💛 SELGrade 3Lesson 1
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Recognize Emotions in Depth

  1. 1Print it first. Read it once together and talk it through.
  2. 2Exercises on paper, then correct together with the answer key.
  3. 3Next day: a 10-minute review here on screen saves progress.

What you will learn

  • 1Name emotions in depth
  • 2Match each emotion to the situation or body feeling that triggers it
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Mini Lesson

Everyone feels emotions every single day — joy, anger, fear, sadness, and many more. In Grade 3, you are ready to go deeper: instead of just naming a feeling, you will learn what causes it and how your body signals it.

What is an emotion trigger?

  • A trigger is the event or situation that starts a feeling.
  • Example: Getting a surprise gift leads to joy (heart lifts, smile appears).
  • Example: Someone taking your things without asking leads to anger (face feels hot, fists may tighten).

Body clues help you identify emotions

  • Joy — warm chest, wide eyes, energy to move or smile.
  • Fear — fast heartbeat, goosebumps, wanting to freeze or run.
  • Sadness — heavy feeling, eyes sting, low energy.
  • Embarrassment — hot cheeks, looking away, wanting to hide.

Why does it matter?

  • Knowing your triggers helps you predict how you might feel.
  • Noticing body clues helps you name the emotion before it takes over.
  • When you can name an emotion, you can choose how to respond wisely.

Words to know

Emotion

A feeling such as joy, anger, fear, or sadness

e.g. Joy is the emotion I felt at my party.

Trigger

The event or situation that starts a feeling

e.g. A surprise gift was the trigger for my joy.

Body clue

A signal from your body that tells you what emotion you feel

e.g. A fast heartbeat is a body clue for fear.

Embarrassment

The hot, hiding feeling when something awkward happens

e.g. Embarrassment made my cheeks turn red.

Excitement

A bouncy, happy feeling about something fun coming up

e.g. Excitement gave me butterflies before the trip.

Six emotion faces with body cue labelsA grid showing six emotion faces: Joy (warm chest), Anger (hot face), Fear (fast heartbeat), Sadness (heavy feeling), Embarrassment (hot cheeks), and Excitement (butterflies).Emotions & Body CluesJoywarm chestAngerhot faceFearfast heartbeatSadnessheavy feelingEmbarrassmenthot cheeksExcitementbutterflies
Six emotion faces — Joy, Anger, Fear, Sadness, Embarrassment, and Excitement — each with a body-clue label.
Trigger to emotion to body response flowA three-step flow showing Trigger leads to Emotion leads to Body Response, with three examples: surprise gift/Joy/warm chest, item taken/Anger/hot face, and loud noise/Fear/fast heartbeat.How Emotions WorkTriggeran eventhappensEmotionyou feelsomethingBodysends asignalsurprise giftJoywarm chestitem takenAngerhot faceloud noiseFearfast heartbeatNaming emotions helps you respond wisely.
A three-step flow (Trigger, Emotion, Body Response) with three worked examples.
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Self-check: Can you think of one trigger for the emotion "excitement"?

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Guided Practice

Pick a word from the Trace menu and look at the model. Use Copy mode to write it yourself on the lined pad, or switch to Trace if you want to pass over the ghost letters. Tap 🔍 Bigger for a fullscreen practice canvas.

Tracing Pad

Tip: As you copy each emotion word, think of one time you felt that feeling.

Now type any 3 different words from the Trace menu above. Look back if you need to — this is typing practice, not a memory test.
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Exercises

Tap each card to see the matching emotion or body clue. Mark it mastered when you can recall it without flipping.

1 / 8 remaining · 0 mastered

Warm chest, wide eyes, extra energy

(tap to flip)

1. What is an emotion trigger?

2. Which body clue most often matches the emotion "joy"?

3. Which situation would most likely trigger anger?

4. How does fear usually feel in your body?

5. A close friend moves to another city. What emotion does this most likely trigger?

6. Which body clue best matches embarrassment?

7. Why is it helpful to name an emotion when you feel it?

8. What body feeling often goes with excitement?

9. What are the three parts of how an emotion works?

10. How does knowing your emotion triggers help you?

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Parent Checklist

For the parent: after correcting together, check off what your child has really understood

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