Exploring Emotions: Feeling Faces and Actions

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Exploring Emotions: Feeling Faces and Actions

What do you already know about feelings and emotions?

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will recognise different emotions, show them with your face and body, act out feelings and spot feelings in others.

What Are Emotions?

Emotions are how we feel inside. We all feel happy, sad, angry or scared sometimes.

Happy

When you are happy, you smile! Your mouth turns up and your eyes look bright.

What makes you happy?

Sad

When you are sad, your mouth turns down. Sometimes you may cry or look down.

What makes you sad?

Angry

When you are angry, your eyebrows move close together, and your mouth may squeeze tight.

What make you angry?

Scared

When you are scared, your eyes open wide and you might cover your mouth or hide.

What makes you scared?

How Our Bodies Show Emotions

Happy Bodies

Jumping, laughing, hugging friends.

Sad or Angry Bodies

Crying, crossing arms, stomping feet.

Anna gets a present. She feels—?

A

Tired

B

Angry

C

Sad

D

Happy

Tom lost his teddy. How does Tom feel?

A

Tired

B

Angry

C

Sad

D

Happy

Olli had his friends over to play! Olli feels -?

A

Tired

B

Excited

C

Sad

D

Happy

Max played soccer at lunch but his team lost! How does Max feel?

A

Tired

B

Excited

C

Sad

D

Happy

Spot Feelings in Others

Can you tell how your friends are feeling by looking at their faces and bodies?

Show me smiling, frowning or crossing arms

Demonstrate: Show Your Feeling

Sad

Excited

Angry

Happy

Tired

Scared

It's time to play some games!

How do these games make you feel?