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Connect: Understanding others

Developing an understanding of other people's emotions and identifying how positive connections can make others feel.
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

This lesson and unit build on knowledge and concepts introduced in this lesson:

  • Wellbeing, EYFS, Connect, Lesson 1: Same but different.

Provide the children with some thinking time to generate the names of different feelings. Write a list on the whiteboard.

Display the Presentation: Speak like an expert. Working in partners, the children take it in turns to act out a feeling, without telling their partner what the feeling is. Explain to the children that it is important they use their body language and facial expressions to help their partner guess which feeling they are portraying.

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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 8 May 2026

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