Mild to Strong Emotions
Understand that emotions come in different intensities — from mild to strong — and that the same emotion can feel very different depending on how intense it is (e.g., annoyed → angry → furious, or nervous → anxious → panicked)
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Can your child tell the difference between being a bit annoyed about losing a game and being truly furious — and explain that they're different levels of the same feeling?
Understand that emotions come in different intensities — from mild to strong — and that the same emotion can feel very different depending on how intense it is (e.g., annoyed → angry → furious, or nervous → anxious → panicked)
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Check understanding
- Place three related emotion words in order from mild to strong
- Rate their own emotion on a simple scale (e.g., 1-5) in a real situation
- Explain why recognising intensity matters for choosing how to respond
“Can your child tell the difference between being a bit annoyed about losing a game and being truly furious — and explain that they're different levels of the same feeling?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Emotional Literacy
- Age range
- Ages 7–9
Standards