Worked example · Health and Well-being · Year 1

Saying how I feel with feelings faces

LNF: Literacy → Speaking → Purpose

What this is

A finished Year 1 activity sheet and a filled-in listening record, with notes on what to look for. The pupil, Cerys, is invented. Every pupil’s answers will be different: there are no wrong answers. What matters is what pupils say, so judge speaking from the listening record, using the sheet to remind you what each pupil talked about.

1. Feelings faces

Trace the word under each face. Colour the box under the face that shows how you feel today.

happy

sad

cross

worried

excited

2. I feel happy when…

Draw something that makes you feel happy. Tell your partner about it.

I feel happy when I play football with Taid.

3. I like, I don’t like

Colour the thumb up if you like it. Colour the thumb down if you don’t. Tell your partner why.

football

reading a book

carrots

swimming

a bath

riding a bike

4. What helps?

When I feel sad, cross or worried, these can help. Circle the one that helps you most.

take a slow, deep breath

have a hug

talk to a grown-up

a quiet time with a book

Listening record for this pupil

Pupil	Says how they feel	Says what they like or don’t like, and why	Uses feelings words	Notes: what they said
Cerys	✓	✓	✓	“I feel excited because it’s swimming after school.” “I play football with Taid in the park. He kicks it really high.” “I don’t like carrots because they’re crunchy.”

What to look for

Sharing feelings: the pupil names a feeling and gives a reason (“excited because it’s swimming”), not just one word.
Likes and dislikes: the pupil says what they like and don’t like and adds “because”.
Feelings words: the pupil uses words such as happy, sad, cross, worried or excited correctly, and may try a new one.
Telling about an experience: in Task 2 the pupil retells what happened in simple terms: who, what, and something that happened next.
On the sheet: words traced, a drawing that matches what the pupil said, a sentence finished (written by the pupil or copied), and a thumb coloured for every picture.

Why this response is secure

The pupil shares feelings and says what they like and dislike, with reasons.
The pupil uses words for feelings such as happy and sad correctly.
The pupil retells a happy experience in simple terms so a partner can follow it.