Social-Emotional Learning: Lessons for Developing Decision-Making Skills, Grades 2–3 from Teacher Created Resources - Softcover

Jessica Franzene

 
9781420681093: Social-Emotional Learning: Lessons for Developing Decision-Making Skills, Grades 2–3 from Teacher Created Resources

Synopsis

As students in grades 2–3 move through their elementary-school years, it is the perfect time to introduce them to a set of social and emotional skills that they can rely on as they cope with the social aspects of their daily lives. Social-Emotional Learning: Lessons for Developing Decision-Making Skills can be a useful resource for such students and their teachers. This book contains 15 character-building units, each of which includes the following:

  • A three-page reading passage that addresses a unique aspect of character development in an age-appropriate manner.
  • Five comprehension questions that can be used to assess students’ understanding of the material and to promote further discussion of the topic.
  • Four different writing activities designed to increase awareness and to help students connect to the topic.
  • A page of teacher notes, in which the passage is summarized, the concepts addressed are highlighted, and thought-provoking discussion starters are offered.

The topics of the 15 units in this book are as follows:

  • Appreciation
  • Caring 
  • Citizenship
  • Courage
  • Fairness
  • Generosity
  • Good Judgment
  • Honesty
  • Loyalty
  • Patriotism 
  • Perseverance
  • Respect
  • Responsibility
  • Tolerance
  • Trustworthiness

All passages are Lexile-leveled, and suggested answers are given for all reading-comprehension questions. This resource is 128 pages in all.

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