SEL and RP

How can activists - including young people who are organizing against gun violence - sustain themselves for the long haul? In this activity, students consider quotes from activists of all ages about their self care strategies. 

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Empathy isn’t just a quality – it’s a skill that can be learned. Here’s an activity to help students practice their empathy skills.

We all have self-talk. Fortunately, we, and our students, can learn to shape what that self-talk is.

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An “I Need Message” is a short and sweet way for students to be assertive and get their needs met, even with people they don’t know well. 
 

Taking a deep breath isn’t just for difficult moments. This simple soothing strategy can help us and our students any time we need it.

This lesson begins with activities aimed at creating a sense of community among your students, then invites them to explore issues in the news, and to consider how these issues are connected to their own lives and community.   

In this activity, students consider what happened after a mosque in Fort Smith, Arkansas, was defaced. They explore the personal stories of people in the community, including those targeted by the attack, through information gleaned from this New York Times story by Sabrina Tavernise about the...

Begin by asking students, "What do you need to feel safe, comfortable, and excited to learn?"