Take social-emotional learning activities outside with a nature walk that uses students’ five senses. Explore the changing color of leaves, different leaf shapes, pine cones, and more. Listen for birds and other critters. Lie down on the grass and feel the earth beneath you as you look up...
When it comes to school kids, little things make a mightier impact. Often, elementary school kids are not well-versed in daily morning greetings. However, if you teach them, everyday greetings might help them with social and emotional learning. The thought of customary greeting might excite stu...
Many kids on the spectrum can spend years learning emotional regulation skills. It can be tough going for them. By the time you, as a teacher, SLP or mental health professional, are working with a child on these issues, the child may have already received a lot of ...
Social and Emotional Learning Activities and Lesson Plans Teach students the skills needed for success in and out of the classroom with these social and emotional activities and SEL lesson plans. Shaped Staff October 9, 2024 Read More 2024 First-Day-of-School Icebreakers for All Grades ...
Social-Emotional Skills~ For both social play and independent play, sensory activities allow children to play cooperatively or side by side. My son has had many positive experiences with other children over a bin of rice! Language Development~ Sensory play increases language development by experiencin...
This is a social-emotional activity inspired by the Mo Willems book Sam, the Most Scaredycat Kid in the Whole World. But even if you haven't read it, kids can get the gist: They can paint pet "monsters" onto smooth, flat stones, then keep them in their pockets to either tell their...
(2009). Promoting social and emotional learning with games: "It‟s fun and we learn things". Simulation & Gaming, 40 (5), 626- 644. DOI: 10.1177/1046878109333793.Hromek, R., & Roffey, S. (2009). Promoting social and emotional learning with games: ...
Social and Emotional Learning Activities and Lesson Plans Teach students the skills needed for success in and out of the classroom with these social and emotional activities and SEL lesson plans. Shaped Staff October 9, 2024 Read More 2024 First-Day-of-School Icebreakers for All Grades ...
Use social and emotional learning (SEL) video lessons at the beginning of the school year to teach your scholars interpersonal skills that are essential to building a strong classroom community. I’ve used theBuilding Empathylesson at the beginning of the year to support building a strong classroo...
Intrinsic Motivation and Social Aspect Bisson and Luckner argued that the promise of fun “can motivate learners to engage in activities with which they have little or no previous experience” (Bisson and Luckner1996, p. 110). Therefore, fun is not only an experience but it can be itself ...