Daily SEL Lesson – Self-Awareness Through Mindfulness 4/22
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 – A Train of Thoughts
Instructions:
Watch the video and answer the questions below:
What does a “train of thoughts” mean?
What did you learn from the video?
How does mindfulness relate to your thoughts?
Draw a picture that shows your “trains of thoughts.”
Secondary Lesson – Learning to Pay Attention
nstructions:
Watch the video and answer the questions below:
What can you do about your attention getting hijacked?
What are the weapons out there for you?(cell phone? friends, thought of the past that are out of your control? what else?)
How can mindfulness help you with your attention?
Write a letter of commitment to yourself about what you have learned about mindfulness and how you plan to use it in your life.
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.