Social Emotional Learning

What is social emotional learning?

Social and emotional learning (SEL) refers to the process of learning and applying a set of social, emotional, behavioral, and character skills needed to succeed in school, work, relationships, and life. This might include learning about emotion regulation, prosocial skills, bullying prevention, character education, conflict resolution, and social skills training. SEL can help us understand and manage our emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

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Free SEL Resources To Support Your Kids During Covid 19 — Better KidsWith COVID-19, there is a lot for families, teachers and communities to process and address. Social distancing, quarantining, and school closures can trigger a lot stress and anxiety for all of us, in particular for children who thrive on predictability. How can we best support children’s emotional

Five Core Competencies Of Social Emotional Learning

Self-awareness: The ability to accurately recognize one’s emotions and thoughts and their influence on behavior. This includes accurately assessing one’s strengths and limitations and possessing a well-grounded sense of confidence and optimism.

Self-management: The ability to regulate one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations. This includes managing stress, controlling impulses, motivating oneself, and setting and working toward achieving personal and academic goals.

Social awareness: The ability to take the perspective of and empathize with others from diverse backgrounds and cultures, to understand social and ethical norms for behavior, and to recognize family, school, and community resources and supports.

Relationship skills: The ability to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding relationships with diverse individuals and groups. This includes communicating clearly, listening actively, cooperating, resisting inappropriate social pressure, negotiating conflict constructively, and seeking and offering help when needed.

Responsible decision-making: The ability to make constructive and respectful choices about personal behavior and social interactions based on consideration of ethical standards, safety concerns, social norms, the realistic evaluation of consequences of various actions, and the well-being of self and others

Self Awareness

Recognizing Emotions

Emotions

Feelings Quiz

Inside Out: Guess that Feeling

We All Have Mental Health

Ages 11- 14

The Color Monster By Anna Llenas

A book that helps young children identify emotions and feel more in control,

The Way I Feel BY Janan Cain

We all experience emotions, this book helps to highlight a key few.

Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis

Silly is just one of the hundreds of moods we have. This book not only encourage us to express our feelings but shows whatever we're feeling inside is okay.