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What is Social Emotional learning (SEL)?
What is Social Emotional learning (SEL)?
SEL is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. People with strong social-emotional skills are better able to cope with everyday challenges and benefit academically, socially, and professionally (CASEL).
SEL is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. People with strong social-emotional skills are better able to cope with everyday challenges and benefit academically, socially, and professionally (CASEL).
Below are several options to promote social emotional learning. Instead of giving students paper pencil assignments, I am offering these activities. Students do not have to do any of them but I wanted them to have quite a few options to choose from.
Below are several options to promote social emotional learning. Instead of giving students paper pencil assignments, I am offering these activities. Students do not have to do any of them but I wanted them to have quite a few options to choose from.
Do:
Do:
Write about a time you "flipped your lid." What happened? What could you have done differently to stay calm?
Do:
Do:
Draw your own emotion intensity chart and measure your emotions throughout the day.
Think:
Think:
What emotion or emotions are you feeling right now?
How can you measure your emotions?
Do emotions change or stay the same?
"There are no good or bad emotions." Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Social Emotional Learning and Screentime.pdfReflection on Kindness!!!
Reflection on Kindness!!!
- How did you see kindness in this video?
- Do you think the man at the start of the video knew his actions would come back to him in the end?
- What can keep us from acting kindly or "paying kindness forward" sometimes?
- How could you start a chain reaction of kindness in your world?
Reflection on Gratitude
Reflection on Gratitude
- Kid President starts by saying that, “some days are hard.” So he made this list of things he is thankful for. Why do you think that making or sharing that list helps on hard days?
- Which thing on the list are you most grateful for today?
- What else would you add?
- Why do you think it is important to list things you are grateful for?
Reflection on Courage
Reflection on Courage
- Who encouraged George to face what frightened him? How did that help him develop courage and change him?
- Who is you think is courageous and why?
- When have you done something courageous? How did it turn out?
- Have you ever shown courage, but hoped or planned for a different outcome? We can still show courage even if it doesn't work out perfect!
- What does courage look like? Sound like? Feel like?
- What does the saying, " I took the road less traveled" mean?
- Think about...How often are you provided with two path choices?
- What are some of your future goals? What are the obstacles and different paths you might face when trying to reach your goal?
- Who is someone you look up to and why?
Activity idea: create a video, skit, dance video, comic strip etc. to inspire others.
Activity idea: create a video, skit, dance video, comic strip etc. to inspire others.
Watch/listen to this song
Watch/listen to this song
- What feeling do you feel when listening to this song?
- Did it make you want to dance or move?
- Why is happiness important for everyone?
- How can we tell/show people that we are happy?
ACTIVITY: Make a list of your favorite songs and next to it add the emotions you feel when you hear it.
ACTIVITY: Make a list of your favorite songs and next to it add the emotions you feel when you hear it.
What to do with a Problem?
What to do with a Problem?
By Kobi Yamada
By Kobi Yamada
When we are faced with problems we all respond differently. Some problems are expected (planned for) but others are unexpected (unplanned).
When we are faced with problems we all respond differently. Some problems are expected (planned for) but others are unexpected (unplanned).
- What is an expected problem you are facing today?
- What is an unexpected problem that you are currently facing?
- What are multiple options of solving your current problem?
- Think about what would happen for each of the solutions you wrote down.
- In what ways can we help others when they are faced with a problem?
Grumpy Monkey
Grumpy Monkey
By Suzanne Lang
By Suzanne Lang
QUESTIONS:
QUESTIONS:
- Did Jim know he was grumpy?
- Jim didn't feel happy inside, what does that mean?
- What did Jim do so he wouldn't look grumpy?
- Did Jim like the singing birds?
- What are some coping skills you can use if you are feeling grumpy?
Mindfulness Choice Board 1.pdfMindfulness Choice Board
Mindfulness Choice Board
Practice all of these mindfulness breathing techniques:
Practice all of these mindfulness breathing techniques:
- Which one did you enjoy and was calming?
- When can you use these techniques at home and at school?
Activity: Teach someone in your house one of the techniques.
Activity: Teach someone in your house one of the techniques.
OR
OR
Create your own mindfulness breathing technique.
Create your own mindfulness breathing technique.
Think about:
Think about:
- How do you make your mind stronger?
- What is a challenge that you are going through right now?
- Tell yourself 5 things that you love about yourself. (confidence in yourself helps make your mind stronger)
- What are some things we can do at home to strengthen our mind and body?
Now that you learned about Rosie Revere Engineer, how you can be an engineer/inventor at home:
Now that you learned about Rosie Revere Engineer, how you can be an engineer/inventor at home:
- What is the name of your invention?
- What problem does your invention serve?
- What materials did you use to create your invention?
- How does your invention work?
- What is your favorite thing about your invention?
Now that you have learned about Rosie Revere Engineer, see what you can build using LEGOs.
Now that you have learned about Rosie Revere Engineer, see what you can build using LEGOs.
- Create a playground structure
- Create a new invention to help your family with chores
- Build an animal habitat
- Be creative and make something new
What if Everybody Did That?
What if Everybody Did That?
By Colleen M. Madden
By Colleen M. Madden
QUESTIONS:
QUESTIONS:
- What if everybody broke the rules at school?
- What if everybody didn't show kindness? What if everybody did?
- What are ways that we can show kindness/community while learning from home?
ACTIVITY: Create a story that is similar to What if Everybody did That, but with showing kindness and positive choices.
ACTIVITY: Create a story that is similar to What if Everybody did That, but with showing kindness and positive choices.
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun
By Maria Dismondy
By Maria Dismondy
- What is your favorite food?
- Would you eat spaghetti in a hot dog bun?
ACTIVITY: As a family, make a list of the food that everyone likes on the left and make a list of the foods that you all feel differently about on the right. Which list has more food listed?
ACTIVITY: As a family, make a list of the food that everyone likes on the left and make a list of the foods that you all feel differently about on the right. Which list has more food listed?
ACTIVITY: Draw a new cover of this book with YOUR favorite food in a hot dog bun. Share your picture with your family and ask what food they would bring to school in a hot dog bun.
ACTIVITY: Draw a new cover of this book with YOUR favorite food in a hot dog bun. Share your picture with your family and ask what food they would bring to school in a hot dog bun.
Positive T-Shirt Design
Positive T-Shirt Design
Activity: Create a t-shirt design to show kindness, friendship, positivity, and/or acceptance.
Activity: Create a t-shirt design to show kindness, friendship, positivity, and/or acceptance.
Use your creativity!
Use your creativity!
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