Unit 1: Communication
Communication
Making a Classroom Community using SEL
Introduction
When beginning a new year, participants and students may be nervous about a new school year. Many students may not be okay with talking to the other students in their classroom. Having a social emotional lesson about communication can begin to make your students understand how to communicate effectively with their other students and the participants.
In this unit we will cover the following topics:
- Verbal/Non-verbal Cues
- Having control of our feelings
- Eye contact
- Active Listening
Objectives
- Participants classroom will be able to communicate with one another effectively.
- Participants classroom will understand how to stay in control of their feelings.
- Participants classroom will understand how to be active listeners in and out of the classroom.
Lesson
Introduction Participants may have some students who do not know what healthy communication is. This could potentially affect the way your classroom is running. When you don't know what healthy communication is issues could arise. For example, students could be having a rough day and the others don't realize because they do not understand what non-verbal cues are.
Participants should have their students line up in order silently by their birthday (Month and day). Students will need to realize how they will communicate with one another without verbally talking.
Have the students return to their seats and ask them what the hardest part about lining up was. Students may have different answers. Have a discussion to see how they communicated with their classmates to get into their correct order.
Lesson Participants should now transition to explain to students that there are many skills to have healthy communication.
In order for participants classroom's to have healthy communication we need to learn what skills we need:
Clicking on these above will bring you to a resources to implement these skills into the participants classroom. This will take multiple days to implement into your classroom.
Assessment
Participants will have students complete their Social Emotional Learning Check-in Journal
As the participant implements each part into their classroom students will continue filling out their journals.
Ready to reflect Unit 1?
Unit 1: Communication Participant Reflection
Remember to send a copy to yourself so you will have a copy to refer back to.
Materials
File:Free Social Emotional Learning Check-In Journal Sample by WholeHearted School Counseling.pdf