Social Emotional Learning (SEL) - the process through which people acquire and effectively apply the knowledge and skills to understand emotions, achieve positive goals, have empathy for others, establish positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

As you continue to build on social and emotional concepts, always remember that this knowledge will give the opportunity to help yourself and others.

Social:

In order to have great social skills, it helps to know yourself. Knowing yourself is also called self-awareness. If you have great self-awareness, you are going to be much more likely to succeed in a variety of situations.

Part of being self-aware is knowing what we are good at and -- as uncomfortable as it can be -- knowing what we need to improve. But let's focus on our strengths and be grateful for each one! (Now is not the time to be humble.)

List 10 strengths that you have:

Example: organizing my desk space, playing defense in basketball, finding discounts while shopping, turning in my homework on time, remembering phone numbers, starting conversations, seeing things others don't, spelling, and working well with others

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List 2 Celebrities that you truly respect.

Example: Michelle Obama and Will Smith

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List 5 Adults that you know, whom you truly respect.

Example: My baseball coach, My cool neighbor, My dance teacher, my grandmother, my older brother

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How do I want peers and schoolmates to see me?

I want my peers and schoolmates to see me as _________________.

Why do you want your peers and schoolmates to see you like that?

I want my peers and schoolmates to me like that because ________________.

How do I want your adult leaders (teachers, relatives, coaches, bosses, etc.) to see me?

I want my adult leaders to see me as ___________________________.

Why do you want your adult leaders to see you like that?

I want my adult leaders to see me like that because ______________.

Pretending You Are an Adult Challenge:

Suppose that you are at a job interview and the person interviewing you asks you the following question: Give me 5 good reasons why I should hire you to be a leader on our team and? (Write it down first and then see if you can recite your answer.)

Emotions:

*Remember the 8 basic emotions are:

Anticipation, Anger, Joy, Trust, Fear, Surprise, Sadness, Disgust

For today's activity, all you have to do is reflect. To reflect means to think about something in a calm, deep, curious way. While reflecting, there is usually very little emotion involved and it is often done alone -- not necessarily with others. It would be hard to reflect on something if I just found out I got drafted by the Steelers (SUPER EXCITED!) while in a living room with all of my friends and family (who are probably talking and celebrating).

List 4 times in which you reflected about something:

Examples: laying in bed wondering how I got in trouble on the bus, sitting on a park bench watching the ducks eat bread, after reading a poem that I love, walking home thinking about the good conversation I had with my teacher

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Reflecting on Your School Year:

Now reflect on your school year so far. From most to least, list the 8 basic emotions that you have felt this school year. In other words, if you have felt anticipation the most -- put it first (1). If you have experienced anticipation the least -- put it last (8).

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Vocabulary Challenge:

See if you can find ways to incorporate the 8 emotions into your communications this week. This could be talking to someone in person, talking to someone on the phone, texting, or social media.

Great job completing these activities! Hope you are learning a lot about Social Emotional Learning and YOURSELF! We'll have more fun activities next week!

Stay Safe and Be Well!