SEL Stories
Teacher Implementation Guide
Students co-write SEL Stories to learn and practice importan learning (SEL) skills. Each story follows characters through situations students might face in their everyday lives. Students write dialogue, add their own voices, and decide how each story ends. Each SEL Story also gives students opportunities to apply their learning in collaborative games, because SEL is best in connection with others.
Meet a Few Characters
Best Practices
First, complete the story as a class. Project the Lesson and read the story together. Look for Discussion pages and use the prompts to discuss as a class.
Next, students complete the story. Students read the story again and complete interactive activities on the green pages. Students can complete the stories on their own, with a partner, or in small groups.
Assign the Connect activity to build home-school connections. If students do not have access to Seesaw at home, students can complete the Connect activity with a partner at school.
Use with or without Second Step. SEL Stories are aligned closely with Second Step but can be used independent of the curriculum. The main SEL skill is highlighted at the end of each story on the Rainbow page.
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