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Learning objective

  • To recognise that people may show different emotions in a situation and understand why.

Success criteria

  • I can talk about times when people might
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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 the 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 complete the emotion station activity in a small group with an adult, discussing each scenario before choosing an emotion image.
  • Could be given a choice of two emotion images for each scenario rather than all six.
  • Could listen to an adult model a response before each scenario, for example, “I might show ___ because ___,” and practise saying their answer aloud before sharing.

Pupils working at greater depth:

  • Should explain their choice of emotion during the Main event using a full sentence, including a reason using ‘because’.
  • Should identify that more than one emotion could match a scenario and explain why.
  • Could compare their responses during the Main event with a partner and explain why they chose different emotions.
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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding can:

  • Talk about times when people might show
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Vocabulary definitions

  • comfortable

    Feeling safe, relaxed and okay.

  • emotions

    How we react to things around us.

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