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Welcome to the SEL newsletter! Below you'll find information about what SEL is and why it's important, materials that have helped me in creating SEL lessons for your students, and additional outside resources that might benefit your family.
CASEL
CASEL
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (or CASEL) is the most widely respected SEL framework. They define social and emotional learning (SEL) as an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.
All of our lessons will refer to the "CASEL 5" : self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. Click here for more about the CASEL framework, or here to read why SEL is important.
I use a variety of different resources to create our SEL lessons. One of those resources is the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation! They created Kindness in the Classroom® : a CASEL approved, highly effective, evidence-based, social emotional learning curriculum used all over the world, with focuses on equity, teacher self-care, digital citizenship and kindness. Units include Respect, Caring, Inclusiveness, Integrity, Responsibility, and Courage. This curriculum offers a solid foundation for our SEL lessons, but they are tailored to the direct needs of each class.
*Lesson topics are subject to change based on what each grade needs at the time of the class.*
Looking for a way to bring more kindness into your home? Sign up here to get their Kindness at Home weekly lessons emailed to you! Lessons will include...
Quick, convenient kindness activities for families of all ages,
Discussion topics, and
Journal prompts emailed right to your inbox each week.
Mood Meter
A few years ago, I was trained in RULER, an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning (SEL) developed at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. It introduced me to the mood meter, which quickly became one of my favorite ways for students to plot their emotions!
The Mood Meter is made up of four different colored quadrants, each representing different types of feelings.
Blue – lower energy, lower degree of unpleasantness (like sad or lonely)
Red – higher energy, lower degree of unpleasantness (like anger or fear)
Yellow – higher energy, higher degree of pleasantness (like joy or excited)
Green – lower energy, higher degree of pleasantness (like included or relaxed)
Teaching your family how to plot their emotions is a great way to practice self-awareness and self-management. (Example: "It looks like you're in the red zone. What do you need to move into green?")
Camp opportunity for ages 6-10 with Connected Family Collective
Join us for Grateful Hearts Camp, Monday Nov 24th and Tuesday Nov 25th!
Camp Connect is excited to host our second year of the Grateful Hearts program on November 24-25. Our camps specialize in nurturing relationship skills and emotional regulation, with each seasonal camp offering its distinct and engaging activities. The Grateful Hearts program is designed for children to emphasize mindfulness, gratitude, intention-setting, kindness, empathy, and self-love. Participants can look forward to a variety of intentional arts and crafts, yoga sessions, interactive games, nature exploration, and movement activities. Renowned for their fun, creative and playful atmosphere, Camp Connect programs are dedicated to instilling confidence and resilience in children. Click here for more!
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