Personal & social development // Emotional Literacy

Mixed and Conflicting Emotions

Understand that people can experience mixed or conflicting emotions at the same time — feeling excited and nervous about starting a new school, or happy for a friend who won but disappointed for yourself

Ages
9 to 11
Type
Concept
Builds on
2 topics
Leads to
2 topics
Standards
1 code

Quick check

When the learner's best friend gets picked for the team and they don't, can the learner explain that they feel happy for their friend AND disappointed for themselves at the same time?

Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.

Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Describe a personal situation where they felt two emotions simultaneously
  • Explain why mixed feelings are normal and not something to worry about
  • Identify mixed emotions in a character from a book or film

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

2 topics
  • Emotion VocabularyRequired

    Emotional Literacy // Ages 7 to 9

    Mixed emotions needs wider vocabulary to describe conflicting feelings

  • Mild to Strong EmotionsRequired

    Emotional Literacy // Ages 7 to 9

    Mixed emotions builds on understanding emotion intensity/nuance

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Mixed and Conflicting Emotions

Ages 9 to 11 // Concept

Leads to

2 topics

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence
PSPE-ID-CU-P4-5

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