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Social Emotional Learning: Resources and Articles for Educators

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Social Emotional Learning: Resources and Articles for Educators

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While academics are naturally an important component of teaching, equipping students with lifelong skills they will leverage outside the classroom is also an essential part of the job.

After a challenging previous school year, social and emotional learning (SEL) is a major concern among educators as students return to classrooms this fall. SEL involves helping students manage their emotions, achieve their goals, express empathy, build positive relationships, and make responsible decisions, according to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) website. Along with the pandemic, digital technology and an increased emphasis on mental health have placed SEL in the spotlight in K-12 education in recent years.

SEL Resources for Teachers

To integrate SEL into your classroom and understand its importance in schools, we've compiled a series of free SEL resources. These social and emotional learning articles shed light on strategies to build community in the classroom, school success and transformation stories, and activities for students across all grade levels.

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Social and Emotional Learning: Resources and Articles for Educators

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While academics are naturally an important component of teaching, equipping students with lifelong skills they will leverage outside the classroom is also an essential part of the job. After a challenging previous school year, social and emotional learning (SEL) is a major concern among educators as students return to classrooms this fall.

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If social-emotional learning (SEL) seems like it's everywhere these days, that's because it is. And for good reason: SEL has been thoroughly studied and the benefits to students are clear.

So what is SEL? According to , one of the preeminent organizations promoting SEL education, the concept can be defined as the process through which young people:

Acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities

Manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals

Feel and show empathy for others

Establish and maintain supportive relationships

Make responsible and caring decision

As students and teachers navigate remote and hybrid learning environments, it's more important than ever to effectively incorporate SEL into daily instruction. By doing this, it can help to provide an equitable and thriving educational environment. Here are a few things you can do today to apply social and emotional learning in your classroom:

Hold morning meetings

Many learners continue to attend school remotely, so it's important to provide a place for personal interactions. Regularly bring class together through virtual meetings where students can grow their social skills by sharing experiences and creating relationships during school. You can even use IXL certificates to give shout-outs to students for their participation and achievements!

Keeps lines of communication open

Feedback from teacher to student-and between students themselves-is a huge part of building community. Learners derive motivation from their peers to stay on top of assignments, and from teachers to feel secure that educators are invested in their success. An educational environment that lacks constructive feedback and positive engagement can leave learners wondering if you really care about them, so make sure you keep in touch no matter where you're teaching from.

Use IXL's Live Classroom and Live Message feature to provide instant feedback while students are learning. Letting students know that they are supported and that their hard work is recognized will help them to develop a growth mindset and prosper in the classroom.

Spread positivity

During times of hardship, sharing positive news and celebrating small victories can go a long way. Several programs provide resources focusing on educational news for K-12 students that you can adapt for co-curricular ELA or social studies instruction.

Teachers can also highlight positive student behaviors that are sometimes overlooked, such as a high attendance rate or behaving well as a class. Here are a few concrete steps your class can take to meet these goals:

PBS provides videos and interactive lessons for PreK-5 students that tackle important SEL issues, such as managing self-expression and inner feelings.

Utilize SEL-specific programs by organizations, such as CASEL or Second Step , which offer many free resources to help teachers become more effective at implementing SEL instruction.

"Caught You Being Good" programs are a fantastic way to celebrate the things your class is doing right and incentivize positive behavior. Teachers give students Caught You Being Good slips for doing good deeds. Each week a student is chosen as the Caught You Being Good Student of the Week and can receive a special lunch, treats, or extra recess time on Friday.

Encourage student journaling

Whether it's in class or at home, asking students to write about their feelings and experiences can be a wonderful way to foster social connections through reflection and optional sharing. It also helps students release stress and emotions that they may be holding in. Try out apps like , , or that facilitate sharing and collaboration between classmates.

SEL instruction has positive effects on learning outcomes and increases student buy-in. Start small with these ideas and then explore school-wide opportunities with your leadership team to implement moving forward.

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Educating with empathy in the classroom - IXL Official Blog

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If social-emotional learning (SEL) seems like it's everywhere these days, that's because it is. And for good reason: SEL has been thoroughly studied and the benefits to students are clear. So what is SEL?

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Relationship Building:Getting to know your students

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Relationship Building:Getting to know your students

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Relationship Building: Getting To Know Your Students

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Getting to Know Your Students DEEPLY: 2021-2022 PD

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Books to Supplement the Second Step Lessons

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Books to Supplement the Second Step Lessons

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Unit 1 Book List: Skills for Learning

Week 1: Welcoming

Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud, illustrated by David Messing. This books helps set a positive tone for your classroom by giving children a visual way to think about kindness toward others.

We All Sing with the Same Voice by J. Philip Miller Miller and Sheppard M. Greene, illustrated by Paul Meisel. The words to the welcoming song for the popular children's television series, Sesame Street, are matched with illustrations in this lively book for children. It show children that even though they may come from different places, they are still basically the same.

Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. It's Froggy's first day of school, and he's nervous! The illustrations and simple words show children how Froggy successfully makes it through his first day.

Week 2: Listening

Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen by Howard Binkow, illustrated by Susan F. Cornelison. Promote children's school readiness and encourage positive listening skills with this fun story about a bunny named Howard B. Wigglebottom.

My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook, illustrated by Carrie Hartman. Told from the child's perspective, this entertaining book helps children understand the importance of respecting others by listening and waiting for their turn to speak.

Week 3: Focusing Attention

The Listening Walk by Paul Showers, illustrated by Aliki. As a father and child take a walk together, they listen and focus their attention on all the sounds that are around them. Read this story to children before taking children on their own "listening walk."

Listen and Learn by Cheri J. Meiners. This colorful book helps children understand what it looks like and means to listen and focus their attention.

Week 4: Self-Talk

The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper. This is a classic story of a little engine that uses positive self-talk to help him get to the top of a high mountain.

Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton. Katy is a tractor that uses self-talk and determination to save the day in a small town that gets hit by a blizzard.

Week 5: Following Directions
Week 6: Asking for What You Need or Want

My Truck is Stuck by Kevin Lewis and Daniel Kirk. This fun, rhyming story tells how two dogs must continue to ask for help getting their truck unstuck.

I Need a Little Help by Kathy Schultz. This repetitive, rhyming story shows how a young boy asks his mother for help throughout the day.

Unit 2 Book List: Empathy
Week 7: Identifying Feelings
Week 8: More Feelings

Sometimes I'm Scared by Jane Annunziata and Marc Nemiroff, illustrated by Bryan Langdo. This book addresses several common childhood fears. It then gives simple advice to children on how they can deal with those fears.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz. Alexander is having a bad day. Nothing seems to be going his way. Use this book to help children learn to focus on what is happening as a way to identify how someone feels.

Week 9: Identifying Anger

When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry by Mollly Bang. This story describes in words and pictures how many children feel when they are really angry. (Caldecott Honor Book)

When I Feel Angry by Cornelia Maude Spelman, illustrated by Nancy Cote. Bunny, the main character of this story, describes when she feels angry and what she does not to act in angry ways.

Week 10: Same or Different Feelings

Who Is the Beast? by Keith Baker. A young tiger does not understand why all the jungle animals flee the "beast" as he passes by. Could he be the beast? The tiger begins comparing himself to all the other animals in the jungle, and discovers that he is not so different after all.

Whoever You Are by Mem Fox. This book explores what is different and the same about people all over the world.

Week 11: Accidents
Week 12: Caring and Helping

When I Care About Others by Cornelia Maude Spelman. Colorful illustrations help tell the story of young bear cub that needs to be cared for, but later learns to care for others too.

Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace by Shelley Moore Thomas, illustrated by Eric Futran. This book is full of color photographs of people from all over the world caring, helping, and being kind to one another.

Unit 3 Book List: Emotion Management
Week 13: We Feel Feelings in Our Bodies
Week 14: Strong Feelings
Week 15: Naming Feelings
Week 16: Managing Disappointment
Week 17: Managing Anger
Week 18: Managing Waiting
Unit 4 Book List: Friendship Skills and Problem Solving
Week 19: Fair Ways to Play

Share and Take Turns by Cheri J. Meiners. In this colorful book, a young girl learns how share and take turns in a variety of situations.

Emily's Sharing and Caring Book by Cindy Post Senning and Peggy Post, illustrated by Leo Landry. Two young friends demonstrate different ways of sharing, taking turns, and being nice and polite to others.

Week 20: Having Fun with Friends
Week 21: Inviting to Play
Week 22: Joining In with Play
Week 23: Saying the Problem

I Have a Little Problem, Said the Bear by Heinz Janisch and Silke Leffler. Bear has a problem and everyone he meets has solutions! However, nobody listens to Bear long enough to hear him say what is really the problem. This story stresses the importance of clearly saying the problem before coming up with solutions.

Talk and Work It Out by Cheri J Meiners. The children in this book demonstrate calming down when you have strong feelings before solving problems. They then use words to say the problem, before they think of solutions.

Week 24: Thinking of Solutions
Week 25: Speaking Up Assertively

What About Bear? by Suzanne Bloom. Goose and Bear return with their new friend, Little Fox, in this sequel to A Splendid Friend Indeed. But they have a problem. Little Fox is not nice to Bear and is always trying to leave him out. Goose assertively tells Little Fox that if he wants to play, he has to learn to play with Bear too.

Little Lost Owl by Chris Haughton. Little Owl has a problem. He fell from his nest, and now he can't find his mom! The story follows Little Owl as he assertively asks various forest creatures for help finding his mom.

Week 26: Learning in Kindergarten
Week 27: Riding the Kindergarten Bus
Week 28: Making New Friends in Kindergarten

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Books to Supplement the Second Step Lessons

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Find resources to help students manage their emotions, resolve conflicts, and make responsible decisions—creating the healthiest school culture possible.

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Social Emotional Learning Resource Board

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Social Emotional Learning Resource Board

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No mobile devices in your classroom? No worries! You can enjoy Nearpod from any web browser :) Create, engage, and assess your students in every lesson!

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No mobile devices in your classroom? No worries! You can enjoy Nearpod from any web browser :) Create, engage, and assess your students in every lesson!

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No mobile devices in your classroom? No worries! You can enjoy Nearpod from any web browser :) Create, engage, and assess your students in every lesson!

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GRADE 4 Lesson 2 1 Listening With Attention

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GRADE 4 SSP Lesson 14 1 Avoiding Jumping to Conclusions

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1. Click :add: to get started.
2. Listen to each disagreement situation. 3. Use your :highlighter: to color in the rose that would be a respectful way to resolve the disagreement. Cross out the rose that would be an unhelpful way to solve the disagreement.
4. Click the :check: to submit!

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Think about the story The Most Magnificent Thing. Tell about what the character was thinking and feeling, and what she does. Use the :label:, :drawing: and :mic: to tell about the character. When you're done, click the :check: to post to your journal.

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What do you do with a problem? (Listen and Respond)

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Tap :link: Listen to the story Tap :add: Tap :drawing: Respond to the question by drawing a picture Tap :label: Type a sentence about your picture Tap :mic: then tap :arrow: Read your sentence Tap :pause: To end the recording Tap :check: to upload your work to your portfolio

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1. Read each scenario and determine how you can take responsibility for the action. Record what you would say or do using the label tool :label: 2. Determine if the phrase is shows blaming or taking responsibility and use the move tool :move: to place it into the correct category.

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Finish the sentence with a video, picture, or journal. "I wish my teacher knew..." Tap :check: add your work to your journal