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.
This week we are focusing on gratitude. Did you know that developing a gratitude practice can boost happiness? Check out the lessons this week to learn more.
We hope that the lessons are helpful to you and your children.
Weekly Focus: Gratitude
Elementary Lesson – Kid President and Gratitude
Instructions:
Watch the video.
Read through the gratitude lists you have been making.
How do you feel when you are grateful?
Sit down with the people in your household and make a list of things you are thankful for this week.
Secondary Lesson – What Teens Are Thankful For
Instructions:
Watch the video
Write a letter to someone important to you – someone you are truly thankful to have in your life.
If possible, read the letter or mail the letter to that person.
How did it make you feel to share your gratitude with others?
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.