Unit 1: SEL in English
Part 1: Participate
Fill out this anonymous survey and think about how you incorporate SEL into your students' learning right now. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScl-8HgATgaGgtI_3gHK0sARmMtQsxXmRxe56ocDfLLr1a-Iw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Part 2: Watch/Read
Of course every teachers' go to for Social Emotional Learning is read aloud books. They are effective and easy to implement throughout the day. While this should not be our only method of SEL instruction, it is important we discuss how to implement this.
Please take a minute and watch these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DyI2Nv1AvE&t=4s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZSGgsDirLo&t=175s
Check out this article from Thoughtful Learning to see the impact of developing SEL skills through literature. https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/blogpost/developing-social-emotional-skills-through-literature
In order to fully incorporate SEL into our literacy teaching, we need our students to make connections with their story. Asking questions such as "How would you feel if you were the character in this story" and "How can you relate to what has happened in the story" are ways for our students to think deeper about the meaning and purpose of the story.
Part 3: Reflect
How do you think these read aloud stories would benefit student learning? Think about how you could do this in your own classroom!
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Unit 2: SEL in Math