SEL Resources

Hi All! I hope you all had a much needed and relaxing day off.  This school year has been more than a challenge with academics and data.  We need to be looking at our students in all areas.  That includes their social emotional learning, in fact, that needs to be a top priority.  Without it, the academic stuff will never stick.  

I know we have breakfast in the classroom and our busses are late but I encourage you to work to get as much morning meeting time in with your kiddos.  They NEED that time. 

You do not have to wait until every students is done eating before you start morning meeting.  They can also join in when they get in from the buses.  They need time to share and connect with you and each other every morning.  School is a safe place for so many of our students.   

This week on the blog, I thought I would share some resources for Social Emotional Learning.  

What is Social Emotional learning?  It is the ability to understand & manage emotions, set and achieve goals, feel and show empathy for others & build relationships. All of these skills can be supported in the classroom through morning meeting, books, games, and social stories. 

We know our students will hear about the events that happened at the high school and we need to be prepared to listen and support them as they go through this difficult time.  

I know we have been using our SEL Slides this year but I wanted to share some more resources to help support you! 

I love this video and how it explains the importance of SEL in school, work and life!

Think about your class and your past classes.  Look over this poster.  Many of the "behaviors" that we see in our classrooms stem from poor Social Emotional Skills. 

Don't forget that we have tons of social stories pre recorded on our Park View Info site!  

Identifying the behavior and finding the social emotional skill/story that supports it will allow you to plan out a systematic way to address the behavior and provide support to the student. 

Love this list of SEL books!  There are so many good ones to add to your morning meeting or interactive read aloud! Click the image to head to Nourishing my Scholar and read about each of the books.  

During your morning meetings, don't forget about those morning check ins!   Here is a simple way to check in with your kiddos from Playful in Primary!

The Pathway to Success is filled with 25 ways to support social emotional learning in your classroom!!!!  So many goodies!  Love the journaling, the breathing cards & the focus on positive self talk. Click the image! 

Spend some time watching this video and making connections to executive function. Listening to these kiddos is sooooo powerful! Edutopia did it again! 

For those of you that participated in our Conscious Discipline book study,  I love the Brain Smart Start!  The focus on being safe and disengaging stress through breathing is so powerful! 

Setting up a safe spot in your classroom can be super helpful to students struggling with Social Emotional Learning.  I love how this post has a goal of leading the students back to the class. 

So, as you begin to think about plans for next week, be sure that you are thinking about SEL and what you can do to support all our students.  Thank you in advance for everything that you do and will do for our students!