Personal & Social Development·Emotional Literacy·conceptual
Mixed and Conflicting Emotions
Understand that people can experience mixed or conflicting emotions at the same time — feeling excited and nervous about starting a new school, or happy for a friend who won but disappointed for yourself
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
- Describe a personal situation where they felt two emotions simultaneously
- Explain why mixed feelings are normal and not something to worry about
- Identify mixed emotions in a character from a book or film
Assessment prompt
When Mixed and Conflicting Emotions's best friend gets picked for the team and they don't, can Mixed and Conflicting Emotions explain that they feel happy for their friend AND disappointed for themselves at the same time?
Standards alignment
PSPE-ID-CU-P4-5International · ib-pyp-pspe
PSPE-ID-CU-P4-5
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence