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Feelings change and differ

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

  1. Which shows feelings changing in one day?

    • Excited all day and all night
    • Excited at breakfast, then tired at night
    • Feeling nothing all day

  2. Do feelings stay the same forever, or can they change?

    • They can change
    • They stay the same forever
    • Only babies have changing feelings

  3. Feelings are temporary, which means they can change.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which day shows a child's feelings changing?

    • Happy at breakfast, worried before a test, relieved after
    • Happy all day with no other feeling ever
    • Feeling nothing from morning to night

  5. Lily loves loud music. Her brother covers his ears. Why might they feel differently about the same song?

    • One of them must be wrong
    • They both have to feel the same way
    • People can feel different things about the same event

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

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Anna says, 'I felt happy this morning, so I will feel happy all day no matter what happens.' What is wrong with Anna's idea?

    • Only morning feelings matter
    • Anna is right, feelings never change
    • Feelings can change during the day because of what happens

  8. Tom says, 'My friend is scared of the dark and I am not, so one of us must be wrong.' What is wrong with Tom's thinking?

    • Tom is right, someone must be wrong
    • People can feel differently about the same thing, and both feelings are okay
    • Only Tom's feeling counts as real
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  1. Excited at breakfast, then tired at night · Feelings shift as the day goes on, like excited becoming tired.
  2. They can change · Feelings are temporary. They change many times during a day.
  3. True · Temporary means a feeling does not last forever.
  4. Happy at breakfast, worried before a test, relieved after · Each part of the day brought a new feeling, so the feelings changed.
  5. People can feel different things about the same event · The same song can feel fun to one person and too loud to another. Both feelings are real.
  6. False · One friend might laugh while the other feels scared. Different feelings are both okay.
  7. Feelings can change during the day because of what happens · New events during the day can bring new feelings, even if the morning felt good.
  8. People can feel differently about the same thing, and both feelings are okay · Feeling different from a friend does not make either feeling wrong.
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