Personal & Social Development·Emotional Literacy·conceptual
Emotions and Decision-Making
Understand how emotions influence thinking and decision-making — that strong feelings can cloud judgement, that we often make different choices when calm versus when upset, and that recognising this gives us more control
Suggested ages 9–11
Learning journey
Your child is developing deeper emotional understanding — recognising complex and mixed feelings, understanding how emotions influence decisions, and reflecting on their own emotional patterns and growth over time.
Evidence of understanding
- Give an example of a time a strong emotion led them or someone else to a poor decision
- Explain the idea of 'cooling off' before making an important choice
- Describe how the same situation looks different when you're calm versus upset
Assessment prompt
If Emotions and Decision-Making sends an angry message to a friend during an argument and later regrets it, can they explain how their anger affected their decision and what they might do differently next time?
Standards alignment
PSPE-ID-LO-P3-3International · ib-pyp-pspe
PSPE-ID-LO-P3-3
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence