Social and emotional skills are recognized as vital for improving student academic performance, emotional development and positive behavior. With these ready-to-use, student centered activities you'll be able to easily weave SEL into your busy classroom or counseling program.
This collection of the most popular and effective activities for middle school offered by Innerchoice Publishing aligns with CASEL's five core SEL competencies: Self-awareness, Self-management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-making. Within these units engaging activities, Sharing Circles and reproducible student pages address topics such as:
Recognizing how thoughts and feelings affect behavior
Identifying emotions and how they affect others
Regulating and controlling anger
Demonstrating honesty, reliability, and respect
Considering the consequences of different actions
Making positive choices and decisions
Identifying individual strengths and weaknesses
Examining prejudices and biases
Learning effective stress management strategies
Setting and attaining short and long-term goals
Establishing and maintaining healthy relationships
Making positive connections with others
Empathizing with others
Taking the perspective of others
Accepting and appreciating differences in others
Recognizing value in diversity
Making and keeping friends
Using effective communication skills
Being aware of group dynamics
Identifying peaceful conflict management strategies
Listening with empathy and understanding
And more
Written and designed for clarity and ease of implementation, each activity includes behavioral objectives, step-by-step instructions, and thought-provoking discussion questions formulated to elicit higher-level thinking and reflection.
Engage your students in these enjoyable and effective social and emotional learning skills that will serve them throughout their lives.