The lessons on this page are connected through a theme of SEL. As you review, please check to see if the lessons are standalone or connected to a video found elsewhere on the website. Many focus on the executive function skills necessary to succeed in high school and beyond, and most include one or more articles to analyze and use as the basis for original projects and/or presentations. Check back often, as this page will be updated on a regular basis.
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Social Awareness:
What does courtesy look like in different situations?
The Art of Courtesy -
Task Initiation
What are some strategies you can use to improve your task initiation skills? -
Organizing:
Why is it important to be and stay organized and how do we do it?
Design the System
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Monitoring Your Time
What are some strategies you can use to improve your time monitoring skills? -
Top Skill Wanted: Communication, Lesson 1 of 4
Students analyze communication skills through a partner work in an art activity and in discussing an article. -
Active Listener
Students participate in active listening exercises and observations.
Lesson 2 of 4
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Body Language and Tone Lesson 3 of 4
Students participate in body language and vocal tone exercises. -
Trio Drawing Lesson 4 of 4
Students put their communications skills to the test in teams of three to draw a picture based on a famous work of art. -
Life “Mulligan”
How do we learn and move on from setbacks?
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Perfectionism Games
Students participate in improvisation games that teach strategies for dealing with perfectionism. -
Relational Aggression:
Why do people participate in relational aggression and what can we do to change it?
Mean Girls/Mean Boys -
Talk to Your Folks
In groups, students analyze portions of an article and demonstrate using frameworks for talking with parents and adults.