1. I can talk about what makes me feel sad
Year 2 – Strong emotions
I can talk about what makes me feel sad
This lesson fits into the Strong Emotions strand. It focuses on exploring and describing how it feels to be sad/ unhappy. Children support each other to think about how they might express feelings of unhappiness. Children will also be given opportunities to explain when they might feel unhappy, and also to practise asking, and listening to, others about what makes them unhappy.
© Leeds South and East CCG

2. Learning outcomes Knowledge Skills
I can describe how it feels to be sad/unhappy
I can express and share feelings of unhappiness
I can complete the sentence ‘I feel unhappy when…’ and can ask others what makes them unhappy and listen to the response
I can name something I can do to help me when I feel unhappy 2

3. How we will work together
Can you remember the ground rules we have already talked about, let’s take a minute to think about them
Teacher notes
Read these through with the children. Hopefully the ground rules will be displayed in the classroom already. 3

4. What do we already know? Group discussion
What feelings/ emotions can you name?
Group discussion
Groups to work together to use post its to record vocabulary about how the people in the pictures might be feeling. Why might they feel sad/ unhappy? Share thoughts and opinions from each table group. Draw out similarities and differences and record common themes/ vocabulary on the board for future reference. 4

5. Mindfulness Exercise 1: Mindful Hearing Listen to the audio clip
Right click on ‘Mindful Hearing clip’ hyperlink and click ‘open hyperlink’ to access video. Mindfulness exercise – Exercise 1; ‘Mindful Hearing’.
Listen to the audio clip
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6. Meet Beegu… Talk partners Who is Beegu?
Why does no one understand her?
How might she be feeling?
What made Beegu feel better?
How did Beegu express her feelings?
How did we know she felt happy / unhappy?
Watch the video clip
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Right click on Video clip and click ‘open hyperlink’ to access video. Watch video clip (stop 1.30). Who is Beegu? Why does no one understand her? How might she be feeling?
Continue watching the video clip (stop at 2.55). What made Beegu feel better? How did Beegu express her feelings? How did we know she felt happy/ unhappy?
Talk partners 6

7. Beegu’s postcard home Partner work I feel… I have met…
I would feel happy if…
I miss…
Something that made me happy is…
Partner work
Postcards home from Beegu (use ideas on slide 7, and children’s suggestions, to help scaffold writing and add to these as appropriate. Link back to vocabulary collected about feeling sad/ unhappy during the baseline assessment activity. Paired writing activity. After pairs have finished writing their postcards, share ideas as a class. 7

8. Circle time Group discussion What makes you feel unhappy?
What solutions could you offer someone who is feeling unhappy?
I feel unhappy when…
I feel happy when…
Group discussion
Paired work discussing what makes you feel unhappy. Circle time as a class – share ideas about what makes you feel unhappy. Can the children offer any solutions? Encourage them to reflect back on what they included on their postcards. Finish with the round, ‘I feel happy when…’. 8

9. How has our learning progressed?
Exercise 2: Mindful Breathing
Re-cap LOs and discuss.
Mindfulness exercise -
Right click on ‘Mindful Breathing clip’ hyperlink and click ‘open hyperlink’ to access video. Mindfulness exercise – Exercise 2; ‘Mindful Breathing’.
Listen to the audio clip
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10. Taking the learning away
Remember that everyone feels sad or unhappy at times and that’s natural
Think about what you can do next time you are feeling sad or unhappy?
Who could you tell?
How could you get help?
Look out for others who may be feeling unhappy about something – how could you help them? 10

11. Additional resources and help
Talk to your teacher or an adult in school
Talk to your Mum, Dad or someone you trust at home about how you are feeling
If you have them: – Write your worry down and post it in the class worry box – Talk to a peer mediator in your school – Write your worry down on the worry wall on the school’s website
Contact:
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Where can I go for help? 12