Tag Archives: Social Emotional Learning

2023 Vol 1: The Graphic Novel

Kindergarten and First Grade Social Emotional Learning in the Art Classroom 

Tracey McKernan, Visual Art, South Pine Academy

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Synopsis: The topic of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) connects with my students’ lives because of the pandemic students have been struggling with their Social Emotional Learning in school. The teaching content and standards I want to address is Social Awareness, which is the ability to understand, show compassion for and empathize with others from different cultures and those with different ideas. The approach also includes showing respect for others and celebrating differences. 

My content research is linked to my goals for my student’s social emotional well-being and creative growth related to STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. My focus is on SEL to help students with feeling accepted, being seen, and acknowledged for their feelings and emotional status: how they are feeling. 

2022 Vol 4: What is Identity?

 Identities: Who Am I? Who Could I Be? 

Brittney Knauer, 3rd Grade, Mint Hill Elementary School

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Synopsis: In this unit, students will explore the identity of self and others within the class. Our focus questions in this unit are ‘Who am I?” and “Who could I become?” This exploration will be done through books, informational slides, and self-reflection activities during the social-emotional learning block built into the class schedule. Each ethnicity being discussed is a mirror of the students in the classroom and provides a window into other cultures for their classmates. Students will explore cultures from Africa, America, Asia, and Central and South America. This unit aligns with subjects and standards across the North Carolina State expectations in literacy, social studies, and social-emotional learning needs. This curriculum will provide students with the opportunity to explore global citizenship using real-world examples and experiences. At the end of this unit, students will create a vision board for themselves focusing on all the things they are and could be. 

2021 Curriculum Units Vol 8: The Essential Peace: Innovating and Integrating Action Peacebuilding in the Classroom

Find Your Voice: Student-led Advocacy as a Means for Peace

Jessica Young, 2nd Grade, Myers Park Traditional Elementary School

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2020 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Mindfulness & Education: Transforming Learning Through Awareness

Listen, Breath and Move: A Curriculum Unit on Mindfulness Practices In the Classroom

Danyeal Morrison, 2nd Grade, Ballantyne Elementary

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2020 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Mindfulness & Education: Transforming Learning Through Awareness

Music Speaks: Using the Language of Music to Embody Social Emotional Learning through Mindfulness

Esther Alcamo, Music, Collinswood Language Academy

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2020 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Mindfulness & Education: Transforming Learning Through Awareness

Mind Over Math: Using Mindfulness to Develop Student’s Math Mindset

Katrisha Paul, Math, Garinger High

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2020 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Mindfulness & Education: Transforming Learning Through Awareness

Mindful Child, Healthy Child

Veronica Maron, 1st Grade, Oakhurst STEAM Academy

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2018 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Writing about Our Lives

Memoir Writing with a Growth Mindset

Mindy Passe, Fifth Grade, Barringer Academic Center

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2017 Curriculum Units Vol 8: From Self to Students: Canvassing Art to Explore Identity

Peel It: How to peel away layers to increase understanding?

Mindy Passe, Fifth Grade, Barringer Academic Center

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