Personal & Social Development·Emotional Literacy·conceptual
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)
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
- 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
Assessment prompt
Can Mild to Strong Emotions tell the difference between being a bit annoyed about losing a game and being truly furious — and explain that they're different levels of the same feeling?
Standards alignment
PSPE-ID-LO-P2-10International · ib-pyp-pspe
PSPE-ID-LO-P2-10
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence