Social-Emotional Learning

In August 2018 New York State Education Department published, Social Emotional Learning: Essential for learning, Essential for Life. NYSED included learning benchmarks along with a framework to explain Social Emotional Learning concepts, and the need for and benefit of Social Emotional Learning in New York.

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NYSED Social Emotional Learning Benchmarks

Five Core Social Emotional Competencies :

Self- Awareness
Self-Management
Social Awareness
Relationship Skills
Responsible Decision Making

CLASSROOM RESOURCES

The Mindful Classroom & Coping Skills

Daily Feelings Check-In:

The first SEL competency is self-awareness and it starts with students being able to identify how they feel. A daily feelings check-in helps students learn to recognize different emotions and also the intensity of emotions. We can't manage a feeling if we can't recognize it.

It normalizes feelings. We aren't always supposed to be happy or calm. Sometimes we are sad or jealous or angry. When we do daily feelings check-ins we recognize that all feelings are okay. It then opens up the conversation that how we handle those feelings makes all the difference.

Feelings check ins communicates that how everyone feels is important. And that as part of a community, someone is going to care how you feel. It's such a simple daily task to do that shows someone wants to listen and help.

Examples, Ideas, & Resources:

ZONES OF REGULATION POSTERS TO IDENTIFY FEELINGS AND COPING STRATEGIES

Comprehensive Feelings Check & and Feelings Activities

Feelings Check in Bulletin Board for whole class (English and Spanish)

Feelings Check in Bulletin Board with Student Numbers

Creating a Calming Space in the classroom:

Due to COVID we might have to get creative this year. Students can have small individual calming baskets at their own desk or resources hanging on the side of their desk. I can help create this. Please let me know.

Calming Kit Printable

Calming Space Resources