May 11-May 15

Grades 6-8 Social-Emotional Digital Learning Activities


Monday, May 11, 2020

HOW-TO: Have the Screen Read To You (Chromebook)

To have pages read aloud to you, turn on your Chromebook's built-in screen reader:

At the bottom right, select the time. ...

Select Settings.

At the bottom, select Advanced.

In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.

Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on Enable ChromeVox (spoken feedback).


Objective

SWBAT accurately interpret social cues to indicate others' feelings.


Competency

Social Awareness


Translated Directions for the week

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13NiuKLkzPVqPA4_S0gJ1kF7aElNi-R58/view?usp=sharing


Title: Journal Response #4


Tuesday, May 12, 2020

HOW-TO: Have the Screen Read To You (Chromebook)

To have pages read aloud to you, turn on your Chromebook's built-in screen reader:

At the bottom right, select the time. ...

Select Settings.

At the bottom, select Advanced.

In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.

Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on Enable ChromeVox (spoken feedback).


Objective

SWBAT accurately interpret social cues to indicate others' feelings.


Competency

Social Awareness


Translated Directions for the week

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13NiuKLkzPVqPA4_S0gJ1kF7aElNi-R58/view?usp=sharing


Title: Mindfulness

    • Instructions:

      • TEACHER: Put on a guided meditation recording, read one aloud to your students, or guide them to watch the link.

      • STUDENTS: Put your thoughts and feelings aside and focus on the meditation as much as you can. Comment below about how your feelings changed after participating in the exercise.

    • Link: https://youtu.be/ldFD-L-Csz0

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

HOW-TO: Have the Screen Read To You (Chromebook)

To have pages read aloud to you, turn on your Chromebook's built-in screen reader:

At the bottom right, select the time. ...

Select Settings.

At the bottom, select Advanced.

In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.

Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on Enable ChromeVox (spoken feedback).


Objective

SWBAT accurately interpret social cues to indicate others' feelings.


Competency

Social Awareness


Translated Directions for the week

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13NiuKLkzPVqPA4_S0gJ1kF7aElNi-R58/view?usp=sharing


Title: Working through mistakes and frustration


Thursday, May 14, 2020

HOW-TO: Have the Screen Read To You (Chromebook)

To have pages read aloud to you, turn on your Chromebook's built-in screen reader:

At the bottom right, select the time. ...

Select Settings.

At the bottom, select Advanced.

In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.

Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on Enable ChromeVox (spoken feedback).


Objective

SWBAT accurately interpret social cues to indicate others' feelings.


Competency

Social Awareness


Translated Directions for the week

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13NiuKLkzPVqPA4_S0gJ1kF7aElNi-R58/view?usp=sharing


Title: Kindness

    • Instructions:

      • TEACHER: Choose "Create" on your Google Classroom Classwork and click "Question." Title the question, "Respond and Collaborate," and click "Students can reply to each other." For the "Instructions' copy and paste the following student instructions:

      • STUDENT: Respond to the question in at least one paragraph and then respond to at least 2 other classmates. The question is, "Why do you think it's important to be kind?" STUDENTS: Comment your response and reply to at least one other classmate.


Friday, May 15, 2020

HOW-TO: Have the Screen Read To You (Chromebook)

To have pages read aloud to you, turn on your Chromebook's built-in screen reader:

At the bottom right, select the time. ...

Select Settings.

At the bottom, select Advanced.

In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.

Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on Enable ChromeVox (spoken feedback).


Objective

SWBAT accurately interpret social cues to indicate others' feelings.


Competency

Social Awareness


Translated Directions for the week

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13NiuKLkzPVqPA4_S0gJ1kF7aElNi-R58/view?usp=sharing


Title: Discuss Goals

    • Instructions:

      • TEACHER: Post the question, "Tell me about a time you set a goal for yourself. Did you achieve it? What was the process for sticking to your goal?"

      • STUDENTS: Make sure you choose "Ungraded," under "Points," AND check the box, "Students can reply to each other."

      • STUDENTS: Comment your response and reply to at least one other classmate.