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ADIYSocialEmotionalLearningkittohelpmodelshapeandreinforcesocialskillsReadingaboutSocialandEmotionalLearningSELisonethingbutweavingitintoyourlifetakesalittlemoreintentionandalotlessreaction.HerearesomepracticalwaystounderstandandimplementSELintoeverydaylife.Ourstrategiestipsandtechniquesareinnovativefunandeasytousenomatteryourageorenvironmentdiy1readysetsoar AtWINGSweteachkidstheimportanceofresponsibilityandacceptingfaultwhenappropriate.WehelpthemtoShowyourI.D.byhavingkidsstartwiththesentenceIdid...YourI.D.iswhenyouareabletostandupandsayIdid...andthentellhowyouwerepartofeitherapositiveornegativesituation.ThenexttimeyouahavepositiveornegativeoutcomeremembertoshowyourI.D.andtakeresponsibilityforyouractions.InordertohelpyourkidslearnthistechniquetrythisHaveyourchilddesignafakeI.D.Taketheirpictureandglueitontothecornerofanindexcard.AllowthemtocarrytheirIDinawalletorcoinpurse.EachtimeyourchildusestheShowyourI.D.techniquegivethemastarstickerorhanddrawn.Onceyourchildcollects10starstheywinasmallreward.READYSETSOARWITHSELADIYSOCIALEMOTIONALLEARNINGKIT1showyouri.d.SKILLResponsibleDecision-MakingOBJECTIVEKidswillunderstandtheirresponsibilityforpositiveandnegativeoutcomes. 5Itsnormaltogetmadandlosecontrolwhenliegetshectic.WeteachthekidsatWINGStolearndierentwaystocoolowhentheyarefreduporstressedout.GivekidsandadultsotheroptionswhentheyeelannoyedagitatednervousoranyotherstressulemotionbyteachingthemthestepsoSTRESS.READYSETSOARWITHSELADIYSOCIALEMOTIONALLEARNINGKIT2lessstressSKILLSel-ManagementOBJECTIVEKidswilllearnalternativeresponsestostressincludingdeepbreathingphysicalexerciseandcreativeexpression.STREsStandbackremoveyourselromthestressulsituationakeadeepbreathcountto5andthinkaboutthechoicethatsbestoryouelaxdosomethingthatrelaxesyoutakeabathreadabooklistentomusicetcxercisegetthatstressulenergyoutinawaythatworksoryouleeptakeanaporjustrestuporawhilepeaktosomeoneaboutitshareyouremotions Thislessonisallaboutyourkidsabilitytousesupportivecommentstoencouragethemselves.Thisisnotaboutencouragingothersbutinsteadusingwordsandtechniquestoencouragethemselves.Kidsshouldlearnhownegativecommentsaffecttheirdailylivesandsupportivecommentsandthoughtscanhelpthemhavebetterdaysandfeelbetteroverall.Whenusingpositiveself-talkyouneedtomakesureyouusethePushandPullPushoutthenegativethoughtsandkeeptheoutPullinthepositivethoughtsandsticktothemREADYSETSOARWITHSELADIYSOCIALEMOTIONALLEARNINGKIT3SKILLSelf-AwarenessOBJECTIVEKidswillrecognizetheneedtoconsciouslyencouragethemselves.Kidswillmonitornegativeself-talkandreplacecriticalcommentswithsupportiveones.PushPullInsteadofsayingImnotgoodatbasketballpushoutthatnegativethoughtandpullinapositiveonebystatingIamgoodatpassingtheballandbeingateamplayer. KidsandotenadultswantinstantgratifcationanditsimportanttorealizethatsometimesittakesaseriesosmallactionstoleadtoabigresultTherearetimeswhenkidshavetodoseveralthingsinordertogettheresultstheywant.ForexampleiachildwantsanAontheirspellingtestitsbesttostudyalittleeachnightwhileworkingonspellinghomeworkdaily.AtWINGSweteachkidstorememberhowtoachieveGOALS.READYSETSOARWITHSELADIYSOCIALEMOTIONALLEARNINGKIT4SKILLResponsibleDecisionMakingOBJECTIVEKidswilldemonstratepersonaldecision-makingskills.Theywillknowhowtoidentiyalternativeactionsandtheirconsequences.goforthegoalSitdownwithyourchildandreviewthesestepswhencreatinggoalsthatheshewantstoachieve.Onceyouvemodeledtheprocesstheycaneelconfdentgoingthroughtheprocessbythemselves.getreadyorganizeaskforhelplaunchsummarizeWhenyouhaveagoalinmindmentallypreparebysettingadeadlineforit.Thenthinkofwhatyouneedtodoinordertoachieveit.Layoutallofthethingsyouneedtodoinordertomakeyourgoalhappen.Findpeopleandthingsthatcanhelpyougetclosertoyourgoal.GetmovingStartworkingoneverythingyouneedtodo.Lookbackonwhatyouvedoneandthinkofanythingelseyoucoulddoorcouldhavedonebetter. Themoreattentionpeoplegetorthegoodthingstheydothemoretheywanttorepeatthebehavior.Psychologicalresearchdemonstratesthatposi-tiveeedbackhasahugeimpactonmotivatingbehavioralchange.Yetwecaneasilyfndourselvesocusinginsteadonwhatothersdowrong.Commityourseltogivingsomeoneyourchildaco-workeryourpartnerfvepiecesopositiveeedbackeverydayoraweekandseethedierenceitmakes.Starteachdaywithfvepenniesinyourright-handpocketorononesideothewindowsill.Eachtimeyoupraisethepersonmoveapennytothelet-handpocketortheothersideothesill.Bytheendothedayallothepenniesshouldbemovedtotheotherside.Rememberthateectiveeedbackdescribesthesituationdescribesthebehaviorandstatestheeect.READYSETSOARWITHSELADIYSOCIALEMOTIONALLEARNINGKIT5SKILLRelationshipSkillsOBJECTIVEKidswillbeabletoidentiycomponentsoatrustingrelationshipcommunicatehonestlyandworkcooperativelywithothers.goodcentsEarlierthisafternoonwhenIwasbusypreparinglunchandyoursisterwasaskingforhelpwithherhomeworkyousteppedinandassistedherwithoutmehavingtoaskyou.Thatnotonlyhelpedmeoutbutitreallyshowedmehowresponsibleyourebecoming.TonightwhenIcamehomelatefromworkandyouhadalreadyfedthedogandtakenoutthetrashIfeltsupportedandwasabletoimmediatelyrelaxonthecouchwithyouThanks. READYSETSOARWITHSELADIYSOCIALEMOTIONALLEARNINGKIT6SKILLSocialAwarenessOBJECTIVEKidswillincreasetheirsensitivitytoindividualpreferencesanddifferencesofothers.Kidswillacknowledgeandappreciatethepointsofviewofothers.Kidswilllearnmethodstoexpresstheirunderstandingandsupport.MarchtoYourOwnBEATThereisnooneintheworldthatisjustlikeyou.Youareunique.Evenyouandyourbestfriendaredifferentinsomewaysandthatsagoodthing.Ifwewereallthesamelifewouldbeprettyboring.AtWINGSweremindkidstomarchtotheirownBEATDowhatyouwantorlikenotwhateveryoneelseistellingyoutodo.WhenyoumeetothersthinkaboutthewordBEATandremembertobekindandcaringBecomfortableBeproudofwhoyouareExpressyourselfSharehowyoufeeloryouropinionsccepteveryoneDontforgeteveryoneisuniqueTreatothersfairlyRemembertheGoldenRuleA WINGSFORKIDSINC476MEETINGSTREETSUITEECHARLESTONSC29403843.296.1667WINGSFORKIDS.ORGThisinformationistakendirectlyfromtheWINGSforkidstrainingmanualandcurriculum.FormoreinformationonWINGSforkidspleasecheckusoutatwww.wingsforkids.org