Mindful Character Education - Social Emotional Learning SEL - Emotions

Mindful Characters is a social emotional learning program designed specifically for our little learners in PreK – 1st Grade! The weekly mentor text and companion lessons focus on just one social skill. That means students can build critical character education skills in a bite-sized, easy to understand manner. Plus, they provide opportunities for meaningful discussions and active participation, as well as help improve classroom climate.

With the primary content areas filling up most of our daily schedules, these daily character education lessons are designed to be quick, taking no more than 15-20 minutes! They are easy to prep and manageable for the busy teacher. This mentor text companion pack focuses on recognizing emotions and would make a great addition to your morning meeting routine.

MENTOR TEXT:

These emotional awareness lessons work well with the mentor text The Way I Feel by Janan Cain. Students will use their schema as a frame of reference for the weekly focus. A safe link for The Way I Feel is provided in the digital PDF, so that you do not need to purchase the book.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

- 5 Detailed Lesson Plans

- 2 Anchor Charts

- 5 Engaging Activities

- 5 Follow Up Activities

- Google Slides™ 

DIGITAL ACTIVITIES:

Simply use the included Google Slides™ as a digital alternative. The interactive digital activities can be assigned to individual students via Google Classroom™. A digital read aloud safe link is also included, so that the teacher and students can access the story without needing a hard copy of the book.

LESSON GOALS / OBJECTIVES:

1. The students will begin to identify 20 major emotions.

2. The students will recognize and act out emotions based on facial expressions and body language.

3. The students will describe how each emotion looks, sounds and feels.

4. The students will label 20 emotions based on facial expressions and body language.

5. The students will recognize each emotion based on facial features.

WHY SHOULD I USE MINDFUL CHARACTERS IN MY CLASSROOM?

* The daily lessons take only 15-20 minutes.

* Lessons are easy prep.

* Activities are engaging and provide impactful discussions.

* Integrates ELA, Math and SEL concepts.

* Uses and builds schema about a specific social, emotional or character skill.

* Focuses on just one skill per week.

* Encourages active participation.

Enjoying building character education with these meaningful lessons! 

Keeping our little learners SHARP together!

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