Week 6
The Imagine Neighborhood|4/19/2020
Macho Supreme takes Scotty along on an intergalactic bird-delivery mission! Scotty’s a little nervous, and Macho’s distracted by the chattering cargo. Fortunately, Scotty remembers the self-talk technique. Thanks to self-talk, Scotty calms himself down, Macho finds the blastoff button, and the grumpy cockatiel doesn’t crash-land.
In this episode, Macho and Scotty use self-talk to help them focus, and calm down when they’re nervous. Whether you’re at home, at school, or on a spaceship, anyone can use self-talk! You might use it to remember tasks, like, “remember to deploy the solar sail,” or to keep yourself under control, like, “stay in my seat at dinner.” You and your child might use key words like “focus” or “listen” when you self-talk, to help you finish a task. And you might even use self-talk to calm yourself down when you’re nervous or excited, or to help yourself feel better.
“Self-talk” means saying things quietly to yourself. But you can also self-sing! Think of some self-talk sentences that might be useful at school, at home, with family, or even while alone. Like, “Before I put on my pajamas, remember to put away my toys,” or, “Remember to put my lunch in my backpack.” Then, you and your child can set the words to the tune of a song you like, or even make one up!
MAKE A SOCIAL EMOTIONAL PASSPORT
Students work hard to master their social-emotional skills. Help them stay in practice when they’re outside the classroom with this easy-to-make SEL Passport. Parents can help kids apply their skills with this handy reminder of how to use kind, respectful, prosocial behavior in any situation, in or out of school.
Tell children what a passport is and why this one’s different: You like to explore, right? When you travel the world, you need a passport to visit different countries. This “passport” is a little different. It will help you explore your inner world and use your Second Step skills in real-life situations.
How to fill your SEL Passport:
- For each social-emotional skill listed, practice using that skill in a real-life situation (for example: at the park, working on homework, in the lunchroom with friends, taking a test, doing chores, in the car, on vacation).
- On a separate piece of paper, write a brief summary of the situation, describing the outcomes you observed (you could also draw a picture of what happened, if you prefer).
- When done, ask your teacher or parent for a stamp to add to that skill.
- After filling your booklet with stamps, congratulate yourself for working to become a kinder, more capable person—yay for you!
Here are the links you need!
This Active Coping Calendar has daily actions for April 2020 to help us look after ourselves and each other as we face this global crisis together.
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Lesson-
What is empathy? Why is it important to show empathy toward others? What does it mean to “put yourself in someone else’s shoes”? Think of a time when you hurt someone’s feelings. Describe what happened. How did you know you hurt the person’s feelings? How did you feel about the situation? Did you do anything to make the situation better? Are there times when students don't show empathy for each other? What would school be like if everyone showed empathy toward each other all the time?
The Mindful Schools organization has started an online class for kids to use at home. The classes are about 20 minutes long. Please check out episode 3 by clicking on the picture on the right!
Storytime!
Wilma Jean the Worry - By Susan Verde
Everyone feels fear, worry and apprehension from time to time, but we never want these feelings prevent a person from doing what he/she wants or needs to do.
This fun and humorous book addresses the problem of anxiety in a way that relates to children of all ages. The goal of the book is to give children the tools needed to feel more in control of their anxiety. A fun read for Wilmas of all ages!
