Georgia to do all the work.

3.True or false: Georgia looking down and going quiet proves that he is angry with Mila. Explain briefly.

4.Put Mila’s helpful response in order: take a slow breath; notice Georgia’s reaction; explain her feeling without blaming him; suggest a next step. Write the numbers 1–4.

5.Match each clue to what it could communicate. A clue may have more than one possible meaning in real life.

Tight stomach
Slow breath
Georgia goes quiet

A strategy to pause and settle before responding
A body signal that may come with stress or worry
A clue to check in gently, not proof of one particular feeling

Choose a next step

Emotions can help us notice what matters. A pause, a kind question, or support from someone trusted can help us decide what to do.

6.Georgia looks down and becomes quiet. Write one respectful question Mila could ask to check how he is feeling.

7.The group has only a short time to repair the model. Choose the most useful first response and explain why.

Blame Georgia so everyone knows whose fault it was.
Pause, name the problem calmly, and work out one practical next step together.
Pretend nothing happened and leave the display broken.
Give up because the model is not perfect.

8.Finish this helpful self-talk sentence for Mila: “I feel because . I can .”

9.Mila tells a trusted adult she felt overwhelmed. Name one other trusted person a Year 6 student in Aotearoa New Zealand could talk to, and one thing they could say to ask for help.

10.Think of a made-up everyday challenge, such as missing a bus or finding a game difficult. Write one body or behaviour clue that might signal an emotion, then one safe, helpful response. You do not need to share a personal experience.