'Reasons Why I Am...' Exploring Big Feelings
‘Reasons Why I Am…’ worksheet has been designed to support children and young people with identifying what makes them, them.
It is a tool for building emotional literacy and allowing insight into thoughts and feelings for the adults who are supporting the children or young person.
It is a way of exploring the positives and celebrating the small things. although, this can be used for a variety of reasons, such as ‘Reason’s Why I Am… Amazing, Brilliant, Successful, Worried, Brave, Sad, etc’.
Some children and young people find verbalising their emotions challenging. They might be reluctant to share but this is supportive of writing/drawing how they are feeling in that moment.
How could this resource be used?
- To support teaching emotional literacy and identifying issues surrounding mental health and wellbeing.
- To support a child 1:1.
- To support a wider class ethos of talking and normalising mental health and wellbeing.
Relevant Curriculum Links
England PSHE Statutory Curriculum Strands:
- KS1: H12 – to recognise and name different feelings.
- KS2: H19 – a varied vocabulary to use when talking about feelings.
Scottish Health and Wellbeing Curriculum Outcome(s):
- I am aware of and able to express my feelings and am developing the ability to talk about them. HWB 0-01a / HWB 1-01a / HWB 2-01a / HWB 3-01a / HWB 4-01a.
- I know that we all experience a variety of thoughts and emotions that affect how we feel and behave and I am learning ways of managing them. HWB 0-02a / HWB 1-02a / HWB 2-02a / HWB 3-02a / HWB 4-02a.
- I understand that my feelings and reactions can change depending upon what is happening within and around me. This helps me to understand my own behaviour and the way others behave. HWB 0-04a / HWB 1-04a / HWB 2-04a / HWB 3-04a / HWB 4-04a.
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