Self Awareness & Feelings - Social Emotional Lessons, Activities & Posters

Help older kids in third, fourth, & fifth grade develop self-awareness, identify feelings and manage emotions with this Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum. You will have what you need to teach about emotional awareness, personality traits, role models, and self-esteem with 5 detailed lessons, engaging classroom tools (charts, posters, & journal), and mindful activities.

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What does this Self-Awareness unit cover?

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

Lesson 1: Identifying Emotions

★Kids will learn to identify different emotions and what situations cause them. They will learn to recognize that feelings can be felt differently and that they are linked to our thoughts and behaviors.

Lesson 2: Communicating Emotions

★Kids will learn to handle and express emotions appropriately. They will practice using socially acceptable language to communicate feelings.

Lesson 3: Personality Traits & Personal Strengths

★Kids will learn what personality traits are and give personal examples. They will reflect on their own strengths and positive qualities, and describe what makes them successful at school.

Lesson 4: Confidence & Self-Esteem

★Kids will learn about confidence and self-esteem. They will describe why they are important and understand the varying degrees of each. They will learn to use positive self-talk and name things that they are good at.

Lesson 5: Role Models

★Kids will learn what a role model is, the positive qualities they have, and can identify role models in their lives. They will think of ways that they are and can be positive role models to others.

Activities included in the Self-Awareness unit:

• Discussion Starters cards
• Lesson Challenge Task Cards
• Anchor Chart pieces & examples
• Emotion Cards
• Different games
• Literature connections & writing activities
• Sorting activities
• Scenario cards
• Posters
• Classroom display ideas
• & more!

PLUS A BRAND NEW BONUS: Family Partnership Guide

Connect with and encourage families to take part in the social-emotional learning development of their child and the concepts you are teaching 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.

♥♥The mind+heart Social Emotional Learning Curriculum for 3-5 is available for a SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY DISCOUNT. You will 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! ♥♥

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.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lim Yan Y. says, "It has been such a difficult time for everyone and the students definitely needed this to help them work through their emotions. It was a great way to teach them about their feelings and ways to cope in the classroom when they are getting frustrated, nervous or scared."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sarah C. says, "Self-awareness is an important concept to teach students and this resource makes it so easy! The activities are interesting, engaging, and meaningful!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nicole A. says, "I enjoy using this resource with my students! The concepts themselves are tough for kids to understand but having the visuals to use and activities that reinforce the social skills are wonderful! A great resource I've used multiple times in my social skills groups."

♥♥Teach the printable version of this unit with the digital version of the Self-Awareness unit. Buy them together in THIS $$ saving bundle! ♥♥

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 other SEL units for 3-5:

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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Terms of Use: This product is licensed for single classroom use ONLY unless multiple licenses are purchased. Your purchase grants you a license to use in a secure, password-protected online platform (such as Google Classroom) with your students only. You may not transfer or share with another teacher or use it for commercial purposes (Outschool, etc.).

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