This social emotional learning (SEL) and character education curriculum for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders with empathy, perspective taking, conflict and resolution, and bullying lessons. It also teaches kids kindness and empathy with five social skills lessons filled with classroom tools and engaging activities for classroom lessons, guidance, or counseling.
They will also learn about social expectations and social cues, peer pressure, conflict resolution, and bullying prevention.
What does this Social Awareness unit cover?
Through various thought-provoking lessons, discussions, community-building ideas, and engaging activities…
⭐️Lesson 1: Social Cues & Expectations
Kids will learn to understand social expectations and attempt to follow them. They will learn and understand social cues and how they are used to communicate messages differently.
⭐️Lesson 2: Empathy
Kids will learn to understand empathy and why it is important. They will describe ways of being empathetic (looks, sounds, feels) and ways that are not. They will be encouraged to act in empathetic ways.
⭐️Lesson 3: Peer Pressure
Kids will learn to understand peer pressure and share good and bad examples from their knowledge and experience. They will learn strategies of how to avoid and respond to negative peer pressure.
⭐️Lesson 4: Conflict Resolution
Kids will learn to identify ways to solve conflict and demonstrate effort in solving them peacefully. They will describe conflicts they have encountered and what they learned.
⭐️Lesson 5: Anti-Bullying
Kids will learn to understand what bullying is and what it is not. They will learn to describe and demonstrate ways to stand up to and stop bullying behavior. They will be encouraged to actively attempt to stop bullying when they encounter it.
❤️Activities included in the Social Awareness unit:
- Discussion Starters cards
- Lesson Challenge Task Cards
- Anchor chart pieces & examples
- Reflection Journal
- Bulletin board ideas & materials
- Literature connections & writing activities
- Linked videos to support lessons
- Book connections & writing activities
- Card & board games
- Scenario task cards
- Posters
- Tabbed booklet about conflict resolution
- Anti-bullying pledge forms and hand quotes
- Ice Breaker activities
- Student survey
- & more!
⭐️PLUS A BRAND NEW BONUS: Family Partnership Guide
Connect with and encourage families to take part in the social-emotional learning development of their child and the concepts you are teaching at school. Each unit includes a printable guide with a letter to families, strategies and activities they can try at home, and a book guide with video links.
✅Check out the preview for a closer look at what this resource provides: the lesson plans, interactive activities, games, posters, and more.
WHY this is the ONE SEL resource you need to teach kids about this topic!
✔️Each lesson and activity can be extended to cover your SEL time for a month!
✔️This is a flexible SEL curriculum that can be taught when teachers have time
✔️Facilitate meaningful discussions and activities that build important social-emotional skills and grow the classroom community.
✔️Save time as the planning is done for you.
✔️This is research-based and follows the CASEL framework for SEL.
✔️Works great for morning meetings or end of the day lessons, for school counselors, classroom teachers, and in a homeschool setting.
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sarah H. says, "Perfect resource to teach the social and emotional skills students need to the deficit created by the pandemic. My students respond so well to these lessons and they truly need them!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Monica L. says, "My students really enjoyed this resource! It opened up some honest conversations about empathy and social awareness. I love the clear and organized lesson plans."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kelsey H. says, "Great topics for social lessons with my students. The lessons are easy to follow. I also like the page for books that can go along with the lesson."
♥♥The mind+heart Social Emotional Learning Curriculum for 3-5 is available for a SPECIAL DISCOUNT. You get an entire year’s worth of lessons (40 included) and activities to help older kids to develop emotional literacy, self-control, and social competence! ♥♥
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