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Making Sense of Language

2:20

Under 3 min

Predicting | Animation | Bridge

Children

Predicting

Inferencing

Reasoning

Body Language

Reading Emotions

Noticing how movement and expression can show what a character is thinking or feeling.

Exploring how predictions can change when new information becomes available.

Thinking about what each character wanted and how that shaped their actions.

Considering how the same situation can look differently depending on where you are standing.

Reflecting on how a resolution can emerge when characters respond to each other in different ways.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

3:20

3-6 min

Predicting | Animation | Piper

Children

Predicting

Inferencing

Reasoning

Body Language

Reading Emotions

Noticing how past experiences can shape what someone expects to happen next.

Recognising how new information can change a prediction.

Exploring how body language gives clues about how someone is feeling.

Considering that predictions are about trying out ideas and adjusting them.

Thinking about how different people may notice different things from the same situation.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

1:10

Under 3 min

Predicting | Ellen | Epic Fail

Children

Predicting

Inferencing

Reasoning

Noticing how clues in a situation can help us work out what is likely to happen next.

Exploring how taking a moment to observe before responding can support prediction.

Thinking about how our predictions compare to what actually happens.

Considering that the same situation can have more than one possible outcome.

Reflecting on what helps us make a confident prediction.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

1:05

Under 3 min

Predicting | Ellen | Main

Children

Predicting

Inferencing

Reasoning

Noticing how clues in a situation can help us work out what is likely to happen next.

Exploring how taking a moment to observe before responding can support prediction.

Thinking about how our predictions compare to what actually happens.

Considering that the same situation can have more than one possible outcome.

Reflecting on what helps us make a confident prediction.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

1:12

Under 3 min

Predicting | Ellen | Halloween

Children

Predicting

Inferencing

Reasoning

Noticing how clues in a situation can help us work out what is likely to happen next.

Exploring how taking a moment to observe before responding can support prediction.

Thinking about how our predictions compare to what actually happens.

Considering that the same situation can have more than one possible outcome.

Reflecting on what helps us make a confident prediction.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

3:41

3-6 min

Predicting | Ellen | Winter Sports

Children

Predicting

Inferencing

Reasoning

Noticing how clues in a situation can help us work out what is likely to happen next.

Exploring how taking a moment to observe before responding can support prediction.

Thinking about how our predictions compare to what actually happens.

Considering that the same situation can have more than one possible outcome.

Reflecting on what helps us make a confident prediction.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

3:42

3-6 min

Predicting | Mr Bean | Airplane

Children

Predicting

Inferencing

Reasoning

Noticing clues that tell us how someone might be feeling.

Thinking about what might happen next based on what has already taken place.

Considering whether an action is likely to get the response someone is hoping for.

Exploring how we use what we see and hear to make predictions.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

7:00

6 min+

Predicting | Mr Bean | Teapot

Children

Predicting

Inferencing

Reasoning

Thinking about what might happen next when someone does something unexpected.

Considering how different people in the same situation can feel or react differently.

Exploring how we use clues from what we see to make predictions.

Noticing how body language and facial expressions can signal how someone is likely to respond.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

1:40

Under 3 min

Literal Interpretation | The IT Crowd | Dinner Party

Teen

Adult

Literal Interpretation

Figurative Language

Idioms

Noticing how the same words can mean different things depending on how a person interprets them.

Exploring the difference between the literal meaning of a word or phrase and the meaning the speaker intends.

Considering how misunderstandings happen when people interpret language differently.

Recognising that what sounds like an obvious instruction to one person may need more explanation for another.

Exploring how misunderstandings can be repaired through clarification and patience.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

0:39

Under 3 min

Literal Interpretation | The Loud House | Miss Hazy

Children

Literal Interpretation

Figurative Language

Idioms

Noticing how words can have multiple meanings.

Exploring literal versus implied meaning.

Considering different communicate styles and words can change the meaning.

Exploring ways to check whether a message has been understood the way it was intended.

Thinking about how to adjust the way you explain something when the first attempt does not work.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

2:49

Under 3 min

Humour | Little Lunch | funniest Joke

Children

Humour

Understanding Humour

Jokes

Telling Jokes

Noticing what makes a joke funny to different people.

Exploring how people show that they find something funny.

Understanding that it can feel scary to tell a joke in front of others.

Thinking about how sharing a laugh can bring a group together.

Building on the idea that everyone enjoys different kinds of jokes.

Exploring appropriate times to tell a joke.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

13:34

6 min+

Humour | The Loud House | Luan's Puns

Children

Humour

Understanding Humour

Jokes

Telling Jokes

Puns

Noticing how a joke can affect the people who hear it.

Exploring the difference between sharing humour for fun and teasing someone.

Thinking about how people show they either enjoyed the joke or not.

Building awareness of timing and when a joke fits the moment.

Exploring what to do when people respond in different way than expected.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

1:03

Under 3 min

Humour | Sesame Street | Ernie's Joke

Young Children

Children

Humour

Understanding Humour

Jokes

Telling Jokes

Noticing that some people love telling jokes and some people do not.

Exploring how jokes can be one way of connecting with people.

Thinking about how different people find different things funny.

Considering that it is okay if not everyone laughs at the same joke.

Noticing the different ways people react when they hear a joke.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

5:05

3-6 min

Inferencing | Animation | Lifted

Children

Inferencing

Interpreting how a character feels using only their face and body.

Noticing how Stu's feelings change as the test becomes harder.

Noticing the clues that show what each character is thinking.

Using what we see to predict what a character might do next.

Predicting what may happen next.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

4:50

3-6 min

Inferencing | Mr Bean

Children

Inferencing

Predicting

Reasoning

Noticing how body language, facial expressions, and actions carry meaning without words.

Exploring how to use visual clues to work out what a character is thinking or feeling.

Thinking about how what someone intends and what others understand can be very different.

Considering how context helps us make sense of what is happening in a situation.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

5:57

3-6 min

Idioms | Domics | Animation

Teen

Adult

Idioms

Literal Interpretation

Figurative Language

Noticing how idioms use figurative language where meaning is not obvious from the words alone.

Exploring how understanding an idiom often depends on shared cultural knowledge.

Thinking about how context helps communicate what a phrase means.

Considering how people use idioms to express ideas and connect with others.

Thinking about the clues that help someone recognise when a phrase is not meant literally.

Making Sense of Language

Making Sense of Language

6:00

6 min+

Idioms | English in General | Learning

Children

Idioms

Literal Interpretation

Figurative Language

Noticing how people use figurative language to express ideas indirectly.

Exploring how tone and context help communicate what an idiom means.

Thinking about how facial expressions can support understanding of an unfamiliar phrase.

Considering that different people may use different expressions to convey the same idea.

Reflecting on how to respond when someone uses a phrase you are not familiar with.

Recognising that there are many valid ways to understand and use language.

Making Sense of Language

Conversation and Communication

1:13

Under 3 min

Tone of Voice | Disney | Inside Out

Children

Tone of Voice

Body Language

Faces

Facial Expressions

Reading Emotions

Noticing how each person's tone of voice changes the way the conversation goes.

Hearing how a sarcastic or sharp tone can change a simple answer.

Exploring how tone can show feelings that the words alone do not say.

Thinking about how a stern tone can make someone feel defensive.

Considering how a calmer tone might lead to a different outcome.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

0:48

Under 3 min

Tone of Voice | Harry Potter | Leviosa

Children

Tone of Voice

Body Language

Faces

Facial Expressions

Reading Emotions

Noticing that how we say something can change its meaning, not just the words.

Hearing how Hermione stresses certain sounds to make her point.

Exploring how tone of voice can show feelings like annoyance or confidence.

Thinking about how the same words can sound kind or unkind depending on the tone.

Considering how tone of voice changes the way a message is received.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

2:20

Under 3 min

Tone of Voice | Disney | Meets Russell

Children

Tone of Voice

Body Language

Faces

Facial Expressions

Reading Emotions

Exploring how tone of voice can affect the meaning of what someone says.

Noticing how two people can have very different communication styles and what that can look like in an interaction.

Thinking about how a person's posture and position can signal whether they want to connect or keep their distance.

Exploring how a miscommunication can happen when one person's cues are not noticed or understood by the other.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

3:53

3-6 min

Touch | Disney | 3 Incinerator

Children

Touch

Faces

Body Language

Bodies

Gestures

Noticing how faces and bodies can show feelings without words.

Exploring how the same situation can bring out many different emotions at once.

Seeing how people and characters can support each other during a scary moment.

Thinking about what it looks and feels like to feel relieved after something frightening.

Noticing how holding on to someone or something can be a way of showing care.

Exploring how gratitude can be shown in different ways, including through expression, touch, and silence.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

0:29

Under 3 min

Small Talk | A Kind of Spark

Teen

Adult

Small Talk

Conversation Conventions

Oversharing

Exploring how some people find conversation easier when they connect through a genuine interest.

Thinking about how the purpose of small talk is not always useful for everyone.

Reflecting on what makes conversation feel meaningful or comfortable for different people.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

3:00

3-6 min

Small Talk | Viva La Dirt League | Workplace Skit

Adult

Small Talk

Conversation Conventions

Turn Taking

Asking Questions

Answering Questions

Thinking about how not everyone likes to engage in small talk.

Considering what kinds of topics and questions are often asked in small talk.

Recognising that some people might be more comfortable talking about different topics.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

2:00

Under 3 min

Small Talk | ABC Education

Adult

Small Talk

Conversation Conventions

Turn Taking

Asking Questions

Continuing Conversations

Noticing how people find common ground through shared experiences.

Exploring how a conversation can move between personal and work topics.

Thinking about the kinds of phrases people use to show they are listening.

Considering that people share at different levels of comfort.

Reflecting on how others can respond when someone shares something personal.

Exploring different ways to bring a conversation to a natural close.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

0:31

Under 3 min

Small Talk | Big Bang Theory | Sheldon Penny

Teen

Adult

Small Talk

Conversation Conventions

Turn Taking

Asking Questions

Continuing Conversations

Noticing that small talk can be a way to show warmth or acknowledge another person.

Considering that people have different conversation styles and all are valid.

Thinking about how choosing topics of genuine interest can make casual chat feel more comfortable.

Recognising that asking a follow up question can keep a conversation going.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

3:04

3-6 min

Facial Expressions | Disney | Jack-Jack Raccoon

Young Children

Children

Facial Expressions

Faces

Recognising Feelings Through Facial Expressions

Reading Emotions

Body Language

Understanding the connection between similar looks.

Noticing how a face can show emotions without using any words.

Exploring the body signals that appear when someone feels angry.

Considering Jack-Jack and the raccoon's emotions through actions and sounds.

Recognising that we can interpret how others feel by visual cues alone.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

0:22

Under 3 min

Facial Expressions | Ice Age | 3 Scrat

Young Children

Children

Facial Expressions

Faces

Recognising Feelings Through Facial Expressions

Reading Emotions

Body Language

Noticing how Scrat's face shows what he is feeling.

Exploring how eyes, eyebrows, and mouths can show different feelings.

Considering how a face can change quickly as feelings change.

Thinking about the feelings we can spot without hearing any words.

Recognising happy, surprised, and upset faces in others.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

0:42

Under 3 min

Reading the Room | Big Bang Theory | Howard Walks

Adult

Reading the Room

Perspective Taking

Body Language

Reading Emotions

Bodies

Exploring the range of cues that help us understand a situation when entering a space.

Exploring what it feels like to be the person whose signals are not being read.

Thinking about how context shapes what cues are available and how easy they are to interpret.

Noticing how people might use indirect cues to communicate a need or preference.

Thinking about how body language, pauses, and short replies can carry meaning.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

3:50

3-6 min

Perspective Taking | Friends | Ross' Sandwich

Teen

Adult

Perspective Taking

Noticing that the same situation can hold very different meaning for different people.

Exploring why something that feels significant to one person may not land the same way for another.

Reflecting on what helps someone feel understood when they have a strong feeling about something.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

2:20

Under 3 min

Perspective Taking | Animation | Game Changer

Children

Perspective Taking

Body Language

Reading Emotions

Faces

Gestures

Recognising that a first impression of someone's behaviour might change with more information.

Considering ways to see a situation from another's perspective.

Thinking about what helps someone shift from one way of seeing a situation to another.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

3:09

3-6 min

Perspective Taking | Animation | Joy Heron

Children

Perspective Taking

Body Language

Reading Emotions

Faces

Gestures

Noticing that two characters in the same situation can have very different goals and needs.

Exploring how a first impression can change when new information comes to light.

Considering how looking more closely at a situation can shift the way we understand it.

Thinking about what it feels like to be misunderstood by someone.

Building awareness of how our responses can change when we take time to observe.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

4:41

3-6 min

Perspective Taking | Animation | Snack Attack

Children

Perspective Taking

Body Language

Reading Emotions

Faces

Gestures

Noticing that two people can experience the same moment in very different ways.

Exploring how assumptions shape the way we interpret what others do.

Considering how someone might feel when they realise their first understanding was incomplete.

Thinking about how having more information might change the way we respond to a situation.

Building awareness of what it feels like to be on the receiving end of an assumption.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

1:22

Under 3 min

Personal Space | Daniel Tiger | People Space

Young Children

Personal Space

Distance

Exploring what is personal space.

Noticing that people have different understanding of the size of personal space and this changes depending on the activity.

Exploring what it looks and sounds like to ask for space in a kind and clear way.

Seeing that asking for space does not mean someone does not want to play together.

Exploring how responding to someone's request with understanding and an apology can repair the moment.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

2:30

Under 3 min

Misunderstandings | Key and Peele | Miscommunication Texting [Language Warning]

Adult

Misunderstandings

Noticing how tone, facial expression, and body language are absent in text communication.

Exploring how the same message can be read in multiple ways depending on what the reader brings to it.

Considering that different people have different texting styles, and that a short reply is not always a sign of indifference.

Thinking about what helps reduce misunderstanding when communicating without tone or expression.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

3:41

3-6 min

Misunderstandings | DreamWorks | Meets Guy

Children

Misunderstandings

Meeting Someone New

Introductions

Conversation Conventions

Greetings

Noticing how it feels to meet someone for the very first time.

Exploring why people can feel unsure or wary around someone new.

Considering how a first impression can be confusing or mistaken.

Thinking about how Eep and Guy start to understand each other.

Recognising the small steps that help two strangers beginning to feel comfortable.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

1:30

Under 3 min

Introductions | The Community | Introduce Himself

Teen

Adult

Introductions

Body Language

Conversation Conventions

Conversation Starters

Meeting Someone New

Exploring ways people might introduce themselves.

Considering how body language and tone can support an introduction.

Reflecting on how introductions can look and feel different for different people.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

1:29

Under 3 min

Greeting | Sesame Street | Say Hello

Young Children

Children

Greeting

Meeting Someone New

Conversation Starters

Noticing that there are many ways to greet someone.

Exploring how a hello can happen with or without words.

Thinking about which kinds of greetings feel good for us.

Seeing that every way of saying hello is welcome.

Understanding that friends may like to be greeted in different ways.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

1:50

Under 3 min

Greeting | Daniel Tiger | Ask Play

Young Children

Children

Greeting

Joining In

Asking to Play

Noticing that it can feel hard to join a game at first.

Exploring how asking a friend can help us join in.

Thinking about the words we could use to ask to play.

Understanding that asking is a brave and friendly thing to do.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

0:18

Under 3 min

Introductions | Community | Greeting

Teen

Adult

Introductions

Small Talk

Greeting

Meeting Someone New

Exploring different ways to greet, including verbal options like "hi", nonverbal options like a wave or nod, or a combination.

Considering how context might shape a greeting, such as familiar or unfamiliar people, formal or informal settings, or one to one or group situations.

Recognising that people have different greeting preferences and some may prefer minimal interaction.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

3:20

3-6 min

Faces | Darcy Lynn Ventriloquist | Lynn Ventrioquist

Children

Faces

Body Language

Voice

Gestures

Noticing how people express feelings through facial expressions and body language.

Exploring how facial expressions can change quickly as feelings shift.

Seeing the faces and bodies of the audience show what they are feeling without words.

Noticing the difference between what someone's face shows and what words might not be saying.

Thinking about how Darci kept her mouth still whilst still connecting with the audience.

Exploring how people can communicate in many different ways, including through performance, silence, and gesture.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

4:29

3-6 min

Faces | DreamWorks | Puss Boots

Children

Faces

Body Language

Reading Emotions

Recognising Feelings Through Facial Expressions

Bodies

Noticing how Puss changes his face to show very different things.

Exploring what a fierce face and a sweet face tell us.

Understanding that we can change our facial expressions even if we do not feel that way.

Thinking about how a face can change how other people feel and react.

Reading the clues in someone's eyes and face to work out what they feel or what they intend to do.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

1:59

Under 3 min

Faces | DreamWorks | Madagascar Mort

Young Children

Children

Faces

Body Language

Reading Emotions

Recognising Feelings Through Facial Expressions

Bodies

Noticing how Mort's face changes as his feelings change.

Exploring what a happy face and a scared face each look like.

Understanding that our faces often show how we feel on the inside.

Thinking about clues, such as how the eyes and mouth look, can tell us what someone is feeling.

Considering how a face can change quickly when a situation changes.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

3:54

3-6 min

Distance | Understanding Social

Young Children

Children

Distance

Personal Space

Body Language

Exploring the idea that different people may need different amounts of space, and that this is individual.

Thinking about what it feels like when someone is too close or far away.

Seeing that reading the distance someone prefers can be done by noticing their body language and reactions.

Exploring how distance between people can be one way of showing care.

Noticing that working out the appropriate distance is something many people find tricky, and that it is something people keep learning.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

1:01

Under 3 min

Continuing Conversations | Friends | Joey Nods

Teen

Adult

Continuing Conversations

Following Conversation

Conversation Conventions

Responding

Body Language

Exploring different ways people signal their understanding during a conversation.

Thinking about how to ask for clarification if you are not following or understanding a conversation.

Considering how miscommunications can occur and what might help when they do.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

2:00

Under 3 min

Continuing Conversations | Suggested Questions

Teen

Adult

Continuing Conversations

Responding

Asking Questions

Noticing different ways people can extend a greeting into a longer conversation.

Exploring questions that open up a conversation rather than close it down.

Considering how interest in another person can help a conversation continue.

Thinking about how different people have different preferences for how conversations flow.

Reflecting on what helps you feel comfortable keeping a conversation going.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

3:09

3-6 min

Conversation Starters | Fisk | ABC

Teen

Adult

Conversation Starters

Conversation Conventions

Humour

Noticing that there are many different ways to begin a conversation.

Exploring how the same goal can be reached through different communication styles.

Considering that conversation starters look and feel different for everyone.

Thinking about how words, gestures, images, and sounds are all used to open a conversation.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

0:22

Under 3 min

Conversation Ending | The Simpsons | Conversation Endings

Children

Conversation Ending

Body Language

Bodies

Gestures

Faces

Noticing the different ways people can start or try to start an interaction with someone.

Exploring what it can look and feel like when an invitation to connect is turned down.

Thinking about how people might read the signals that someone is or is not open to an interaction.

Noticing that there is no single right way to exit a social situation, and that people find their own approaches.

Exploring the gap between how we hope an interaction will go and how it actually unfolds.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

0:48

Under 3 min

Body Language | DreamWorks | Ain't Happy

Children

Body Language

Bodies

Gestures

Faces

Noticing how body language and tone can show how someone is feeling.

Exploring how words and body language do not always match.

Considering how reading body language helps us understand what someone might be feeling even without words.

Conversation and Communication

Conversation and Communication

3:10

3-6 min

Body Language | Mr Bean | Plays Drums

Children

Body Language

Bodies

Gestures

Faces

Noticing how a person can communicate a full story using only body movement and facial expression.

Exploring how physical cues such as posture, gesture, and eye movement can show what someone is thinking or feeling.

Noticing how the audience reads the body langugage and responds without any spoken words.

Thinking about how much information we can share and receive without using speech.

Conversation and Communication

Emotions and Self Regulation

3:07

3-6 min

Waiting Your Turn | Daniel Tiger

Young Children

Waiting Your Turn

Noticing that we sometimes need to wait for things.

Exploring fun things to do while you wait, like singing or playing imaginary games.

Thinking about how it feels to wait for something exciting.

Building patience while you wait.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

0:48

Under 3 min

Sensory Overwhelm | Daniel Tiger

Young Children

Children

Sensory Overwhelm

Noticing what sensory overwhelm can look like in someone else.

Exploring how the same environment can feel very different for different people.

Thinking about strategies that can help when things feel too much.

Considering how the people around us can help when we feel overwhelmed.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

2:37

Under 3 min

Sensory Overwhelm | Sesame Street

Young Children

Children

Sensory Overwhelm

Noticing that the same sound can feel very different for different people.

Recognising body sginals that tell us someone may be feeling overwhelmed.

Exploring how familiar people, routines, and sensory strategies can support regulation.

Considering how friends can respond by understanding.

Thinking about what it feels like when the world becomes too much, and what helps.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

2:00

Under 3 min

Sensory Overwhelm | Dead End

Teen

Adult

Sensory Overwhelm

Noticing how close physical touch, eye contact and verbal instructions can all affect someone's ability to feel calm and present.

Exploring how sensory input from sound, movement, and crowds can build up over time.

Thinking about how different people experience the same activities in different ways.

Considering what might be a way we can respond in a moment of overwhem.

Exploring what environments or strategies help you feel regulated and at ease.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

4:00

3-6 min

Recognising Emotions | Disney | Up

Children

Recognising Emotions

Noticing how emotions can show on someone's face and in their body.

Exploring how one person's feelings can change quickly in a short moment.

Noticing how sharing something personal can help someone feel more comfortable.

Exploring how people can show care without using words.

Thinking about how excitement and nervousness can feel similar in the body.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

2:54

Under 3 min

Reading Emotions | Big Bang Theory | Emotion Detector

Teen

Adult

Reading Emotions

Recognising Emotions

Emotional Vocabulary

Expressing Emotions

Exploring how understanding emotions is something that can develop over time and with practice, rather than something that is simply present or absent.

Thinking about how body language can provide clues to someone's feelings.

Reflecting that the first step is identifying how someone feels.

The next step is to know what to do with that information.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

0:47

Under 3 min

Reading Emotions | Big Bang Theory

Teen

Adult

Reading Emotions

Recognising Emotions

Emotional Vocabulary

Direct and Indirect Communication

Noticing that reading emotions involves many different clues at once.

Exploring how tone, facial expressions, and body language can all carry meaning.

Reflecting on how saying feelings out loud can reduce the need for others to guess.

Exploring what helps two people understand each other when they read emotions differently.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

2:59

Under 3 min

Negotiating Preferences | Almas Way

Young Children

Children

Negotiating Preferences

Acknowledging Emotions

Self Advocacy

Different Preferences

Perspective Taking

Noticing that two people can enjoy the same place in different ways.

Exploring how someone else might feel or see things differently from us.

Thinking about how pausing helps us consider another person's point of view.

Considering how to find a plan that suits more than one person.

Building the idea that different preferences are all okay.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

1:56

Under 3 min

Nervousness | Illumination | Sing

Children

Nervousness

Recognising Emotions

Believe in Yourself

Strengths and Qualities

Noticing how nervousness can show up in the body and in behaviour.

Exploring what it looks like to take a step even when something feels scary.

Thinking about the different ways people manage big feelings before a challenge.

Considering how support from others can help someone feel ready to try.

Reflecting on how confidence can grow during an experience, not just before it.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

3:46

3-6 min

Managing Emotions | Sesame Street | Pizza Problem

Young Children

Children

Managing Emotions

Expressing Emotions

Acknowledging Emotions

Acceptance

Waiting Your Turn

Noticing that waiting and surprises can bring up big feelings.

Exploring calm ways to help our bodies whilst we wait.

Thinking about how to name the feeling we are having.

Seeing how a grown up or friend can help when feelings get big.

Recognising that big feelings are okay and they do not last forever.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

1:59

Under 3 min

Expressing Emotions | Disney | Feelings Encanto

Children

Expressing Emotions

Acknowledging Emotions

Acceptance

Noticing how Mirabel finally puts her hidden feelings into words.

Exploring how both Mirabel and Abuela are hurting and show it in different ways.

Thinking about how strong feelings can be hard to share and can come out in an argument.

Considering how naming a feeling can take courage and being honest.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

2:18

Under 3 min

Expressing Emotions | How to ADHD | Alexithymia

Teen

Adult

Expressing Emotions

Alexithymia

Recognising Emotions

Emotional Vocabulary

Reading Emotions

Noticing that not always being able to name a feeling is a common experience, not a sign that something is wrong.

Exploring how feelings can show up in the body first, as physical sensations like tension, heaviness, or restlessness, before a word is connected.

Thinking about the many different ways a person might work out what they are feeling, including through images, music, movement, or a list of options.

Considering that appearing calm or flat on the outside does not mean a person is not experiencing something on the inside.

Reflecting on how taking time to identify a feeling is a valid form of self-understanding, not avoidance.

Exploring what it means to support someone who needs more time or a different approach to working out how they feel.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

0:46

Under 3 min

Expressing Emotions | Friends

Teen

Adult

Expressing Emotions

Noticing that talking about how something feels for you is different from telling someone they did something wrong, and that this difference can change how a conversation goes.

Exploring how saying something directly and calmly can be more helpful than staying silent or waiting until a feeling becomes too big.

Thinking about how something that feels playful to one person may be received differently by the other person, and that both experiences are real.

Considering that raising something uncomfortable with someone you care about can be a way of building understanding rather than creating conflict.

Reflecting on what it takes to bring up something that has been bothering you, and what makes that feel possible or harder.

Exploring what it looks and feels like to hear something like this from another person, and how to respond in a way that is supportive.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

2:01

Under 3 min

Expressing Emotions | Brooklyn 99

Teen

Adult

Expressing Emotions

Acknowledging Emotions

Acceptance

Noticing that people express emotions in many different ways, including through words, actions, humour, creativity, silence, or stepping back.

Exploring how the same feeling can look very different from the outside depending on how a person naturally expresses themselves.

Thinking about what it means to stay true to your own way of experiencing and expressing emotions, even when others respond differently.

Considering how pressure to express emotions in a particular way can feel similar to being asked to be someone you are not.

Reflecting on how two people with very different emotional styles can still understand and value each other.

Exploring what it looks like to make space for someone else's way of expressing feelings without needing them to change it.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

1:23

Under 3 min

Empathy | Illumination | The Lorax

Young Children

Children

Empathy

Recognising Emotions

Kindness

Noticing how the Lorax shows his feelings without using words.

Exploring how the animals respond when they see someone they care about is upset.

Thinking about different ways people show they are sad or that something matters to them.

Considering what it means to sit with someone when they are going through something hard.

Noticing how simply being together with others can be a form of support, even without saying anything.

Exploring how we recognise emotions in others, including through body language, facial expressions, and actions.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

4:51

3-6 min

Empathy | The Loud House

Young Children

Children

Empathy

Recognising Emotions

Kindness

Noticing how Lily's family can tell that she feels sad and disappointed.

Exploring how the family shows they care by helping Lily feel better.

Thinking about how working together can turn a sad moment into a happy one.

Considering how doing something kind shows a person you understand their feelings.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

1:44

Under 3 min

Empathy | Sesame Street

Young Children

Children

Empathy

Noticing how we can try to understand how someone else feels.

Exploring what it means to care about other people's feelings.

Considering how imagining someone's feelings helps us understand them.

Thinking about how we can notice when a friend feels sad or happy.

Exploring how empathy helps us be kind to others.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

6:31

6 min+

Empathy | Animation | Outdoor

Children

Empathy

Kindness

Thinking about how trying different ideas and not giving up is part of what it means to genuinely help someone.

Considering that a small act of care can mean a great deal to the person who receives it.

Reflecting on what it feels like to be helped by someone, and what it feels like to be the person doing the helping.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

1:44

Under 3 min

Empathetic Listening | Disney | Inside Out

Children

Empathetic Listening

Acknowledging Emotions

Empathy

Noticing how Sadness helps Bing Bong by sitting with him and listening.

Exploring how being heard can help someone feel better.

Thinking about how Joy means well, even though cheering up does not work this time.

Considering how staying close and caring shows a friend you understand them.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

5:02

3-6 min

Emotional Vocabulary | Sesame Street

Young Children

Emotional Vocabulary

Recognising Emotions

Noticing that feelings have names, and that learning those names can help us understand ourselves and others.

Exploring how emotions can be seen in faces and bodies, and that these clues can help us recognise how someone is feeling.

Thinking about how feelings can change during the day, and that this is a normal part of everyone's experience.

Considering that all emotions are valid, including the big or uncomfortable ones like frustration or embarrassment.

Reflecting on how different people can show the same feeling in different ways.

Exploring what might help when a feeling gets very big and what we could do or say to support ourselves or a friend.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

3:16

3-6 min

Emotional Vocabulary | Disney | Inside Out

Young Children

Children

Emotional Vocabulary

Recognising Emotions

Noticing that feelings can often be seen in faces, bodies, and voices even before anyone says a word.

Exploring feeling words and connecting them to what they look and sound like in a character.

Thinking about why a character might be feeling a certain way based on what is happening around them.

Reflecting on what it might feel like to be that character, and whether you have ever felt something similar.

Exploring what someone could say or do when they notice a friend is feeling a big feeling.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

0:25

Under 3 min

Emotional Regulation | Disney | Turning Red

Children

Emotional Regulation

Managing Emotions

Noticing how big feelings can show up in our bodies.

Exploring how slow breathing can help us feel calmer.

Considering how calming down helps us feel more in control.

Thinking about the things that help you settle when you feel upset.

Exploring how calm thoughts can change how our body feels.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

3:38

3-6 min

Embarrassment | Disney | Dream Productions

Children

Embarrassment

Recognising Emotions

Acknowledging Emotions

Emotional Vocabulary

Noticing how embarrassment can feel in the body and the mind.

Exploring how to share an honest opinion while caring about someone's feelings.

Considering different ways to say no to something you do not want.

Thinking about why something can matter to one person and not another.

Recognising that feeling embarrassed is a normal and shared experience.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

1:43

Under 3 min

Boredom | DreamWorks | Shrek

Children

Boredom

Recognising Emotions

Acknowledging Emotions

Emotional Vocabulary

Noticing what boredom can look and feel like for different people.

Exploring different ways people try to manage a feeling of boredom.

Seeing how one person's way of coping can affect the people around them.

Thinking about how people communicate when they feel uncomfortable or restless.

Exploring what it might look like when someone's needs are not being met on a long journey.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

3:41

3-6 min

Awkward | DreamWorks | Shrek

Children

Awkward

Recognising Emotions

Acknowledging Emotions

Emotional Vocabulary

Noticing the small signs that help us understand the characters are feeling uncomfortable.

Exploring what can make a situation feel awkward, like meeting people for the first time.

Thinking about how people act differently when they feel awkward, such as going quiet or reacting.

Considering how a kind word or a calm response might ease an awkward moment.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

3:02

3-6 min

Anger | DreamWorks | Forever After

Children

Anger

Recognising Emotions

Acknowledging Emotions

Emotional Vocabulary

Noticing how Shrek's frustration slowly builds as more and more things pile up.

Exploring how lots of small annoyances can add up to one big feeling.

Thinking about how Shrek knows himself well and can tell when he is getting angry.

Considering how feeling angry is normal and something everyone experiences.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

1:22

Under 3 min

Anger | Disney | Inside Out

Young Children

Children

Anger

Recognising Emotions

Acknowledging Emotions

Emotional Vocabulary

Emotional Regulation

Noticing that anger is a valid feeling, and that it often shows up when something feels unfair, overwhelming, or not right.

Exploring how anger can look very different from person to person, including big and loud, quiet and still, or somewhere in between.

Thinking about the clues in a body that anger might be building, like heat, tension, a fast heartbeat, or a change in breathing.

Considering that anger can sometimes be sitting on top of another feeling, like hurt, disappointment, or feeling unheard.

Reflecting on what helps when anger feels very big and what might support a person in that moment.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

6:20

6 min+

Acknowledging Emotions | Modern Family

Teen

Adult

Acknowledging Emotions

Expressing Emotions

Noticing that acknowledging someone's feelings does not need to be a long or complicated conversation to be meaningful.

Considering that care and empathy can be shown in many different ways.

Reflecting on what it feels like to have someone acknowledge something difficult you have been carrying, without trying to fix it.

Exploring what acknowledging emotions looks and feels like in your own natural communication style.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Emotions and Self Regulation

0:30

Under 3 min

Acknowledging Emotions | Brooklyn 99

Teen

Adult

Acknowledging Emotions

Conversation Conventions

Expressing Emotions

Noticing that acknowledging feelings can look calm, brief, or structured.

Exploring how direct and clear language can show that someone has been heard.

Considering that the same words can land differently depending on the person receiving them.

Thinking about how checking in can help when you are not sure if a message has been heard correctly.

Reflecting on the many different ways people show understanding.

Exploring what acknowledging emotions looks like in your own communication style.

Emotions and Self Regulation

Identity and Self Advocacy

4:15

3-6 min

Uniqueness | Animation | Mouse Sale

Young Children

Children

Uniqueness

Self Belief

Finding Your Crew

Belonging

Strengths and Qualities

Noticing that something that makes someone stand out can also be what makes them special.

Exploring how being different can feel hard when others do not understand it.

Thinking about how the right person can see something as a strength that others may have overlooked.

Considering that everyone has qualities that are their own.

Reflecting on how it can feel to be noticed and accepted for who you truly are.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

2:12

Under 3 min

Uniqueness | Dead Poets Society

Adult

Uniqueness

Authentic Self

Self Advocacy

Different Preferences

Noticing that people naturally move, think, communicate, and take part in different ways.

Exploring how the pull to fit in can sometimes change the way a person does things.

Thinking about the many valid ways to join in, including active participation, quiet observation, or stepping back.

Considering what it feels like to do something your own way when others are doing it differently.

Reflecting on what helps a person feel safe enough to be themselves.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

1:22

Under 3 min

Strengths and Qualities | Animation

Teen

Adult

Strengths and Qualities

Asking for Help

Self Advocacy

Recognising that everyone has a natural way of thinking and contributing.

Exploring how knowing your strengths supports self-advocacy.

Considering that asking for support is a form of self-awareness, not a weakness.

Thinking about what it means to find your own way of doing things.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

5:26

3-6 min

Strengths and Challenges | The Loud House

Children

Strengths and Challenges

Uniqueness

Acceptance

Noticing how different family members have different strengths.

Exploring the idea that you never know when a strength will come in handy.

Considering how the group responded to the family members when they were helpful and when they made things difficult.

Thinking about how challenges can feel different when people work through them together.

Exploring what it looks like to ask for help or step up when someone else is struggling.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

3:20

3-6 min

Self Advocacy | Advocating Informative

Children

Self Advocacy

Asking for Help

Confidence

Noticing that speaking up for yourself is a skill, and that like all skills it takes practise and grows over time.

Exploring the many different ways a person can let someone know what they need, including talking, writing, drawing, pointing, or using a device.

Thinking about everyday situations where self-advocacy might be useful, like asking for help, saying what you prefer, or asking for more time.

Considering that everyone has different needs and that knowing and sharing yours is something worth being proud of.

Reflecting on what it feels like when someone hears and responds to what you have asked for.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

4:10

3-6 min

Routines | Lego Movie

Children

Routines

Flexible Thinking

Strengths and Qualities

Noticing how routines can help someone feel calm, organised, and ready for the day.

Exploring why predictable steps can feel safe and reassuring.

Considering how following familiar rules can help someone feel confident.

Thinking about how people might feel when a routine changes.

Exploring that there are many ways to enjoy a day, not one correct way.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

4:05

3-6 min

Resilience | Animation | Pip

Children

Resilience

Persistence

Perseverance

Strengths and Qualities

Noticing how Pip responds to challenges and what keeps her going.

Exploring what it looks like to keep trying after something does not go as hoped.

Recognising that setbacks do not have to mean the end of a goal.

Considering how people find their own ways to contribute, even when the path looks different from what was expected.

Thinking about what support, encouragement, or personal qualities help someone stay determined.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

3:58

3-6 min

Persistence | Animation | Ormie Pig

Children

Persistence

Perseverance

Noticing what it looks like to keep trying even after something does not work.

Exploring how persistence can involve trying the same thing again or finding a new approach.

Thinking about how setbacks can be part of the process rather than the end of it.

Considering what keeps someone motivated when something is difficult.

Reflecting on the difference between giving up and choosing to stop.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

3:20

3-6 min

Persistence | DreamWorks | Trolls

Children

Persistence

Perseverance

Resilience

Noticing how Poppy keeps trying even when things go wrong.

Exploring what it means to keep going after a setback.

Considering how a positive attitude can help during hard times.

Thinking about the small steps that help you reach a big goal.

Exploring how it feels to get back up and try again.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

4:39

3-6 min

Persistence | Animation | Give Up

Children

Persistence

Perseverance

Noticing what persistence looks like in action.

Exploring how emotions such as frustration, disappointment, and determination can all be part of the same experience.

Thinking about the role that support from others plays when someone is working hard toward a goal.

Exploring what it means to keep going when something feels difficult or takes longer than expected.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

3:18

3-6 min

Perseverance | DreamWorks | Turbo

Children

Perseverance

Persistence

Strengths and Qualities

Noticing how Turbo keeps going even after his shell cracks and he feels like giving up.

Exploring how support from Chet helps Turbo find the strength to carry on.

Thinking about how a big goal can be reached one small step at a time.

Considering how trying again after a setback is a kind of bravery.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

5:28

3-6 min

Masking | BBC

Teen

Adult

Masking

Self Advocacy

Self Awareness

Authentic Self

Noticing that masking is not a choice to deceive others but a strategy for navigating social situations that were not designed with one's natural communication style in mind.

Exploring how things like eye contact, tone, and conversational flow can require conscious effort and planning rather than coming naturally.

Thinking about how the ongoing effort of masking can accumulate over time and affect a person's energy, sense of self, and wellbeing.

Considering how unmasking is connected to safety and trust, and that it can happen gradually in relationships where a person feels accepted.

Reflecting on the difference between adapting communication for a situation and losing a sense of who you are in the process.

Exploring what it might mean to be truly known by another person, and what makes that kind of connection possible.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

3:45

3-6 min

Masking | Disney | Let It Go

Children

Masking

Self Advocacy

Authentic Self

Noticing how hiding a part of yourself can feel heavy or tiring.

Exploring what changes when someone feels free to be themselves.

Considering how it feels to stop pretending to be someone else.

Thinking about the strengths that make each person unique.

Exploring how being true to yourself can feel powerful and freeing.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

5:10

3-6 min

Masking | DreamWorks | Turns Ogre

Teen

Adult

Masking

Authentic Self

Noticing how hiding your true self can feel heavy or lonely.

Exploring why someone might hide a part of who they are.

Considering how it feels to be your true self with trusted friends.

Thinking about how a kind friend can help you feel at ease.

Exploring how being honest about yourself can feel scary and brave.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

4:01

3-6 min

Masking | Animation | Autistic Masking

Teen

Masking

Noticing that people sometimes behave differently in different places or with different people.

Exploring what it means to feel like you have to hide or change part of yourself.

Thinking about the energy it takes to act in ways that do not feel natural.

Considering how it might feel to be in a place where you can just be yourself.

Reflecting on how the people and environments around us can shape how safe we feel to be ourselves.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

3:48

3-6 min

Masking | How to ADHD

Teen

Adult

Masking

Exploring how adjusting behaviour in social situations can take a lot of ongoing effort and attention.

Thinking about how masking can serve a purpose in some situations but over time this cost of doign this adds up.

Considering what it feels like to be in a space where you can communicate in a way that feels natural to you.

Reflecting on how the people and environments around us can make it easier or harder to be ourselves.

Exploring what it means to support someone by accepting the way they communicate rather than expecting them to adjust.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

2:49

Under 3 min

Masking | The Community | (Content Warning)

Adult

Masking

Thinking about how masking can serve a purpose in some situations while also having a personal cost.

Considering how a person might develop different ways of being around different people or in different settings.

Reflecting on what it feels like to be in a space where adapting is not needed.

Exploring what it means to accept someone's natural communication style rather than expecting them to adjust.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

2:42

Under 3 min

Impulsivity | Daniel Tiger

Young Children

Impulsivity

Noticing that big feelings like excitement can make our bodies want to move quickly.

Exploring how to enjoy an exciting moment and stay gentle with shared things.

Understanding that taking a breath can help before we act on an exciting idea.

Thinking about how our actions can change things for other people too.

Building on the idea that excitement is a good feeling we can also manage.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

0:49

Under 3 min

Impulsivity | Disney | Hockey Tryouts

Children

Impulsivity

Anger

Deep Interests

Noticing how a strong feeling like anger can rise up very quickly.

Exploring what anger feels like in the body and what it makes us want to do.

Understanding that acting in the heat of the moment can lead to choices we may regret.

Thinking about ways to pause before reacting to a frustrating moment.

Building on the idea that anger is okay to feel, and there are helpful ways to show it.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

2:38

Under 3 min

Impulsivity | Willy Wonka | Veruca Salt

Children

Impulsivity

Noticing that impulsivity is when a feeling or want moves straight into action without a pause in between to consider if the action is a good idea.

Thinking about what a pause might look like and how it can create space to think about what may happen.

Reflecting on how the people around someone can help support the person to slow down and pause rather than just acting without thinking.

Exploring what helps a person notice the moment before they act, and what makes it easier or harder to pause first.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

3:45

3-6 min

Asking for Help | 4 Steps

Teen

Adult

Asking for Help

Self Advocacy

Noticing that asking for help is a skill and a form of self-advocacy, not a sign of weakness or giving up.

Exploring how knowing what you are stuck on before asking can make it easier for the other person to help you effectively.

Thinking about how reading the situation, including whether the other person is available and ready, can make a difference to the outcome.

Considering the many different ways a person can ask for help, including verbally, in writing, by pointing, or through a device.

Reflecting on what helps when frustration builds during a difficult task, and how communicating that feeling can be part of asking for support.

Exploring what it means to learn from the help you receive, and how that can build confidence for next time.

Identity and Self Advocacy

Identity and Self Advocacy

1:12

Under 3 min

Flexible Thinking | Friends

Teen

Adult

Flexible Thinking

Change in Routine

Routines

Different Preferences

Exploring how strong preferences about routines and environments can be a valid form of feeling safe.

Thinking about how adjusting to an unexpected change can take time, and that this is a normal experience.

Considering how the response of others can either help or add to the difficulty in a moment like this.

Reflecting on how offering an explanation, a choice, or a small step can make it easier for someone to shift their thinking.

Exploring what flexible thinking can look like in practice, including finding a middle ground rather than a complete change.

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