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Social Emotional Learning Resources
- What is Social Emotional Learning?:
- What is the Second Step Program?
- Click on this link above ⬆This is the curriculum I use in my Kindness Club classes
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Second Step On Demand Lessons: ⬅⬅⬅ Click the link & scroll down to find on-demand lessons
Skills For Learning:
- Listening to Learn
- Focusing Attention
- Following Directions
- Activity idea for kinder students: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyumYB6Szow
- Simon Says activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lob3Q7TKmQQ
- Self-Talk for Learning
- Being Assertive
- Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq3bp5MiHOA
- Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0pwVqWAjJM
- Questions to ask:
- How did Ethan sound when he was talking to Kylie? How did Necie sound? How were they different? How did Kylie react to them? Which way was better? Why do you think it was better?
- The way Necie spoke was “Assertive”. Can you practice speaking assertively? (Ex: telling your teacher you don’t understand the directions or standing up to a friend who’s being mean to a classmate).
Empathy:
Major Themes:
- What is Empathy?
- Identifying Feelings
- Similarities and Differences
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uATf5EhLebM
- For Older Kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQuM5e0QGLg
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryx1CKskau8
For older students (4th grade and up):
Problem Solving:
Themes:
- Fair Ways to Play
- It’s Not Fair book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoSUnJqJ7Yw
- Fair is Fair book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVqZzLN9eQU
- Playing Fair on the Playground: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCQPV3J34ko
- Feeling Left Out/ Inviting to Join In
- Handling Name-Calling
- Problem solving
Emotion Management
- Calming Down Anger
- Meditation/ Breathing Exercises
- Self-Talk for Calming Down
- Managing Worry