Unit 2: SEL in Math
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While read aloud stories and culturally responsive teaching really help address the emotional side of social emotional learning, math games are a fantastic way to promote social development in our students. These promote sharing, taking turns, and fair play!
When creating math problems, we also need to consider the names and examples we use. For example:
Pretend you are writing an addition word problem for your second grade class.
"Max had 8 apples. George gave him 10 more. How many apples does George have now?"
Being a male teacher, it is common for me to simply choose male names in my word problems. To promote encouragement for all students I need to remember to include names and examples from all aspects of life. I may choose to change my question to:
"Sally has 8 apples. Josue gave her 10 more. How many apples does Sally have now?"
Check out these resources to learn more about Social Emotional Learning in Math!
https://www.edc.org/3-ways-promote-social-and-emotional-learning-through-math
Take note of how the authors differ their approaches to SEL in math depending on the students' grade level.
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