Personal & social development // Emotional Literacy
Feelings Change and Differ
Understand that everyone has feelings, that feelings change throughout the day, and that the same event can make different people feel different things
Quick check
If you and the learner watch the same film and you find it funny but the learner finds it scary, can they understand why you both felt differently?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Give an example of a time their feelings changed during a single day
- Explain why two children might feel differently about the same event
- Recognise that feelings are temporary and can change
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
1 topic- Naming Basic EmotionsHelpful
Emotional Literacy // Ages 5 to 7
Understanding feelings change benefits from naming basic emotions
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Feelings Change and Differ
Ages 5 to 7 // Concept
Leads to
2 topicsEmotional Literacy // Ages 5 to 7
Identifying triggers benefits from knowing feelings change
English // Reading Comprehension // Ages 5 to 9
Comparing characters' adventures and reactions in stories is enriched by the foundational SEL understanding that the same event can make different people feel differently
Topic // Standards
Curriculum standards
- IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence
- PSPE-ID-CU-P1-3
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