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Feelings change and differ

Personal & Social Development · Emotional Literacy · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which example shows feelings changing?

    • Worried at breakfast and calm at dinner
    • Excited at breakfast and excited at dinner
    • Calm at breakfast and calm at dinner

  2. Can a person's feelings change?

    • They must stay the same forever
    • They can change over time
    • They change only when someone orders them to

  3. You can feel excited and worried about the same event.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Nora felt excited in the morning, worried before a game and relieved afterward. Which part shows the change after the game?

    • Excited in the morning, worried before
    • Excited in the morning, excited afterward
    • Worried before, relieved afterward

  5. Lily says a loud song is fun. Her brother says it feels too loud and he is upset. Why can they feel differently?

    • The same song must bring the same feeling to both
    • Only the person who enjoys the song has a real feeling
    • People have different likes and experiences

  6. If two friends watch the same movie, they must feel exactly the same way about it.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Ivo says, 'My worry ended at breakfast. My sadness ended at lunch. Both began when I woke up.' Which idea fits his story?

    • Feelings can last different lengths of time.
    • All feelings have to end at the same time each day.
    • Sadness always lasts longer than every other feeling.

  8. Tom says, 'My friend is scared of the dark and I am not. Only one of our feelings can be real.' What could Tom learn?

    • His friend's feeling must match his own feeling
    • Both feelings can be real even when they differ
    • Only his own feeling matters when they disagree
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  1. Worried at breakfast and calm at dinner · Worried and calm are different feelings at two times. The other examples report the same feeling twice.
  2. They can change over time · Feelings can change over time. A person does not have to make them change quickly.
  3. True · More than one feeling can be present at the same time.
  4. Worried before, relieved afterward · Compare the times before and after the game: Nora felt worried, then relieved.
  5. People have different likes and experiences · The same song can feel different to people with different likes and experiences.
  6. False · People can feel differently about the same event. One friend might find a movie funny while the other feels scared.
  7. Feelings can last different lengths of time. · Both feelings began together, but Ivo's sadness ended later than his worry. This shows different lengths of time in his story, not a rule that sadness always lasts longer.
  8. Both feelings can be real even when they differ · Different feelings can both be real. Tom and his friend do not have to feel alike.
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