Unit 3: SEL in Social Studies
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Social emotional learning can come just as easy in social studies as it does in reading, writing, and math. The whole idea of human relationships is embedded in the curriculum of social studies and is the backbone of social emotional learning. Students need to understand the relationships of people in their society an in turn, understand what their job is as students.
Check out this link from the American historical association that explains the history among social studies and the difference between this subject and all the other subjects. Take note of how different we can incorporate social emotional learning and social studies than we did in math.
Social studies is often the subject where we embed the New York State social emotional learning benchmarks into the curriculum. These benchmarks are laid out for every grade and highlights important aspects of social emotional learning and what level the students should be at in their development.
Here is a comprehensive list of the state benchmarks for social emotional learning: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sss/documents/NYSSELBenchmarks.pdf
The CASEL framework is a framework that creates a foundation for applying evidence based SEL strategies to our community. The “CASEL Wheel” helps cultivate skills and environments that advance students learning and development.
Use This link to go to CASEl’s official website and use their interactive will to learn more about engaging my social emotional learning aligned with social studies standards:
https://casel.org/fundamentals-of-sel/what-is-the-casel-framework/
Self Reflection
Take some time to reflect upon your own teaching of social studies. So often in elementary classrooms, social studies gets over looked.
Think about:
1. How do you incorporate SEL into your students' curriculum?
2. Do you teach social studies in your classroom?
3. How can you effectively combine SEL and social studies into one lesson?
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