Culture and Experience Shape Emotions
Understand that emotional responses are shaped by personal experiences, culture, and context — the same situation triggers different emotions in different people because of their backgrounds and past experiences
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If one child in your child's class gets very scared during a thunderstorm while others think it's exciting, can your child understand that the scared child might have had a frightening experience with storms before?
Understand that emotional responses are shaped by personal experiences, culture, and context — the same situation triggers different emotions in different people because of their backgrounds and past experiences
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- Explain why two people might have very different emotional reactions to the same event
- Give an example of how a past experience shaped someone's emotional response
- Describe how cultural background might influence what makes someone feel proud or embarrassed
“If one child in your child's class gets very scared during a thunderstorm while others think it's exciting, can your child understand that the scared child might have had a frightening experience with storms before?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Emotional Literacy
- Age range
- Ages 9–11
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