Teacher guide · Confidence Lab · Easier · about 30 min

😊 Feelings Faces

Pupils practise confidence through "Feelings Faces": Name feelings and find kind things to say.

Lesson guide

1. Hook · 5 min
Show the 😊 mission title and read the opening: "Match the face to the feeling.". Take three quick guesses.
2. Model · 5 min
Think aloud through the first step together. Use Echo the Parrot's line as your prompt: "Say it clearly — I'm listening."
3. Do · 10 min
Pairs work through the 4 steps on screen or on the printed sheet. Circulate and ask "why?"
4. Discuss · 10 min
Use two or three of the discussion questions. Ask pairs to share different answers, not just correct ones.
5. Reflect · 5 min
Exit ticket: one sentence on how they used confidence today.

What was the hardest choice in "Feelings Faces", and why?
Your friend drops their ice cream. What could you say — explain your reasoning to a partner.
You feel cross. What helps — explain your reasoning to a partner.
Say one thing you are good at — explain your reasoning to a partner.
Where could you use confidence outside school this week?
If you did this again, what would you change?

Support: Read prompts aloud, pair with a confident partner, and accept spoken or drawn answers for writing steps.

Stretch: Ask pupils to create their own extra step for a partner and explain the correct answer.

National Curriculum: English: spoken language — articulate and justify answers
PSHE: Relationships: communicating feelings and listening to others
PSHE: Health & wellbeing: resilience and managing setbacks

Pupil sheet

Name: ____________________ Date: __________

1. Match the face to the feeling.
😀 → ________________
😢 → ________________
😠 → ________________
😨 → ________________
2. Your friend drops their ice cream. What could you say?
☐ Ha ha!
☐ Oh no! Do you want to share mine?
☐ Say nothing
3. You feel cross. What helps?
☐ Shout at someone
☐ Take three big breaths
☐ Throw a toy
4. Say one thing you are good at.