SEL Elementary School (K-5) E-Learning Lesson Plans - (WK 4/27-5/1)

SEL Elementary School (K-5) E-Learning Lesson Plans
                    (WK 4/27-5/1)

             We are in this together, only a little farther apart!

       This week marks exactly one month until the end of the school year. As we
enter into the month of May, our SEL focus shifts to Relationship Skills and the SEL
Theme of Service Learning. Below is a description of the May competency and
theme, as well as a kindness challenge for students to complete at home with
their families to help make the world a little brighter!
                            May SEL Competency and Theme
SEL Competency- Relationship Skills: Allow individuals to develop and maintain
healthy relationships with others, including the ability to work well with classmates
in order to participate in collaborative groups.
SEL Theme- Service Learning: We commit to working with others to make our
community and the world better.
                  May 30 Day “In Service” to Kindness Challenge
       Here is how it works: Click on the link below for instructions and ideas for
how children, adults and families can do one small thing each day to make a
kinder, more connected world during in the last month of school. Simply provide
the kindness challenge instructions to your students and find a creative way for
students to share their experience virtually.
      Click Here for the 30 Kindness Challenge

SEL Elementary School (K-5) E-Learning Lesson Plans (WK 4/27-5/1)
       The following lesson plans focus on a different SEL competency and
standard. The daily format offers 1)an SEL morning motivator, 2) an emotion
check in, 3) a mindful moment, 4) a story which illustrates an SEL competency and
4) a question which can be used as a journal prompt or a discussion (in home or
virtual). Please review the SEL competency and standard for the day and guide
students through all or some of the virtual learning experiences. These lessons can
be used as live Google Meet lessons or assign as independent work.
Have a great week and remember, we are all in this together, only a little farther
apart. Be kind to yourself and the people around you this week.

                         Wk of 4/27-5/1 SEL Lessons Plans

                                 Mindful Monday

SEL Competency: Self-Awareness
SEL Standard: 1A . Understands and demonstrates an awareness of one’s
emotions, thoughts, and values.

SEL          What are the best qualities about the grown up in your house and
Morning      how many of those qualities do you have?
Motivator

Check in     On a scale from 1-5 how do you feel today?
Greeting     (1=sad, mad or frustrated and 5 = happy, glad or excited)

Mindful      Go Noodle-Get Your Body Moving
Moment       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpD9kRyBn8o

Story of     Hair Love
the Day      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Iw3gmX39Y
             This was our book of the month for September.
             As you read, think: Where did you see kindness in this story?

Journal      In Hair Love, the dad helps Zuri with her hair. What qualities does
Prompt       Zuri’s dad have? Is kindness one of those qualities? What qualities
             does Zuri have? How is your family similar or different from these
             characters? Write or draw about the great qualities your family has.

Consider writing a note or drawing a picture for a caregiver in your
            life that shows all the qualities you love about them.

Terrific Tuesday

SEL Competency: Self-Management
SEL Standard: 2C. Understands and demonstrates how to use coping skills to
persevere through challenges and/or conflict with optimism, determination, and
resilience.

SEL         While doing your online work today expect to get distracted. That is
Morning     ok. Make a tally mark and then get back to your task. Try to do
Motivator   better tomorrow.

Check In    How do you feel about your week? Say, “Oh ya!” if it was good, say
Greeting    “hmmm” if it was so so, or “boo” if it was not very good. Think of one
            thing today that will help you finish the week strong.

Mindful     Kids Bop-Can’t Stop that Feeling!
Moment      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzcTN4YyHZs
            Dance along!

Story of    Can we all Have a Mindset of a Champion
the Day     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px9CzSZsa0Y

Journal     Why is failing a big part of succeeding?
Prompt

                             Wondrous Wednesday

SEL Competency: Social-Awareness
SEL Standard: 3A. Demonstrates awareness and understanding of other people’s
emotions The ability to take the perspective of and perspectives.

SEL         Draw several different emojis and ask the people in your house
Morning     which one most closely represents how they feel.
Motivator

Check in
Greeting

                                                                  What Emoji
            are you feeling today?

Mindful     Banana Meatball
Moment      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ9q4U2P3ig

Story of    Each Kindness
the Day     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlNgYno4W14&t=94s

Journal     Describe a time that you were a good friend. What did you do?
Prompt

                               Thankful Thursday

SEL Competency: Relationship Skills

SEL Standard: 4B. Develops and cultivates collaborative relationships within
and outside of his/her peer group to build personal and professional
community(ies).

SEL         List a few people old and younger than you and find a way to help
Morning     them. You are more useful than you may think.
Motivator

Check in    Think of how you are feeling right now. Choose an animal that
Greeting    represents how you feel. Do you feel wise like an owl? Or strong like
            a lion? Ask someone in your family what animal they feel like today.

Mindful     Kids Workout Video
Moment      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_A_HjHZxfI

Story of
the Day     The Giving Tree

            https://youtu.be/Ybcr1HL7sq0

Journal     Why did the giving tree give so much of herself? Does a person get
Prompt      joy from helping? Describe a time when you got joy from giving to
            another.

                                Reflective Friday

SEL Competency: Responsible Decision-Making
SEL Standard: 5A. Considers and understands both the positive and negative
consequences to self, others, and the community when making decisions.

SEL         List some positive things you can do to get positive consequences.
Morning     (Take out the trash and receive a thank you.)
Motivator

Check in   How are you feeling about your week? Give a thumbs up if you feel
Greeting   good, a sideways thumbs if you feel ok, or a thumbs down if it wasn’t
           so good.

Mindful    Gonoodle-Roller Coaster
Moment     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSDxhF6GIUU

Story of
the Day    City Green

           https://youtu.be/wny3wrhC9mk

Journal    Why did the main character in City Green make the decision to
Prompt     build a community garden? What is something you would want to
           do to make the world a better place? Write or draw about it.