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Curriculum content descriptions

Identify and describe emotional responses people may experience in different situations (ACPPS005)

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 this in a variety of ways
  • reading and viewing stories about adventures and talking about how characters feel and react when taking risks
  • talking about connections between feelings, body reactions and body language
  • exploring how someone might think and feel during an emergency
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
ScOT terms

Emotions

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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

Students identify and describe a range of emotions and develop an understanding that people can have different feelings and responses to different situations.

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