Daily SEL Lesson – Building Emotional Literacy 4/6
Welcome to the CLS Daily SEL lesson. Each day, Monday through Friday, we will provide a new social-emotional learning lesson designed to build emotional intelligence and resilience. There will be a lesson for elementary students and a lesson for secondary students that include media (videos, audios, or text) and simple step-by-step instructions.
We hope that the lessons are helpful to you and your children.
Weekly Focus: Self-Awareness
Elementary Lesson – Strengthen Your Focus
Instructions:
Building your self-awareness helps with focus. Watch the video above and answer the questions below:
What did you like about the exercise?
What did you notice about your focus and attention during this activity?
When could you use this activity during your day?
List five (5) using your focus can help you.
Secondary Lesson – Mindfulness for Stress Relief
Instructions:
Self-awareness begins with being aware of the present moment. Watch the video above and take a 15 minute break to practice your mindfulness skills
Attempt to keep your eyes closed and truly focus on just your breath and notice sounds as the narrator speaks. It is ideal to practice quiet Mindfulness sitting every day to decrease stress, increase gray matter in your brain, and develop a pause in your life when making decisions.
In this video the narrator will ask you often to let go of past and future thoughts…to just be in this moment.
We’ve heard so much about resilience recently but what is it and why do we need it? Let’s take a look at what resilience looks like and how it benefits us!
To understand others, sometimes it helps to “walk in their shoes”. This SEL lesson gives a brief glimpse into the experience of others. Take a moment to listen and reflect.
Oftentimes we learn of or hear about social injustice but we do not feel equipped to make a difference. The first step in becoming an advocate is to understand that we are all different and accept that difference is good!
Honest and courageous conversations are just the beginning of our work for social justice. When we develop safe spaces to have these conversations in schools, we work together to dismantle oppression. Let's get talking!
There have been many conversations going on about equity and equality in education. You might hear these words on TV or on social media, but what do these words mean? What is the difference? Our new SEL lesson offers an answer.