Learning intention
- To identify and communicate personal thoughts and feelings to others.
Success criteria
- I can identify how I feel.
- I can use
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Remind students that so far, they have explored how different emotions feel in their bodies and how to manage emotions. Explain to the students that they will participate in a game where emotions are expressed without using words, and their job is to guess the emotion. Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Emotion Families.
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Differentiation
Students needing additional support:
- Should be offered additional prompts to help them recall or imagine situations, for example:
- How would you feel if someone helped you when you fell down on the playground?
- How would you feel if a friend borrowed your favorite book and did not return it?
Students needing additional challenge:
- Should come up with multiple situations that could cause the same emotion.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Students with a good understanding will be able to:
- Use the sentence stem
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Vocabulary definitions
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active listening
Paying full attention when someone is talking.
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calm
Feeling relaxed and peaceful.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 6th January, 2026
Lesson 1: Listening to Feelings
Exploring and identifying the physical sensations associated with different feelings.
Lesson 4: Listen to learn
Developing the skill of listening respectfully when others share their feelings.
Lesson 5: Mistakes are okay
Learning that every time people make a mistake, they learn and grow.
Lesson 2: Calming Toolbox
Exploring calming strategies to handle different feelings.
