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# Mild to Strong Emotions

Understand that emotions come in different intensities — from mild to strong — and that the same emotion can feel very different depending on how intense it is (e.g., annoyed → angry → furious, or nervous → anxious → panicked)

Subject: Personal & Social Development · Area: Emotional Literacy · Ages 7 to 9
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/mild-to-strong-emotions-mt_rymBfJmvFl

## Ready when they can

- Place three related emotion words in order from mild to strong
- Rate their own emotion on a simple scale (e.g., 1-5) in a real situation
- Explain why recognising intensity matters for choosing how to respond

## Lesson: Mild to Strong Feelings

Emotions come in different sizes. It's still the same feeling underneath, just turned up or down like a volume dial. A little bit of anger feels like annoyed. A lot of that same anger feels like furious.

*(drawing: Annoyed, angry, and furious are all anger, just at different strengths.)*

**Example.** Mia loses a board game and feels a little annoyed. When her brother teases her about it, she feels properly angry. Then he knocks over her next game on purpose, and she feels furious. It's the same feeling each time, anger, just growing bigger.

*(drawing: You can rate a feeling from 1 (barely there) to 5 (as strong as it gets).)*

**Tip.** Before you react, ask yourself: is this a 1, a 3, or a 5? A mild feeling might just need a deep breath. A very strong feeling might mean you need to stop, calm down, or ask an adult for help.

**Recap.** The same feeling can be mild or very strong, and noticing which one it is helps you choose the right way to respond.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Naming basic emotions](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/naming-basic-emotions-mt_LhkP_KKIRS)

## Opens up

- [Mixed and Conflicting Emotions](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/mixed-and-conflicting-emotions-mt_dlm3NspUyy)
- [Hidden and Masked Feelings](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/hidden-and-masked-feelings-mt_E5ju6kQSu3)