Matai 2021 - Feelings

Myross Bush School

Teresa Wallace
Delivery day of lesson is Wednesday 05 May, 2021

Key Concept/Inquiry Focus

Feelings & Emotions

Health Needs


				

Other Considerations

Friendship

Questions

  • What are feelings?
  • Students can develop their emotional intelligence by exploring what feelings are. They can identify their own feelings and how they can change, and the importance of recognising the feelings of others.
  • How can we manage our big emotions?
  • Students explore why some emotions can be uncomfortable to feel. Is it OK to feel angry? Sad? Worried? What can we do with these feelings?

Lesson Overview

    Preparation Learning

    • Children name different feelings
    • Children share what they do that makes them happy

    Mobile Classroom Learning

    • Naming and identifying different emotions
    • Exploring how to manage our emotions
    • Recognising how the body reacts to different emotions

    Future Learning

    • Complete some of the activities in the learning pack before sending it home
    • Check out the links below for more activities

    Independent Learning Activities

  • Memory Game

    This level 1/2 independent learning activity uses cards related to feelings.  These can be cut out and used in the memory game.  The students can use the cards to express a time they have felt particular feelings.

  • What can you do to be a good friend?

    This level 1 independent learning activity encourages students to draw how they can be a good friend.  They can draw themselves doing things such as caring, sharing and helping.

  • Classroom Learning Experiences (Teacher Led)

  • Finding Calm

    This level 1 classroom activity (group or class work) looks at managing our feelings, especially the ones that may upset us.  Students can think of different things that they can do to make themselves feel calm.

  • Links

  • Sesame Street 'Belly Breathe' with Elmo

    A song about calming down with careful breathing (2min 25sec).

  • Feel Brave

    This website features Avril McDonald's stories in the Feel Brave series.  They focus on developing children's emotional intelligence.  As well as the five keys stories there are also other clips to support the children's learning.  

  • Fact Sheets

  • What are Feelings?

    Feelings can be defined as 'an emotional state or reaction' that we experience. Students can discover why we have feelings and look at other people's feelings and how we can choose to react to our feelings.

    • Harold - feeling faces
    • A3 feeling faces – Inside out
    • Talk about feelings AV - happy
    • Harold’s managing feelings tips
    • Harold -
    • Harold’s world
    • TAM - signals
    • Harold at park AV & disco
    • Harold

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