Personal & Social Development Self-Regulation & Resilience Language 5–8 yrs

Words for Big Feelings

表达强烈情绪的词汇

Description

Know and use the key words for managing big feelings — calm, strategy, cope, settle, patience, overwhelmed, and breathe — and understand that having words for these ideas is the first step to using them

Mastery Evidence

✓ Use words like 'frustrated', 'anxious', 'overwhelmed', and 'disappointed' accurately to describe how they feel in difficult moments
✓ Explain what 'calm down' strategies are in their own words and name at least two they have tried (e.g. deep breaths, counting, walking away)
✓ Distinguish between similar feelings — e.g. explain the difference between being angry and being disappointed

Assessment Prompt

When your child is feeling really upset or frustrated, can they use words like 'I need to calm down' or 'I'm feeling overwhelmed' instead of just acting out?