🤝 Personal & Social Development · Emotional Literacy
Naming Basic Emotions
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
Typical age: 5–7 years
“If your child sees a friend crying at a birthday party, can they tell you what that friend might be feeling and name the emotion?”
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Nothing — this is a great starting point!
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- Feelings Change and Differ
Understanding feelings change benefits from naming basic emotions
- Simple Calming Strategies
Calming strategies benefit from naming the emotion you're trying to manage
- Everyday Kindness and Care
Showing kindness benefits from recognising emotions in others
- Emotion VocabularyREQUIRED
Wider emotion vocabulary builds on naming basic emotions
- Mild to Strong EmotionsREQUIRED
Emotion intensity builds on knowing basic emotion categories