--- title: "Year 2 PSHE - Helping our Friends Feel Happy Roleplays" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-09-30-year-2-pshe-helping-our-friends-feel-happy-roleplays" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 2 PSHE - Helping our Friends Feel Happy Roleplays ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/dc1dbd47-53ac-4399-800c-0635e755995c.jpg) 30 September 2026 ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/dc1dbd47-53ac-4399-800c-0635e755995c.jpg) Spotting the Clues: Year 2 Turn Feelings Detectives Our Year 2 pupils put on their magnifying glasses this week for an engaging PSHE lesson all about understanding emotions! As "feelings detectives," the children investigated how to read the clues around them—looking closely at facial expressions, body language, and the words people use to work out how someone might be feeling. They then explored three brilliant ways to lend a helping hand whenever a friend is feeling down: offering kind words, finding a grown-up to help, or inviting them to play. Putting their skills into practice, pupils paired up to perform role-plays, taking turns to act out being upset while their partner stepped in with a compassionate solution. It was wonderful to see so much empathy, active listening, and kindness on display across the classroom! [Year 2](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-2) [PSHE](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pshe) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/f6553615-7c8d-4d4d-8bff-3ba2564142f3.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-09-29-pre-school-p-e-fundamental-skills) Previous ### [Pre-School-P.E-Fundamental Skills](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-09-29-pre-school-p-e-fundamental-skills) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/e616b905-86ca-463c-b0e2-bb56a00af9e0.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-10-01-year-3-retrieval-d-t-sorting-food-groups) Next ### [Year 3 - Retrieval - D.T. - Sorting Food Groups](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-10-01-year-3-retrieval-d-t-sorting-food-groups) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)