Health and Physical Education / Foundation / Personal, social and community health / Interacting with others

Curriculum content descriptions

express and describe emotions they experience (AC9HPFP03)

Elaborations
  • identifying and describing the emotions of people who are happy, sad, excited, tired, angry, scared or confused
  • learning and using appropriate language and actions to communicate their feelings in different situations
  • recalling and sharing emotional responses to different situations and representing these in a variety of ways
  • reading and viewing stories about adventures, and talking about how characters feel and react when taking risks or responding to emergencies
  • talking about connections between feelings, body reactions and body language
  • expressing a variety of emotions, thoughts and views in a range of situations
General capabilities
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
ScOT terms

Emotions,  Communication skills

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Coping skills

In this lesson, students will develop an awareness of their emotions. They explore the concept that some emotions are easy to deal with and some are hard and learn strategies to help them control their emotions. Extension activities about emotional regulation can be used in art and drama activities.

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Identifying feelings

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Online safety classroom posters

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Respectful Relationships: Teaching and Learning

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Bear and Chook by the Sea

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