The Following SEL Videos & Lessons were Compiled by Fulton County Schools

COPING WITH TEENAGE STRESS

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  • Name two things you can do to manage your stress.

  • Decide how you will work at least one of these things into your schedule today.

  • Think about how stress can be both a good and bad thing.



SELF SOOTHE BOX

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  • Make your own self soothe box by decorating a shoe box or other empty box. Place at least 5 self-soothing items in the box that include all 5 senses. 

  • Share your box with a member of your household. 

  • In 10 sentences or less, write how using your self-soothe box helped soothe you when you were upset.



THE SCIENCE OF KINDNESS

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  • How can doing an act of kindness help you, and not just the person you’re doing the act of kindness for? 

  • Do an act of kindness. Reflect on how it made you feel. Now think of another act of kindness you can do tomorrow. 


DEALING WITH DIGITAL DRAMA

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  • Write down three posts that you have made on social media that may have created digital drama.   

  • Re-write those three posts in a way that shows good digital citizenship. 


THREE TIPS TO BOOST CONFIDENCE

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  • List 3 people in the world that you believe are confident.   

  • What three actions can you take to build your confidence.  

  • Name a failure that you had but were able to overcome and list how you overcame it.


WHY WE LOSE CONTROL OF OUR EMOTIONS

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  • What are some things that cause you to “flip your lid”?

  • Who are the trusted adults in your life that you can talk to if you feel your emotions are getting out of control?


CONFLICT RESOLUTION

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  • Is conflict a part of relationships?

  • What are some ways to communicate conflict in a healthy manner?

  • What is the purpose of a mediator?


WHAT IS EMPATHY?

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  • What does it mean to have empathy?

  • Have you ever felt left out or ignored? How did it make you feel?


THINK IT OR SAY IT?

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  • Why is it important to keep some thoughts to ourselves?

  • What is an example of something you should think?

  • What is an example of something you can say?


SEEING THE OTHER POINT OF VIEW

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  • Why is it important to keep some thoughts to ourselves?

  • What is an example of something you should think?

  • What is an example of something you can say?


HOW TO OWN YOUR INSECURITIES

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  • In the video, teens shared their insecurities with each other through online chats. What makes it easier to share insecurities this way instead of face-to-face?

  • What advice would you give to a friend who shares their insecurities with you? Now tell yourself the same thing about your insecurities!


AN EXPERIMENT IN GRATITUDE

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  • Write a letter to a person who has greatly influenced your life.

  • Call the person who you wrote about and read them your letter. How did it make you feel afterwards?


IN MY PERSONAL SPACE

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  • In this video, they talked about how they knew their parents loved them but did not express it outwardly. Is it difficult for you to express positive emotions?

  • The speakers said their relationships deepened when they began showing outward affection to their family. Name two things you can do to show affection and positive emotions to your family members?

ADJUSTING WHEN CATASTROPHE HAPPEN

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  • In this video, the speaker had invested her savings into something totally new. Have you ever really believed you were meant to do something radically different?

  • Later, we learn that the farmer’s crops were completely destroyed by flood just before her first harvest. What was the one thing that survived and became her way to save the farm?

  • When uncontrollable catastrophes have happened to you, how have you tapped into your creativity to make the best out of what was left?


SENSE OF BELONGING: DARE TO BE YOU

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  • What does having a “sense of belonging” mean to you?

  • In the video, the student shared her challenges with feeling a sense of belonging and discussed how she overcame these challenges. Has there ever been a time that you felt that you did not belong? How were you able to connect with others?

  • Name two ways that you can reach out to someone to help them to feel welcomed and included.

A SELF-CARE ACTION PLAN

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  • Write out your own action plan using Steps 1-3.

  • What unique things bring you joy/comfort that you can include in your individual plan?


KEEPING YOUR CREATIVITY

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  • During this time, it may be challenging to maintain your creativity. How might practicing a creative activity such as music, writing, photography or art help to balance your daily schedule?

  • Think of one creative activity that you can practice at home. Over the next week, practice your activity for 20 minutes each day and reflect on how you felt afterwards.

PEACE THROUGH KINDNESS. PASS IT ON

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  • Think of a time when someone treated you with kindness. Write down how it made you feel.

  • Now, think of an act of kindness that you can do for someone in your home. After you have completed your act of kindness, write down how you felt. How was receiving an act of kindness similar or different from demonstrating an act of kindness?

THAT AWKWARD SILENCE

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  • Have you had a time when you had to break the “awkward silence” with a friend?

  • Write out some examples of how you can tell someone you are there for them or even worried about them.

  • Who would be a safe adult for you if you or your friend were needing more help with big feelings?

POWERFUL TRUE STORY. NEVER GIVE UP

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  • What is the value in not giving up, even when the outcome is not exactly what you had hoped for?

  • It’s important to know who your “go-to” people are when you need support. Who are the people in your life that will help you in finishing strong?


FAMOUS FAILURES

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  • Which person in the video did you identify most with and why?

  • Write about a time you experienced a failure butwere able to turn it into a success.