Summer SEL for Grades 3-5

Keep your kids’ emotional health in tip-top shape this summer! Every Respectful Ways course comes with a Home Connects printout (in English and Spanish) to help parents and guardians engage directly with their students’ social-emotional learning.

We invite you to save and use some of most popular Home Connects. (We also have versions for students PreK-Grade 2 and Grades 6-12.)
Click the link, then use the icons at top-right to download or print.
 



Let Your Love Light Shine

Students explore what it means to share their “love light” with others. They each have something unique they can give to others – simply by being themselves! Gaining high self-esteem and understanding self-expression are both addressed in this module.

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HC Let Your Love Light Shine

 

 

Pride Yourself on Being Courteous
Students explore why courtesy matters and how to show it. They learn that everyone deserves respect. They discover that polite gestures make us feel glad and shares our happiness with the person we’re showing courtesy. By engaging in reflection, discussion, and activities, students develop compassion for others.

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HC Pride Yourself on Being Courteous

 

 

Bored? Get Creative!

Students use creative play to enhance the right side of the brain where empathy and compassion live. They learn to step out of their box to battle boredom with creative games and artistic creations. Students begin to feel connected, happy, and healthy through imaginative play.

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HC Bored_ Get Creative

 

 

Giving Up Is Easy, Effort Wins!
Students learn about the power of perseverance, and find the courage to keep going when things get tough. They learn that never giving up – and making an effort – will help them accomplish their goals. The ability to keep trying is the key to winning in life, no matter what challenges they may encounter.

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HC Giving Up Is Easy Effort Wins

 

 

Positive Problem Solvers Rock!

Students become efficient problem solvers and tackle challenging issues head on. They have the opportunity to identify a problem, come up with a plan, and collaborate with others in order to find solutions –> because positive problem solvers rock.

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HC Positive Problem Solvers Rock

 

 

Let’s Be Good Citizens and Role Models

Students learn to model good citizenship in the classroom and in public. They explore why good citizenship begins with care for principles and for people. Students apply this to jobs they might start working soon with a role-playing exercise. Finally, they wrap things up by writing letters to thank, encourage, and help others.

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HC Let's Be Good Citizens and Role Models

 

 

Choose to be Positive
Students learn that although they can’t change what happens to them, responding with positivity is a choice. Through artwork, creative writing, and role-playing exercises, students learn that approaching life with hope makes us happier, more resilient, and successful.

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HC Choose To Be Positive

 

 

Be the Best YOU You Can Be
Students tackle self work through personal reflection to become their best selves. They learn effective meditation techniques to help them eliminate distractions and concentrate their energy. They then deal with past trauma and consider future aspirations as a means to live well in the present. Students learn that you are always your greatest competition, and they begin to develop a positive self image mindset to empower them throughout life. The Be Your Own Best Friend lesson plan helps students visualize how defiance and defiant behavior can negatively affect their future.

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HC Be the Best You You Can Be