Week 1 SEL for Pre-K Through 4th Grade

Just as you may be having a hard time being quarantined, your child may be experiencing this too. In fact, it may be harder for them. Their world has turned upside down. They are used to running, playing, seeing friends. Not only that, but they are young, and dealing with their emotions is hard! Dealing with our own emotions is hard. You may start to notice behaviors in your kids that you never have witnessed before. That's the only way they know how to express them. Show them grace during this time. Make sure that your child's emotional needs are being met. You cannot expect them to get all of their work done, when they are not emotionally there. However, there's help. Below I've listed 2 days of lessons. Each week you will receive two more. Find a part of the day when the family is feeling a little more relaxed. You may learn a thing or two about your child/children that you didn't know before.

Building Relationships

Grade Levels: Pre-K – 4th grade

Social Emotional Learning focus: Relationship Skills

Supplies Needed: None. Printing question prompts is optional.

Day 1: Activity/Lesson Steps:

1. Sit together at the kitchen table, on the couch, or on the floor in a circle. Make sure everyone is technology-free and ready to actively engage together.

2. Discuss that we will be working on building our relationships and connections today with a variety of icebreakers and conversation starters. The more we know about each other, the more likely we can build trusting and deep relationships with each other.

3. Remind everyone the importance of being an active listener. What does it look like, sound like, and feel like to be an active listener?

4. Pick a question prompt (provided below) and allow for each person participating to answer.

Complete one set of questions (4) each day. The question prompts are split up by day, so complete one per day for a week. The other question prompts are on the following pages. Once you have completed each page of prompts, discuss how these questions helped build healthy family relationships? What other questions could you develop on your own to ask your family?

Day 2: Activity/Lesson Steps: Friends and Social Skills

1. Would you rather have 1 great friend, or 10 somewhat-close friends? Why?

2. Do you prefer friends who are silly or serious? Why?

3. What qualities and characteristics make a good friend? Share three

4. Who is your best friend? What do you love most about him or her?