Social and Emotional Learning
Implementingsocial-emotional learning in schoolsis important for many reasons, whether to improveschool culture, address discipline problems, or build strong relationships.
As teachers, we know that teaching is a social science, and the better students feel about themselves and their community, the better they will perform academically. In fact, in HMH’s6th Annual Educator Confidence Report, published in collaboration with YouGov, 77% of educators said they are concerned about students’ social-emotional well-being, and 94% agree that students need more social and emotional support.
So how do we teach students to be the best versions of themselves? To help, we’ve compiled someHero Academysocial-emotional learning activities for elementary students in Grades Pre-K–4!
SEL Activities for Elementary School
According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), there arefive core competenciesthat enhance students’ capacity to integrate skills, attitudes, and behaviors to deal effectively and ethically with daily tasks and challenges:
- Self-awareness
- Self-management
- Social awareness
- Relationship skills
- Responsible decision-making
Credit: CASEL, 2017
Self-Awareness
When it comes to teaching students about self-awareness, our job as educators is to set high ethical standards and help students believe in themselves in order to drive them forward. It’s also about teaching gratitude and appreciating the good in others, ourselves, and positive aspects of our lives.
Usethis SEL lesson for elementary students to teach your class to appreciate their own strengths but also ask for help when they need it.Download the activity.
Self-Management
Self-management is the next SEL competency that students should master to regulate their own emotions, manage stress, and work toward personal and academic goals. If we teach students to approach everything as learners, they will internalize a growth mindset and not give up in the face of challenges.
Usethis activity to teach students the power of trying again.Download the activity.
Social Awareness
This competency is extremely important for helping students gain the life skills of collaborating in groups, having empathy, respecting others, and appreciating diversity. Realizing that we are all interconnected and responsible for one another will help students feel a sense of community in and outside of the classroom.
Use this worksheet to show students that we all have special talents that add up to great communities.Download the activity.
Relationship Skills
Having good relationship skills will help students succeed throughout their lives. We can teach them this competency by focusing on communication and teamwork. Whether students are defending their opinions, negotiating a turn on the swings, or collaborating together on an assignment, having healthy relationships is vital!
Use this lesson to teach students about resilience and that asking for help shows willingness to learn.Download the activity.
Responsible Decision-Making
This is the culmination of all the life skills that we try to teach our students. We can teach our students to make good choices by helping them analyze situations, plan ahead, weigh options, solve problems, and step out of their comfort zone to help others.
Usethis SEL activity for elementary students to help young learners seek challenges and put their decision-making skills to the test.Download the activity.
More SEL Lessons for Elementary Students
Social and emotional skills are essential to personal and academic growth. Whatsocial- emotional learning activitiesdo you incorporate into your classroom?Share your ideas with us! Reach out on Twitter (@HMHCo) or email us atShaped@hmhco.com.
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