Personal & social development // Emotional Literacy
Mixed and Conflicting Emotions
Understand that people can experience mixed or conflicting emotions at the same time — feeling excited and nervous about starting a new school, or happy for a friend who won but disappointed for yourself
Quick check
When the learner's best friend gets picked for the team and they don't, can the learner explain that they feel happy for their friend AND disappointed for themselves at the same time?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Describe a personal situation where they felt two emotions simultaneously
- Explain why mixed feelings are normal and not something to worry about
- Identify mixed emotions in a character from a book or film
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
2 topics- Emotion VocabularyRequired
Emotional Literacy // Ages 7 to 9
Mixed emotions needs wider vocabulary to describe conflicting feelings
- Mild to Strong EmotionsRequired
Emotional Literacy // Ages 7 to 9
Mixed emotions builds on understanding emotion intensity/nuance
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Mixed and Conflicting Emotions
Ages 9 to 11 // Concept
Leads to
2 topicsEmotional Literacy // Ages 12 to 13
Advanced emotion regulation skills depends on earlier self-regulation concepts
- Difficult Ethical ChoicesHelpful
Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 9 to 11
Ethical grey areas benefit from understanding mixed/conflicting emotions
Topic // Standards
Curriculum standards
- IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence
- PSPE-ID-CU-P4-5
Personal & social development // Emotional Literacy
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