Personal & Social Development·Emotional Literacy·conceptual
How Emotions Feel in Your Body
Understand the connection between emotions and the body — recognising physical signals like butterflies in the stomach (nervous), clenched fists (angry), racing heart (scared or excited), and tight shoulders (stressed)
Suggested ages 7–9
Learning journey
Your child is developing a deeper understanding of emotions — learning more specific emotion words, recognising how feelings vary in intensity, and understanding the connection between emotions and physical sensations in their body.
Evidence of understanding
- Name at least three body sensations and match them to the emotions they signal
- Notice a physical feeling in their own body and identify the emotion behind it
- Explain why the body reacts physically when we have strong emotions
Assessment prompt
Before a school performance or sports day, can How Emotions Feel in Your Body notice and tell you about the physical feelings in their body — like butterflies in their tummy — and connect them to being nervous or excited?
Standards alignment
PSPE-ID-CU-P2-3International · ib-pyp-pspe
PSPE-ID-CU-P2-3
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence