Elementary SEL/Character Education

Week 1

For this week we are focusing on emotions and how to manage and cope with them. Please look for your grade level below. At the bottom of the slide, please hit the "[ ]" image to select full screen. We encourage you to reach out to your school counselor, through e-mail, with any questions, comments, concerns or just to talk about the lesson. We hope to see everyone soon! Please keep scrolling to the bottom of the page for some additional resources and lessons. 

Week 2

For this week we are focusing on the importance of completing our work and how to ask for help, if and when we need it. Please look for your grade level below. At the bottom of the slide, please hit the "[ ]" image to select full screen. We encourage you to reach out to your school counselor, through e-mail, with any questions, comments, concerns or just to talk about the lesson. We hope to see everyone soon! Please keep scrolling to the bottom of the page for some additional resources and lessons. 

Week 3

Welcome back! Hope you all enjoyed your spring break! For this week we are focusing on how to safely navigate the world of social media. These tools are useful at all times, however now spending a lot of time at home, we are using social media, or even video games, as a way to interact with our peers. For our younger students, we are learning about appropriate ways to celebrate others, showing empathy and the power of our words. 

Week 4

For this week we are focusing on different areas of safety. Being at home and not being in our normal routines makes it easy for other habits to form. We want to shine a spotlight physical health and wellness. Stay safe, stay well, stay healthy! 

Week 5

Last week we focused on our physical health and wellness. This week we are going to expand on that, with a focus on our emotions and our emotional wellness. It is okay to make mistakes! It is okay to feel sad, nervous, upset! Lets look at some ideas and strategies to help with these things.

Please look for your grade level below. At the bottom of the slide, please hit the "[ ]" image to select full screen. We encourage you to reach out to your school counselor, through e-mail, with any questions, comments, concerns or just to talk about the lesson. We hope to see everyone soon! Please keep scrolling to the bottom of the page for some additional resources and lessons. Stay safe, stay well, stay healthy!

Week 6

Being out of school as long as we have and knowing were not going back this school year could give us all different feelings. We could be feeling emotions such as scared, fear, anger, anxious, nervous etc. Together, we are going to look at ways to handle and control our emotions. 

Please look for your grade level below. At the bottom of the slide, please hit the "[ ]" image to select full screen. We encourage you to reach out to your school counselor, through e-mail, with any questions, comments, concerns or just to talk about the lesson. We hope to see everyone soon! Please keep scrolling to the bottom of the page for some additional resources and lessons. Stay safe, stay well, stay healthy!

Week 7

Missing school? Having a hard time getting your school work done? Need help but not sure how to ask? This week we will take a look at work completion and study habits. 

Please look for your grade level below. At the bottom of the slide, please hit the "[ ]" image to select full screen. We encourage you to reach out to your school counselor, through e-mail, with any questions, comments, concerns or just to talk about the lesson. We hope to see everyone soon! Please keep scrolling to the bottom of the page for some additional resources and lessons. Stay safe, stay well, stay healthy!

Week 8

Empathy is perhaps one of the most important character traits. This week we are going to learn just what that word means and how we can use it. We will also look at ways we can be a good friend, whether it's in person or on a computer or social media. We hope you guys are all doing well!

Please look for your grade level below. At the bottom of the slide, please hit the "[ ]" image to select full screen. We encourage you to reach out to your school counselor, through e-mail, with any questions, comments, concerns or just to talk about the lesson. We hope to see everyone soon! Please keep scrolling to the bottom of the page for some additional resources and lessons. Stay safe, stay well, stay healthy!

Week 9

After learning about empathy and ways to be a good friend, we want to continue to build on those skills. With friendship comes agreements and disagreements. Often times disagreements could make us feel sad, angry, anxious and a variety of emotions, especially when they are with our friends. This week we are going to learn i-messages, problem solving skills and cool down strategies. 

Please look for your grade level below. At the bottom of the slide, please hit the "[ ]" image to select full screen. We encourage you to reach out to your school counselor, through e-mail, with any questions, comments, concerns or just to talk about the lesson. We hope to see everyone soon! Please keep scrolling to the bottom of the page for some additional resources and lessons. Stay safe, stay well, stay healthy!

Week 10

With being out of school until next September and being excited about the future, we have to remember a few things. We must be responsible, set goals, practice,  and create healthy habits. While these skills will help us in school, they also can help us in different areas of life. Let's take a look!

Please look for your grade level below. At the bottom of the slide, please hit the "[ ]" image to select full screen. We encourage you to reach out to your school counselor, through e-mail, with any questions, comments, concerns or just to talk about the lesson. We hope to see everyone soon! Please keep scrolling to the bottom of the page for some additional resources and lessons. Stay safe, stay well, stay healthy!

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