Naming Basic Emotions
Name and recognise basic emotions — happy, sad, angry, scared, excited, and surprised — in themselves and in others by looking at facial expressions and body language
Teaching approaches
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Feelings have names. Faces, body clues, and situations can help us choose a word such as happy, sad, angry, scared, or calm.
Make five simple feeling faces, match each to a short situation, and name one body clue that might go with it.
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Check understanding
- Label at least five basic emotions from pictures or real situations
- Match facial expressions to emotion words in a sorting activity
- Say 'I feel ___' using a correct emotion word when asked about their own day
“If your child sees a friend crying at a birthday party, can they tell you what that friend might be feeling and name the emotion?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Language
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Emotional Literacy
- Age range
- Ages 5–7
Standards