Social Emotional Learning
Social Emotional Learning
Wrinkled Heart - This activity provides students with a powerful visual that demonstrates the lasting impact of hurtful words and actions on other peoples' hearts. A "Wrinkled Heart" happens when unkind, or inconsiderate language choices are made.Â
Students discuss the effects that hurtful behaviors can have on someone's heart, as the wrinkles never come out all the way. Students make band-aids showing ways they can be kind toward their peers and not cause wrinkles in other hearts.
Bucket Fillers
"Bucket Fill-osophy" - We all have invisible buckets that we carry with us, and we all have the power to fill our buckets, along with other people's buckets, with kind words and caring actions.
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Three Rules of Bucket Filling:
Be a bucket filler. Be kind.
Do your best not to dip. Don't be mean.
Use your lid. Protect your bucket and the buckets of others.
Growth Mindset
Student Strengths - The book Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall celebrates bravery and determination while acknowledging the fear and uncertainty of trying new things.
After reading the story, students wrote down words of encouragement to say to themselves when facing big challenges and then made trophies to remind themselves of their strengths.