Inside Out 2
- Grades: 6 to 8
- Common Sense Media: parents say 7+, kids say 7+
- CS strength: 1 out of 5
- SEL strength: 5 out of 5
- Rotten Tomatoes: 91% critics, 94% audience
What happens
Riley is a teenager now, and new emotions have moved into headquarters: Anxiety, Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment. While Riley tries to make the high school hockey team, Anxiety takes charge and starts rebuilding who Riley thinks she should be. Joy and the original emotions have to find their way back.
Why we watch it
Middle school students are in the middle of this exact stage. The movie shows that every emotion, including the uncomfortable ones, is a normal part of growing up, and that trying to be perfect is a trap. The worksheet is all reflection, with no computer science.
Standards alignment
Answer key and teacher notes
- D What new emotion appears at headquarters when Riley becomes a teenager?
- B What is Riley trying to accomplish at hockey camp?
- B What does Anxiety do to Riley's Sense of Self?
- B Where do Joy and the other original emotions get sent when Anxiety takes over?
- B How does Riley ultimately deal with her anxiety at the end?