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  4. Year 5
  5. My healthy self: How can I support my mind and body as I grow?
  6. Lesson 4: How can I recognise complex feelings?

Lesson 4: How can I recognise complex feelings?

Describing how complex feelings affect our bodies.

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Optional: remind the children of the PSHE agreement created in the Introductory lesson: Setting rules for RSE & PSHE lessons and recap the agreed rules. If need…

Tell the children that emotions can show in the body, on the face and through actions. Remind them that they have already learnt many words to describe feelings…

Using body clues to interpret feelings 1. Explain that emotions can change quickly or become stronger or more complicated during times of change, such as shifti…

Gather the children and give them time to reflect on the enquiry question: How can I recognise complex feelings? Finish with a moment of calm or silent reflecti…

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  • Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y5: How can I support my mind and body as I grow?

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  • Lesson 1: What do food labels really tell us?

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  • Lesson 2: How active am I and how can I move more?

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  • Lesson 3: What are the different types of physical activity and how do they affect us?

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  • Lesson 5: How can I respond to strong and complex feelings?

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  • Lesson 6: How can we tell when someone might need support with their mental health?

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