Social Emotional Learning is a trending focus in schools across the country and teachers are always looking for effective resources that incorporate the topic into their already existing standards and lessons. CommonLit has a series of informational texts geared for students in grades 5-12 that nicely fit into this. Here’s a sampling of what they offer:
CommonLit has also partnered up with The Jed Foundation (JED) to create reflective surveys after you have completed some of these lessons. Some examples of the surveys available are:
- Emotions Survey (Pair with the “How to Identify and Manage Emotions” lesson)
- How You See Yourself Survey (Pair with the “How You See Yourself” lesson)
- Life Skills Survey (Pair with the “Life Skills” lesson)
- Self-Care Survey (Pair with the “Self-Care” lesson)
- Help-Giving Survey (Pair with the “Help-Giving” lesson)
- Resilience Survey (Pair with the “Characteristics of Resilient People” lesson)