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Learning objective

  • To name and recognise the six emotions.

Success criteria

  • I can name the six basic emotions.
  • I can
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Statutory guidance

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Optional: remind the children of the PSHE agreement they created in Introductory lesson: Setting rules for RSE & PSHE lessons and recap the agreed rules. If needed, upload an image of the agreement to the Presentation: PSHE agreement.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing support:

  • Could use the Knowledge organiser to recall emotions vocabulary by referring to it during the activity.
  • Could focus on recognising two or three emotions rather than all six during the main activity.
  • Could watch an adult model a facial expression and body clue, then copy and practise this before working with a partner.
  • Could use a sentence starter such as ‘This is … because the face/body is …’ to support their responses.

Pupils working at greater depth:

  • Should describe more than one facial and body clue for each emotion when identifying it.
  • Should explain how they know which emotion is being shown using the word because.
  • Could suggest different ways the same emotion might be shown using the face or body.
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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding can:

  • Name the six basic emotions.
  • Recognise what each emotion
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Vocabulary definitions

  • anger

    An emotion when something feels unfair or wrong.

  • disgust

    An emotion when something seems wrong or nasty.

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