The social-emotional dimensions of teaching and learning are incorporated into the day -- everyday, all year long. At the same time, the first few weeks of school is a unique, powerful time to lay the groundwork for creating a safe, supportive learning community where each child can achieve and thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.Â
Learning Targets
Build relationshipsÂ
Learn classroom routines and procedures
Become familiar with curriculum routines and structures
Build independence
Settle into the daily routine of activities and expectations
Essential Questions
What are our strengths and interests?
How do we perform classroom and school routines?
What are our classroom rules and expectations?
What are logical consequences?
What are procedures for using materials in the classroom?
Instructional Snapshot
Morning Meeting
Quiet Time
Closing Circle
Hopes & Dreams
School Rules/Expectations
Take a Break Space
SEL in EL Education: Module 1Â
In Fifth Grade, Social Emotional Learning is embedded in the EL Education Literacy curriculum.
Module Focus:Human Rights
Module Topic: Stories of Human Rights
Learning Targets
Identify, understand, and incorporate the following SEL Domains into learning:
Respect
Integrity
Empathy
Compassion
Collaboration
Perseverance
Responsibility
Initiative
Essential Questions
What does respect look/sound like?
How well did you show respect today?
How well did you show empathy?
How well did you show compassion?
How can we effectively give peer feedback? What things should we think about and be aware of? What does it look/sound like?
How did you show integrity in this lesson?
How did you collaborate in this lesson?
How did you persevere in this lesson?
How did you take responsibility in this lesson?
What norms did you generate for effective collaboration?
How did you provide a peer with kind, helpful, and specific feedback?
Instructional Snapshot
Working to Become Ethical People: Respect, Integrity, Empathy, Compassion
Discussion Norms
Peer Feedback
Working to Become Effective Learners: Collaboration, Perseverance, Initiative, Responsibility
Working to Contribute to a Better World
Peer Critique
SEL in EL Education: Module 2
In Fifth Grade, Social Emotional Learning is embedded in the EL Education Literacy curriculum.
Module Focus: Researching to Build Knowledge and Teach Others
Module Topic: Biodiversity in the Rainforest
Learning Targets
Identify, understand, and incorporate the following SEL Domains into learning:
Collaboration
Perseverance
Initiative
Integrity
Essential Questions
How did you collaborate effectively with your peers?
How did you persevere on your assessment?
How did you show integrity on your assessment?
What did it look and sound like to effectively participate with your peers? How did you behave with integrity?
Instructional Snapshot
Working to Become Effective Learners: Collaboration, Perseverance, Initiative
Science Talk
Working to Contribute to a Better World
Working to Become Ethical People: Integrity
SEL in EL Education: Module 3
In Fifth Grade, Social Emotional Learning is embedded in the EL Education Literacy curriculum.
Module Focus: Athlete Leaders
Module Topic: Athlete Leaders of Social Change
Learning Targets
Identify, understand, and incorporate the following SEL Domains into learning:
Respect
Collaboration
Perseverance
Integrity
Empathy
Compassion
Initiative
Responsibility
Essential Questions
As an effective learner, how did you show respect, integrity, empathy, and/or compassion?
What were your challenges as you worked today?
What were your successes as you worked today?
How did you give kind, helpful, and specific feedback to a partner?
What did you do to collaborate well?
How did you show perseverance?
How did you take initiative?
How did you take responsibility?
Instructional Snapshot
Working to Become Ethical People: Respect, Integrity, Empathy, Compassion
Working to Become Effective Learners: Collaboration, Perseverance, Initiative, Responsibility
Working to Contribute to a Better World
Peer Feedback
Personal Qualities
SEL in EL Education: Module 4
In Fifth Grade, Social Emotional Learning is embedded in the EL Education Literacy curriculum.
Module Focus: Natural Disasters
Module Topic: The Impact of Natural Disasters
Learning Targets
Identify, understand, and incorporate the following SEL Domains into learning:
Respect
Integrity
Empathy
Compassion
Collaboration
Perseverance
Initiative
Responsibility
Essential Questions
How did you work to become a more ethical person?
How can you apply your learning to help our school, the community, and the environment?
How do you take care of and improve our shared spaces and the environment?
How did you give kind, helpful, and specific feedback?
How did you show respect during the peer critique?
Instructional Snapshot
Working to Become Ethical People: Respect, Integrity, Empathy, Compassion
Working to Become Effective Learners: Collaboration, Perseverance, Initiative, Responsibility