We have been using Positive Emotions to guide our Quick Writes recently. The idea of a Quick Write is to get ideas flowing while also thinking of spelling, punctuation and handwriting.
We are focusing on Positive Emotions, the students are asked to recall a moment in time when they felt this emotion, what it felt like and what the meaning of the emotion is. This is a form on 'Savouring' as well as developing vocabulary around emotions (there is more than happy, sad and hungry!!).
Savouring is an idea linked to Fredickson's Broaden and Build theory,The first component (i.e., the broaden hypothesis) is that positive emotions broaden attention. The second component (i.e., the build hypothesis) is that broadened attention leads to increased engagement. Essentially, if we broaden our attention to positive emotions we will feel them more.
If you're interested, there is more to read about Savouring and Positive Emotions here
'Joy is like a cross between excitement and happiness. I felt joy when I was at Laserforce for my birthday party. Joy feels like you want to sing a rock song and do cart wheels in front of the whole world, and if you graze yourself you just want to get up then smack yourself and keep on singing! ' - Finn H
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