Responsibility, Leadership, & Decision Making SEL Activities Social Skills Games

This social-emotional learning (SEL) and character education curriculum helps 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders learn and develop responsibility, leadership, and responsible decision making. It also teaches kids with five SEL lessons, social emotional learning worksheets, social skills games, and responsibility activities for classroom lessons, guidance, or counseling.

What does this Responsibility unit cover?

Through a variety of thought-provoking lessons, discussions, community building ideas, and tons of engaging activities…

Lesson 1: What is Responsibility?

★Kids will understand what responsibility means by them lots of giving examples. They will learn to describe a responsible person and the behaviors they possess.

Lesson 2: Being Responsible

★Kids will learn to describe ways to be responsible and ways that they are responsible in their own lives. They will understand what it means to take responsibility for their actions. Make a plan to be responsible in the future.

Lesson 3: What is Leadership?

★Kids will learn to understand what leadership is and describe what makes a good leader. They will define a leader in terms of positive traits.

Lesson 4: Leadership in Action

★Kids will learn to describe and demonstrate ways that they can be a leader. They will take action to be a leader and show leadership skills daily.

Lesson 5: Decision Making

★Kids will learn to describe what decision making is and how to make thoughtful decisions (with a clear understanding of choices and consequences). They will describe and use the STAR decision making model.

Activities included in the Responsibility unit:

• Discussion Starters cards
• Lesson Challenge Task Cards
• Anchor chart pieces & examples
• Reflection Journal
• Linked videos to support lessons
• Scoot game
• Scenario task cards
• Lots of sorts
• Posters
• Mantra quote posters
• Tons of writing activities
• Mentor text connection & writing template
• Kid President video project
• Leadership survey
• Job application & "you're hired" cards
• Bucket list
• Responsibility cards
• "What Would you do?" photos
• Leadership Bingo
• & more!

PLUS A BONUS: Family Partnership Guide

Connect with and encourage families to participate in their child's social-emotional learning development and the concepts you teach at school. Each unit includes a printable guide with a letter to families, strategies and activities they can try at home, and a book guide with video links.

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WHY this is the ONE Social-Emotional Learning resource you need to teach kids about their emotions!

1. Each lesson and follow-up activities can extend to cover your SEL time for a month! This is a flexible SEL curriculum that can be taught when teachers have time, while the recommendation is to teach a lesson once a week and extend it throughout the week with the follow-up activities.
2. You will have what you need to facilitate meaningful discussions and impactful activities that build important social and emotional skills and grow your classroom community.
3. You will save time as the planning is done for you.
4. Since this is research-based and follows the CASEL framework for SEL, you know that you are covering the most important lessons kids need!
5. It provides a TON of variety and includes activities that will engage students and help them build important emotional awareness skills.
6. The lessons and activities work great for morning classroom meetings or end of the day lessons, for school counselors, classroom teachers, and in a homeschool setting.

♥♥The mind+heart Social Emotional Learning Curriculum for 3-5 is available for a SPECIAL DISCOUNT. You get an entire year’s worth of lessons (40 included) and activities to help older kids to develop emotional literacy, self-control, and social competence! ♥♥

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kristen K. says, "This product has exceeded my expectations. I appreciate the visuals and organization to each unit. I cannot wait to use these to build classroom community this year."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nicole C. says, "These activities are great to teach responsibility. I have utilized this curriculum before. All the lessons are always great!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kristie K. says, "Great ideas and resources for my third grade leadership unit this year. Thanks!!"

Need digital and printable SEL lessons and activities?

♥♥The DIGITAL & PRINTABLE Social Emotional Learning Curriculum COMBO BUNDLE for grades 3-5 is available NOW at a HUGE discount (45% OFF buying the units separately)! Use both bundles together (DIGITAL & PRINTABLE) to offer a well-rounded SEL program in your classroom! ♥♥

Check out the printable SEL units for 3-5:

Self-Awareness

Self-Management & Mindfulness

Growth Mindset & SMART Goal Setting

Friendship & Relationships

Social Awareness: Empathy, Peer Pressure, Conflict Resolution, Bullying

Kindness, Gratitude, & Bucket Filling

Respect, Honesty & Integrity, & Stereotyping

Responsibility, Leadership, & Decision Making

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