SEL Weekly Lesson Plan
Week 16 Lesson Plan
SEL Weekly Lesson Plan Grade: Ages 6 – 13 Time: 2 – 55 minute session 3 – 10 minute sessions
Subject: SEL Competency: Perseverance Title: Positive Self Identity
Week 16 Objectives: Students will be able to… Develop a sense of belonging Describe oneself using several basic characteristics Show excitement and curiosity as a learner Define one’s self as a learner Demonstrate optimism and a positive sense of self Discuss hopes for the future 1. 55 MINUTE SEL SESSION: Aim: Understanding and expressing hopes and dreams for the future. Materials: None Time: 55 minutes Activities:
PARACHUTE OPENING INTRODUCTION ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 2 CONCLUSION PARACHUTE CLOSING
5 min 10 min 10 min 15 min 10 min 5 min
PARACHUTE OPENING Time: 5 minutes Materials: None
Open the Parachute Mindfulness Activity What are hopes and dreams? Acting out hopes and dreams Drawing your Dreams Close the Parachute
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan
INTRODUCTION: Mindfulness Time: 10 minutes Materials: None 1.
SAY: It is important to be mindful when we sit. Sometimes we sit for a long time in school, and it can make us tired and unhappy. Instead, by being aware of how you are sitting and knowing how to increase your energy, you can make sure you are alert, happy and able to learn. [NOTE: Read the following very slowly, calmly and gently. Pause between sentences.]
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SAY: Today we are going to learn how to be mindful while we sit in a chair or on our benches. Grow your back longer and taller, reaching your head to the sky. Breathe in through your nose, feeling your breath relax your body. Continue to stretch your back long, growing yourself tall like a giant. Now slowly lift your leg up off the ground, like a giant stomping through the forest. As you raise your foot, stretch your toes towards you. Breathe in. Slowly lower your foot back down and breathe out. Now repeat this on the other side – raising your foot and breathing in slowly, lowering your foot and breathing out. Lift your feet ten times. Now, take a few moments to sit still, growing your back tall. Breathe in and out slowly. Begin again. Raise your foot, flex your foot towards you, and breathe in slowly, lower your foot and breathe out. Continue to lift your feet
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan ten times, walking like a giant climbing over big mountains. Imagine you are a giant, walking slowly and steadily over a long, long distance. Again, take a few moments to sit still, growing your back tall. Breathe in and out slowly. Sit still now, reach your head tall, lengthening your back. This time, breathe out and raise the heel of one of your feet, pressing the ball of your foot deeper into the ground. Breathe in and lower your heel, releasing the pressure. On your next exhale, raise the heel of your other foot, pressing the ball of that foot deeper into the ground. Breathe in and lower your heel. Lift your heel and exhale, lower your heel and inhale. Repeat on both sides for ten times. Now, relax your feet and take a few moments to sit still, growing your back tall. Breathe in and out slowly. We will do this one last time. Lift your heel and exhale, lower your heel and inhale. Repeat on both sides for ten times. Imagine you are walking, being aware of every small movement and step. Continuing to breathe with each step. Relax after 10 repetitions – check how you are feeling, with your breath, and with your body.
ACTIVITY 1: What are Hopes and Dreams? Time: 10 minutes Materials: None Sensitivity Tip Students who are distressed might struggle with dreaming of the future. If the students are distressed perhaps provide examples, “Who wants to be X when they grow up?” If thinking about the future
1. SAY: Today we are going to talk about our hopes and dreams for the future.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan 2. SAY: I am going to tell you a personal story about a time when I had a dream. 3. DO: Tell the students a personal story about when you had a dream for the future. For example: When I was a student, I really enjoyed learning. I knew that all I wanted to do with my life was teach. 4. ASK: What do you think I did to make sure my dream came true? 5. SAY: I made sure I finished my education so I could grow up to be a teacher. I studied to be a teacher and worked very hard in school so I could make my dream a reality. 6. SAY: You can make your dreams come true too.
ACTIVITY 2: Acting out Hopes and Dreams Time: 15 minutes Materials: None 1. SAY: Let’s all come stand in a circle. 2. SAY: Silently think of what you want to do when you grow up. Do not tell anyone yet. 3. SAY: Each of you will act out what you want to be when you grow up. The rest of the class will have to guess what it is. 4. DO: Call on students, one at a time, to act out what they want to be when they grow up.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan After each student presents, ASK: What does s/he want to be when s/he grows up? 5. SAY: As you can see, all of us have exciting dreams and hopes for the future.
CONCLUSION: Drawing Your Dreams Time: 10 minutes Materials: paper and markers Sensitivity Tip If students in your class do not live with their families, change “families” to “people you live with.”
1. SAY: Now that we have all shared our hopes and dreams, we will have the opportunity to draw this dream. 2. SAY: Each of you can draw what your hopes will look like in the future. You will be able to take your drawings home so you can remember your hopes and dreams and share with your families. 3. DO: Pass out papers and markers. 4. SAY: As you finish your drawings, find a partner to share your drawing with. 5. SAY: Once you and your partner have finished showing each other your drawings, you can put them away so you remember to bring them home and show your families.
PARACHUTE CLOSE Time: 5 minutes Materials: None
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan 2. 55 MINUTE SEL LESSON: Aim: How have we changed this year? Materials: Paper, markers, prepared sample drawing of yourself with 3 things you want someone new to know about you (your favorite food, you holding hands with a friend, and a goal you have set) Time: 10 minutes Activities: PARACHUTE OPENING INTRODUCTION ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 2 CONCLUSION PARACHUTE CLOSING
5 min 10 min 15 min 15 min 10 min 5 min
Open the Parachute Mindfulness Activity Self Drawings Then and Now Circle Ball Toss Close the Parachute
PARACHUTE OPENING Time: 5 minutes Materials: None
INTRODUCTION: Mindfulness Time: 10 minutes Materials: None 1. SAY: Today you will get to choose your favorite mindfulness activity. 2. ASK: What is your favorite mindfulness activity we have done this year? 3. DO: Allow students to select their favorite mindfulness activity, and lead this activity. 4. After the mindfulness activity, ASK: What did you learn from doing mindfulness activities the past few months?
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan
ACTIVITY 1: Self Drawings Time: 15 minutes Materials: Paper, markers, prepared sample drawing of yourself with 3 things you want someone new to know about you (your favorite food, you holding hands with a friend, and a goal you have set) 1. SAY: Today we will draw pictures of ourselves. Each of you will draw a picture of yourself, including three (3) things that you would want new people you meet now to know about you. 2. DO: Hold up your prepared drawing, for example it shows your favorite food, you holding hands with a friend, and a goal you have set. 3. SAY: This is an example that I prepared in advance. 4. DO: Explain the drawing. For example: I drew myself, my favorite food, me holding hands with a friend, and a goal I set to be a teacher. 5. DO: Pass out paper and markers. Walk around and ask students follow up questions and assist them as needed. 6. SAY: As you finish up your drawings, think about what has changed on your drawing from the beginning of the year to now.
ACTIVITY 2: Then and Now Time: 15 minutes Materials: 1. SAY: Let’s all sit in a circle. 2. SAY: Each of you have grown over the past year.
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Age Adaptation For younger children, do not have them discuss how their peers have changed. Instead, prepare to say one nice thing that each student has improved this year.
Now we will have the opportunity to think about how we have changed this year. Each of you will show the picture you drew and explain the three things that you would want new people to know about you. You will also share one way those three things have changed since the beginning of the year. After you show your picture, someone from the class will share one way that they have seen you improve this year. 3. DO: Give an example to start, “Mary has changed because at the beginning, she wanted people to know that she liked to be alone. Now Mary likes to be with people.” 4. ASK: Who would like to begin? 5. DO: Each student shows their picture and explains the 3 things that they would want new people to know about them. After they share, ask if anyone in the class has something nice to say about how that student has changed. If not, tell the student one nice way that they have changed this year. 6. After all students have gone, SAY: This year, I have been so impressed with how all of you have grown and improved. You should be very proud.
CONCLUSION: Circle Ball Toss Time: 10 minutes Materials: Soft Ball 1. SAY: Let’s all stand in a circle. 2. SAY: All of this year, we have been learning about social-emotional learning. Now we will take a few minutes to think about everything we learned with a ball toss game.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan We will gently pass the ball to each other, when the ball is passed to you, you must say something you learned this year in SEL that you will use for the rest of your life. For example, this year I learned how to understand someone else’s feelings. We will continue until everyone has received the ball. You can only pass to people who have not yet received the ball. 3. ASK: Are there any questions? 4. DO: Continue to play the game until every student has a turn. 5. SAY: As you can see, we learned a lot this year in SEL. Hopefully these are just some of the skills you learned this year that will help you in life.
PARACHUTE CLOSING Time: 5 minutes Materials: None
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan 3. 10 MINUTE SEL REVIEW SESSION: Objective: Discuss hopes for the future Aim: How do we achieve our hopes for the future? Materials: GAPs, paper, pens/markers Time: 10 minutes Activities:
OLDER STUDENTS: Filling Out GAPs 1. SAY: Today we will set long-term goals. 2. DO: Hand out the GAP handouts (Appendix below) and markers 3. SAY: Sit and silently think of a realistic, long-term goal that you would like to achieve in the next 5 to 10 years. For example, you could set the goal of finishing secondary school. Your goals should be specific, achievable and time-bound, so you can achieve them within a certain time frame. 4. SAY: You will now have the opportunity to fill out a Goal Achievement Plan for your goal with a partner. 5. SAY: When you get to step three, you should identify an adult that you trust to review their 5-step step plan (#3) and a friend that you will ask to support you in achieving your goal (#5). 6. DO: Allow students 5 minutes to fill out the GAP. 7. SAY: Come back together. We will now share our goals with the whole class. 8. DO: Go around and have each student share their long-term goal. 9. SAY: You all have very exciting goals. Please keep these GAPs so you can keep track of your goal and the steps you need to take to get there.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan
YOUNGER STUDENTS: Drawing GAPs 1. SAY: Today we will set long-term goals. 2. DO: Hand out the GAP handouts (Appendix below), papers and markers. 3. SAY: Sit and silently think of a realistic, long-term goal that you would like to achieve in the next 5 to 10 years. For example, you could set the goal of finishing secondary school. Your goals should be specific, achievable and time-bound, so you can achieve them within a certain time frame. Draw this goal on the top of the GAP. 4. SAY: Then, draw 3-5 steps that it will take you to achieve that goal. Draw them in order. Make sure that you including asking a friend or an adult for help! 5. DO: Allow students 5 minutes to draw the GAP. 6. DO: Allow students 5 minutes to fill out the GAP. 7. SAY: Come back together as a class. We will now share our goals with the whole class. 8. DO: Go around and have each student share their long-term goal. 9. SAY: You all have very exciting goals. Please keep these GAPs so you can keep track of your goal and the steps you need to take to get there.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan 3. 10 MINUTE SEL REVIEW SESSION: Objective: Demonstrate optimism and a positive sense of self Aim: What do we wish for? Materials: paper, pens/markers, bucket (or other place to put slips of paper) Time: 10 minutes Activities:
OLDER STUDENTS: Writing Wishes and Thanks 1. DO: Put out three buckets or hats for putting slips of paper in. 2. SAY: Today we are going to share things that we wish for and things we are thankful for. 3. SAY: On three separate pieces of paper, you will individually write down or draw: one thing you wish for personally, one thing you wish for everyone in the class, and one thing you are thankful for from this class. 4. SAY: As you finish writing, place the slips of paper into the correct hat. 5. DO: Show students which bucket is for which wish or thanks. Pass around slips of paper and pens. 6. SAY: When you finish, come sit in a circle. We will pass the buckets around, and each of you will pick out one slip of paper from each bucket. 7. SAY: Once everyone has three slips of paper, let’s go around in a circle and read all three out loud. 8. DO: Go around the circle and have each student read the anonymous wishes and thanks.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan
YOUNGER STUDENTS: Saying Wishes and Thanks 1. SAY: Today we are going to share things that we wish for and things we are thankful for. 2. SAY: On one piece of paper, you will draw: one thing you wish for personally, one thing you wish for everyone in the class, and one thing you are thankful for from this class. 3. SAY: As you finish, come sit in a circle. We will each share our wishes and thanks out loud. 4. DO: Go around and have each student share his or her drawing.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan 4. 10 MINUTE SEL ASSESSMENT SESSION: Objective: Develop a positive sense of self and community, Demonstrate excitement as a learner Aim: What have we learned and what do we like about others in our class? Materials: Ball Time: 10 minutes Assessment Scoring: Pass – Gives compliments and says what they have learned Fail – Does not give appropriate compliments or say what they have learned Activities: 1. SAY: Today we are going to give each other compliments. 2. SAY: Come stand in a circle for the compliment circle. 3. SAY: The first person will toss a ball to someone else in the circle and give them a compliment about something they have improved at over the year. We will continue all the way until everyone has received the ball and given and received a compliment. 4. ASK: What kinds of skills do you think this builds? Answer: It builds Positive Social Skills (giving compliments) and Brain Building (multi-tasking: tossing the ball and speaking) 5. DO: Toss the ball to a shy student and give a compliment. 6. DO: After one round, reverse the compliments and passing the ball. 7. SAY: Thank you all for a great year in learning SEL.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan 8. DO: Go around the circle and say kind words about each of them and how they have grown.
SEL Weekly Lesson Plan Grade: Ages 6 – 13 Time: 2 – 55 minute session 3 – 10 minute sessions
Subject: SEL Competency: Perseverance Title: Positive Self Identity
Week 16 Objectives: Students will be able to… Develop a sense of belonging Describe oneself using several basic characteristics Show excitement and curiosity as a learner Define one’s self as a learner Demonstrate optimism and a positive sense of self Discuss hopes for the future 1. 55 MINUTE SEL SESSION: Aim: Understanding and expressing hopes and dreams for the future. Materials: None Time: 55 minutes Activities:
PARACHUTE OPENING INTRODUCTION ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 2 CONCLUSION PARACHUTE CLOSING
5 min 10 min 10 min 15 min 10 min 5 min
PARACHUTE OPENING Time: 5 minutes Materials: None
Open the Parachute Mindfulness Activity What are hopes and dreams? Acting out hopes and dreams Drawing your Dreams Close the Parachute
Week 16 Lesson Plan
SEL Weekly Lesson Plan
INTRODUCTION: Mindfulness Time: 10 minutes Materials: None 1.
SAY: It is important to be mindful when we sit. Sometimes we sit for a long time in school, and it can make us tired and unhappy. Instead, by being aware of how you are sitting and knowing how to increase your energy, you can make sure you are alert, happy and able to learn. [NOTE: Read the following very slowly, calmly and gently. Pause between sentences.]
2.
SAY: Today we are going to learn how to be mindful while we sit in a chair or on our benches. Grow your back longer and taller, reaching your head to the sky. Breathe in through your nose, feeling your breath relax your body. Continue to stretch your back long, growing yourself tall like a giant. Now slowly lift your leg up off the ground, like a giant stomping through the forest. As you raise your foot, stretch your toes towards you. Breathe in. Slowly lower your foot back down and breathe out. Now repeat this on the other side – raising your foot and breathing in slowly, lowering your foot and breathing out. Lift your feet ten times. Now, take a few moments to sit still, growing your back tall. Breathe in and out slowly. Begin again. Raise your foot, flex your foot towards you, and breathe in slowly, lower your foot and breathe out. Continue to lift your feet
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan ten times, walking like a giant climbing over big mountains. Imagine you are a giant, walking slowly and steadily over a long, long distance. Again, take a few moments to sit still, growing your back tall. Breathe in and out slowly. Sit still now, reach your head tall, lengthening your back. This time, breathe out and raise the heel of one of your feet, pressing the ball of your foot deeper into the ground. Breathe in and lower your heel, releasing the pressure. On your next exhale, raise the heel of your other foot, pressing the ball of that foot deeper into the ground. Breathe in and lower your heel. Lift your heel and exhale, lower your heel and inhale. Repeat on both sides for ten times. Now, relax your feet and take a few moments to sit still, growing your back tall. Breathe in and out slowly. We will do this one last time. Lift your heel and exhale, lower your heel and inhale. Repeat on both sides for ten times. Imagine you are walking, being aware of every small movement and step. Continuing to breathe with each step. Relax after 10 repetitions – check how you are feeling, with your breath, and with your body.
ACTIVITY 1: What are Hopes and Dreams? Time: 10 minutes Materials: None Sensitivity Tip Students who are distressed might struggle with dreaming of the future. If the students are distressed perhaps provide examples, “Who wants to be X when they grow up?” If thinking about the future
1. SAY: Today we are going to talk about our hopes and dreams for the future.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan 2. SAY: I am going to tell you a personal story about a time when I had a dream. 3. DO: Tell the students a personal story about when you had a dream for the future. For example: When I was a student, I really enjoyed learning. I knew that all I wanted to do with my life was teach. 4. ASK: What do you think I did to make sure my dream came true? 5. SAY: I made sure I finished my education so I could grow up to be a teacher. I studied to be a teacher and worked very hard in school so I could make my dream a reality. 6. SAY: You can make your dreams come true too.
ACTIVITY 2: Acting out Hopes and Dreams Time: 15 minutes Materials: None 1. SAY: Let’s all come stand in a circle. 2. SAY: Silently think of what you want to do when you grow up. Do not tell anyone yet. 3. SAY: Each of you will act out what you want to be when you grow up. The rest of the class will have to guess what it is. 4. DO: Call on students, one at a time, to act out what they want to be when they grow up.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan After each student presents, ASK: What does s/he want to be when s/he grows up? 5. SAY: As you can see, all of us have exciting dreams and hopes for the future.
CONCLUSION: Drawing Your Dreams Time: 10 minutes Materials: paper and markers Sensitivity Tip If students in your class do not live with their families, change “families” to “people you live with.”
1. SAY: Now that we have all shared our hopes and dreams, we will have the opportunity to draw this dream. 2. SAY: Each of you can draw what your hopes will look like in the future. You will be able to take your drawings home so you can remember your hopes and dreams and share with your families. 3. DO: Pass out papers and markers. 4. SAY: As you finish your drawings, find a partner to share your drawing with. 5. SAY: Once you and your partner have finished showing each other your drawings, you can put them away so you remember to bring them home and show your families.
PARACHUTE CLOSE Time: 5 minutes Materials: None
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan 2. 55 MINUTE SEL LESSON: Aim: How have we changed this year? Materials: Paper, markers, prepared sample drawing of yourself with 3 things you want someone new to know about you (your favorite food, you holding hands with a friend, and a goal you have set) Time: 10 minutes Activities: PARACHUTE OPENING INTRODUCTION ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 2 CONCLUSION PARACHUTE CLOSING
5 min 10 min 15 min 15 min 10 min 5 min
Open the Parachute Mindfulness Activity Self Drawings Then and Now Circle Ball Toss Close the Parachute
PARACHUTE OPENING Time: 5 minutes Materials: None
INTRODUCTION: Mindfulness Time: 10 minutes Materials: None 1. SAY: Today you will get to choose your favorite mindfulness activity. 2. ASK: What is your favorite mindfulness activity we have done this year? 3. DO: Allow students to select their favorite mindfulness activity, and lead this activity. 4. After the mindfulness activity, ASK: What did you learn from doing mindfulness activities the past few months?
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan
ACTIVITY 1: Self Drawings Time: 15 minutes Materials: Paper, markers, prepared sample drawing of yourself with 3 things you want someone new to know about you (your favorite food, you holding hands with a friend, and a goal you have set) 1. SAY: Today we will draw pictures of ourselves. Each of you will draw a picture of yourself, including three (3) things that you would want new people you meet now to know about you. 2. DO: Hold up your prepared drawing, for example it shows your favorite food, you holding hands with a friend, and a goal you have set. 3. SAY: This is an example that I prepared in advance. 4. DO: Explain the drawing. For example: I drew myself, my favorite food, me holding hands with a friend, and a goal I set to be a teacher. 5. DO: Pass out paper and markers. Walk around and ask students follow up questions and assist them as needed. 6. SAY: As you finish up your drawings, think about what has changed on your drawing from the beginning of the year to now.
ACTIVITY 2: Then and Now Time: 15 minutes Materials: 1. SAY: Let’s all sit in a circle. 2. SAY: Each of you have grown over the past year.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan
Age Adaptation For younger children, do not have them discuss how their peers have changed. Instead, prepare to say one nice thing that each student has improved this year.
Now we will have the opportunity to think about how we have changed this year. Each of you will show the picture you drew and explain the three things that you would want new people to know about you. You will also share one way those three things have changed since the beginning of the year. After you show your picture, someone from the class will share one way that they have seen you improve this year. 3. DO: Give an example to start, “Mary has changed because at the beginning, she wanted people to know that she liked to be alone. Now Mary likes to be with people.” 4. ASK: Who would like to begin? 5. DO: Each student shows their picture and explains the 3 things that they would want new people to know about them. After they share, ask if anyone in the class has something nice to say about how that student has changed. If not, tell the student one nice way that they have changed this year. 6. After all students have gone, SAY: This year, I have been so impressed with how all of you have grown and improved. You should be very proud.
CONCLUSION: Circle Ball Toss Time: 10 minutes Materials: Soft Ball 1. SAY: Let’s all stand in a circle. 2. SAY: All of this year, we have been learning about social-emotional learning. Now we will take a few minutes to think about everything we learned with a ball toss game.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan We will gently pass the ball to each other, when the ball is passed to you, you must say something you learned this year in SEL that you will use for the rest of your life. For example, this year I learned how to understand someone else’s feelings. We will continue until everyone has received the ball. You can only pass to people who have not yet received the ball. 3. ASK: Are there any questions? 4. DO: Continue to play the game until every student has a turn. 5. SAY: As you can see, we learned a lot this year in SEL. Hopefully these are just some of the skills you learned this year that will help you in life.
PARACHUTE CLOSING Time: 5 minutes Materials: None
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan 3. 10 MINUTE SEL REVIEW SESSION: Objective: Discuss hopes for the future Aim: How do we achieve our hopes for the future? Materials: GAPs, paper, pens/markers Time: 10 minutes Activities:
OLDER STUDENTS: Filling Out GAPs 1. SAY: Today we will set long-term goals. 2. DO: Hand out the GAP handouts (Appendix below) and markers 3. SAY: Sit and silently think of a realistic, long-term goal that you would like to achieve in the next 5 to 10 years. For example, you could set the goal of finishing secondary school. Your goals should be specific, achievable and time-bound, so you can achieve them within a certain time frame. 4. SAY: You will now have the opportunity to fill out a Goal Achievement Plan for your goal with a partner. 5. SAY: When you get to step three, you should identify an adult that you trust to review their 5-step step plan (#3) and a friend that you will ask to support you in achieving your goal (#5). 6. DO: Allow students 5 minutes to fill out the GAP. 7. SAY: Come back together. We will now share our goals with the whole class. 8. DO: Go around and have each student share their long-term goal. 9. SAY: You all have very exciting goals. Please keep these GAPs so you can keep track of your goal and the steps you need to take to get there.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan
YOUNGER STUDENTS: Drawing GAPs 1. SAY: Today we will set long-term goals. 2. DO: Hand out the GAP handouts (Appendix below), papers and markers. 3. SAY: Sit and silently think of a realistic, long-term goal that you would like to achieve in the next 5 to 10 years. For example, you could set the goal of finishing secondary school. Your goals should be specific, achievable and time-bound, so you can achieve them within a certain time frame. Draw this goal on the top of the GAP. 4. SAY: Then, draw 3-5 steps that it will take you to achieve that goal. Draw them in order. Make sure that you including asking a friend or an adult for help! 5. DO: Allow students 5 minutes to draw the GAP. 6. DO: Allow students 5 minutes to fill out the GAP. 7. SAY: Come back together as a class. We will now share our goals with the whole class. 8. DO: Go around and have each student share their long-term goal. 9. SAY: You all have very exciting goals. Please keep these GAPs so you can keep track of your goal and the steps you need to take to get there.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan 3. 10 MINUTE SEL REVIEW SESSION: Objective: Demonstrate optimism and a positive sense of self Aim: What do we wish for? Materials: paper, pens/markers, bucket (or other place to put slips of paper) Time: 10 minutes Activities:
OLDER STUDENTS: Writing Wishes and Thanks 1. DO: Put out three buckets or hats for putting slips of paper in. 2. SAY: Today we are going to share things that we wish for and things we are thankful for. 3. SAY: On three separate pieces of paper, you will individually write down or draw: one thing you wish for personally, one thing you wish for everyone in the class, and one thing you are thankful for from this class. 4. SAY: As you finish writing, place the slips of paper into the correct hat. 5. DO: Show students which bucket is for which wish or thanks. Pass around slips of paper and pens. 6. SAY: When you finish, come sit in a circle. We will pass the buckets around, and each of you will pick out one slip of paper from each bucket. 7. SAY: Once everyone has three slips of paper, let’s go around in a circle and read all three out loud. 8. DO: Go around the circle and have each student read the anonymous wishes and thanks.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan
YOUNGER STUDENTS: Saying Wishes and Thanks 1. SAY: Today we are going to share things that we wish for and things we are thankful for. 2. SAY: On one piece of paper, you will draw: one thing you wish for personally, one thing you wish for everyone in the class, and one thing you are thankful for from this class. 3. SAY: As you finish, come sit in a circle. We will each share our wishes and thanks out loud. 4. DO: Go around and have each student share his or her drawing.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan 4. 10 MINUTE SEL ASSESSMENT SESSION: Objective: Develop a positive sense of self and community, Demonstrate excitement as a learner Aim: What have we learned and what do we like about others in our class? Materials: Ball Time: 10 minutes Assessment Scoring: Pass – Gives compliments and says what they have learned Fail – Does not give appropriate compliments or say what they have learned Activities: 1. SAY: Today we are going to give each other compliments. 2. SAY: Come stand in a circle for the compliment circle. 3. SAY: The first person will toss a ball to someone else in the circle and give them a compliment about something they have improved at over the year. We will continue all the way until everyone has received the ball and given and received a compliment. 4. ASK: What kinds of skills do you think this builds? Answer: It builds Positive Social Skills (giving compliments) and Brain Building (multi-tasking: tossing the ball and speaking) 5. DO: Toss the ball to a shy student and give a compliment. 6. DO: After one round, reverse the compliments and passing the ball. 7. SAY: Thank you all for a great year in learning SEL.
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SEL Weekly Lesson Plan 8. DO: Go around the circle and say kind words about each of them and how they have grown.
