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Naming Basic Emotions

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Personal & Social Development›Emotional Literacy|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_LhkP_KKIRS

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

Mastery Evidence

  • 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

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] sees a friend crying at a birthday party, can they tell you what that friend might be feeling and name the emotion?”

Curriculum Standards2 alignments

PSPE-ID-LO-P1-5IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only
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PSPE-ID-LO-P1-6IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only
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Prerequisites0

No prerequisites — this is a foundational topic.

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