All about Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Check out the following links and websites for more resources on Social-Emotional Learning:  Expect Respect and a Safe Education (ERASE) - https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/erase Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Educators (EASE) - https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/mental-health-substance-use/child-teen-mental-health/ease Healthy Minds BC - prevention and early intervention tools and resources - https://healthymindsbc.gov.bc.ca/ Open Mind Youth Mental Health Resources - https://openmindbc.ca/family/ Resources on Vicarious Trauma: Self Care and Strategies by Organizations to Support Wellness - https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/managing-your-health/mental-health-substance-use/child-teen-mental-health/vicarious_trauma_and_organization_resource_list.pdf Resources on Mindfulness in Education from Edutopia - https://www.edutopia.org/article/mindfulness-resources SEL Programs from CASEL - https://pg.casel.org/review-programs...

Here you will find a sample rubric for all 5 CASEL SEL competencies to assess student participation during SEL Lessons:  Click the link below to download a copy:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kQ2LNKd8165js-wbizuFLYWyp-W4C_V2GFkghKvud9E/edit?usp=sharing

Image from: https://stock.adobe.com/ca/search/images?k=activity+word Here are some common and popular SEL learning activities to do with your students or children. The possibilities and variations are unlimited!  Outdoor SEL Gardening  Cloud Gazing  Nature Walks  Mindful Walks Literacy Learning (ex. reading)  Scavenger Hunts Mindfulness  Mindful Breathing Techniques Sensory Activities Grounding Techniques  Guided mediation                                                                                                          Using the Hoberman sphere to help support mindful breathing  Gratitude   Gratitude Journal  Thank Y...

Image source: https://libguides.csudh.edu/Curriculum-Statistics Here are some ready-to-use sample lesson plans to teach and implement with your class. Please note that these lesson plans are designed for grades K-5, but easily adaptable to other grade/age levels.  Identity Art  Grade: 2-5  | Unit: SEL, ELA, Social Studies, Art  Big Ideas: Stories and other texts connect us to ourselves, our families, and our communities. Curriculum Competencies: Use sources of information and prior knowledge to make meaning Use developmentally appropriate reading, listening, and viewing strategies to make meaning Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers, as appropriate, to develop understanding of self, identity, and community Demonstrate awareness of the role that story plays in personal, family, and community identity Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to stories and other texts to make meaning Plan and create a variety of communication forms for differ...