SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL EDUCATION
Social and emotional development is the critical element of students’ success in academics and life.
Relationships and emotional processes affect how and what we learn.
By targeting the core competencies of emotional intelligence (self-awareness, social-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making), educators create the potential within the academic environment to support students’ well-being and success.
In addition, teachers sow the seeds for the long-term benefits of the social and emotional learning environment.
Not sure what to start with?
No worries. I’m here to help. Start with exploring self-awareness. Here is the article for you to get a crash course on self-awareness.
When you are ready to implement, start with providing students with the opportunity to learn about and speak about their feelings, thoughts, and their influence on behavior. Teachers can use or create self-awareness activities and exercises for groups where learners:
- gain age-appropriate vocabulary words,
- are engaged in a class activity that asks students to identify feelings,
- discuss scenarios and talk about how each situation might make them feel,
- examine age-appropriate physical and emotional cues of a particular feeling/ emotion,
- have small-group discussions to talk about how emotions can influence behavior and many others.
Mindfulness is…
It should not be a difficult concept to understand even though infusing mindfulness in a classroom can be a harder task.
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Prep your mind by reading this article about what mindfulness looks like in a classroom.
Are you ready to implement?
- Well, the easiest topic to explore is a growth mindset.
- When your kids are ready for more, you can try exploring the topics of stress management, feelings, emotions, and how they impact behavior.
- Later, dive into interest, strength, and interest.
- In addition, try some class challenges to build a mindful classroom community.
Looking for some ideas about what to offer to your students that would boost their interest and stir their imagination?
Explore my shop for creative journals, writing challenges, and reading logs.
Try these creative writing prompts or writing prompts with pictures to create short stories.
The reading journal has great worksheets for recording reading logs that focus on summary, predictions, vocabulary, and offers some pop-up questions for students to ponder.
