Social-Emotional Learning Matters!
Build a positive classroom culture with 50 quick activities to weave social-emotional learning into your curriculum. As outlined by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), the 50 activities in this book strengthen your students’ core competencies of:
- Self-awareness
- Self-management
- Social awareness
- Relationship skills
- Responsible decision-making
Hit the ground running with lessons that enhance student development—such as their mindset, beliefs, disposition, emotions, and behavior—in a minimal amount of time. Complement your curriculum rather than taking away from it, with SEL activities fused with the educational goals of your class.
Table of Contents
Introduction
- What Is Social-Emotional Learning?
- Why Enact Social-Emotional Learning?
- Creation of Activities
- Benefits
- Next Steps
- A Note on Virtual Education Adaptation
Activities
- Welcome Signs
- Personal Values in 30 Circles
- Graffiti
- Chain Note
- Coping Charades
- Four Seasons
- Ask and Tell
- Tweet It
- Six-Word Story: Concise Written Expression
- Challenge Storm
- Challenging Graph
- Making Mistakes
- Positivity Quilt
- Paper Plate It
- Plotting Frustrations
- Multiple Perspectives: Traveling the Room
- Anti-Harassment Posters
- Alphabet Posters
- Nice Noodles
- Overcomer Cards
- Relationship Goals
- Breaking Negativity
- Anxiety Toss
- Goal Hurdles
- Mental Health Snap
- Mystery Animal
- Thankful Turkey
- Scavenger Hunt
- Compliment Tree
- Pumpkin Carving
- Organizational Skills
- Sweet Diversity
- Shout Out!
- Speed Friending
- Silent Fear
- Four Corners of Relationships
- Goal Bingo
- Block of Confidence
- Hero Tic-Tac-Toe
- Play-Doh® Proud
- Gossip Sticky Notes
- Fear Factor T-Shirt
- Peace
- Job Search
- Interview
- More or Less
- Compliment Stickers
- Added Value
- Candy Characteristics
- Spirit Animal
Works Cited
About the Author
©2021. All levels. Reproducible. 127 pages.
Book Download: PDF with interactive templates. Color pages.
Print Book: Spiral-bound, 8.5 x 11 inches. Black and white pages.
About the Author
Arren Swift has many years of experience teaching high school social studies, including five years in AP U.S. History. He is currently completing his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction with a focus on social studies, and was an adjunct professor at the University of South Florida, teaching secondary social studies methods courses. In 2019, he was appointed to a professorship at Sam Houston State University in the department of Teaching and Learning.