It is back-to-school time and many schools across the US have reopened. Teachers are back in their classrooms but some parents would prefer to continue remote learning.

"And still millions of students stayed remote, their parents concerned about the virus, not to mention bullying, racism, misbehavior, and child care." (1)

Now more than ever, Educators and Parents are prioritizing skills that can help students cope with emotional stress, solve problems, and avoid peer pressure. In addition, students have had to learn to practice better self-care since the pandemic. 

Anti-bullying, conflict resolution, and suicide prevention are other important topics that teachers must be mindful of during every school year. It's a tall order for educators.

This is why incorporating social and emotional learning into the daily curriculum is critical to the health and well-being of our children. SEL Skills can be taught, modeled, and practiced on a daily basis.

Social learning theory, proposed by Albert Bandura, emphasizes the importance of observing, modelling, and imitating the behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions of others. Social learning theory considers how both environmental and cognitive factors interact to influence human learning and behavior. (2)

Social-Emotional Learning Activities can and should be part of an educator's toolkit to help students gain important social-emotional skills and character building.

SEL programming can have a positive impact up to 18 years later on academics, conduct problems, emotional distress, and drug use. Casel

Love In A Big World SEL Curriculum 

Guest Tamara Fyke is the creator of Social Emotional Learning Lesson Plans that puts the right tools in the hands of educators to make a meaningful difference in students' lives. Her goal is to help prepare them to be "difference-makers" themselves. 

The goal of Love In A Big World is to connect with kids…to let them know that they are not alone in this big world…to teach them how to make wise choices…to give them hope.

The SEL Activities Tamara and her team have created support a growth mindset, perspective-taking, impulse control, and mindfulness. The SEL Lessons are:

Character-driven lessons that support your everyday student interactions.Fit organically into your academic schedule, morning meetings, advisory periods, or after-school programs.

SEL Resources are integral for teachers and homeschooling families. Love in a Big World is perfect for classrooms, community groups, or homeschoolers in grades K-12. The curriculum includes workbooks, journals, worksheets, and activities that will help teach important sel competencies.

Tamara says, "Ensuring our students are healthy in body, mind and spirit is preeminent."

 On a more individual level, the skills learned within an SEL program have been shown to help students better cope with emotional stress, solve problems, and avoid peer pressure to engage in harmful activities.

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