Unit 3: Integrating SEL
Unit 2: Classroom community and students emotions
Helping students understand their emotions
Emotional Intelligence is the foundation of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and key skill students need in order to make clearheaded decisions and manage emotions throughout life. Although we are born with the capacity to understand and express feelings, we don’t all use them effectively. Some students may ignore their feelings hoping that they’ll go away; other students may cling to their emotions, unable to process them.
How to teach your student emotional intelligence:
1. Help your child be aware of emotions.
2. Practice reading emotions in others.
3. Reflect on how your child has reacted in the past.
4. Come up with new strategies.
5. Find ways to help others
Strategies to add into the classroom:
How your students will benefit:
•Emotional intelligence is the ability to be smart about emotions.
•It can help kids with learning and thinking differences manage their challenges.
•There are things you can do to develop your child’s emotional intelligence.
Integrate SEL into daily academic instruction
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Mindfulness
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Mindfulness in the Classroom
Please read the article by Juliann Garey to better understand the importance and implementation of mindfulness in the classroom.
How it helps kids regulate behavior and focus on learning
Practice Mindfulness:
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Please take a few minutes to practice your own mindfulness. Lets use meditation as a way to stay mindful during stressful situations.
After your session, take notes on how you felt, what you thought, and how you feel after. I will add a discussion section if you feel comfortable sharing.
Please edit this space to add comments about your meditation experience
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