In this eight-week class, we will cover a variety of age appropriate social skills, such as being attentive when engaging in conversations, avoiding distractions and staying focused, as well as being sensitive to and patient with others. We will also learn about emotions: the role they play in our life, how we can recognize them in ourselves and in others, how we can calm ourselves down when we are feeling strong emotions, and how to recognize and respond to bullying. Details of what we will discuss in each class are listed below.

Week 1
Being Attentive and Engaged
Avoiding Distractions and Staying Focused

Week 2
Recognizing  and Naming Feelings
Flipping Your Lid

Week 3
Managing Strong Feelings
Calm Down Techniques

Week 4
Relationships with Others
Recognizing Feelings in Others


Week 5
Relationships with Others
Learning Patience and Respecting Others
Including Others/Asking to be Included

Week 6
Relationships with Others
Handling Conflict

Week 7
Relationships with Others
Bullying

Week 8
Review/Wrap up

I begin each of my classes with a greeting. During the greeting, each child will introduce themselves to the others in the class, by saying, "Good morning/afternoon class, my name is ......" They will also be asked to share something, such as a color that represents them. Then, the rest of the class will greet them, by saying "Welcome Xxxx." This is a very important part of my classes because it immediately makes every child know that they are an important part of the class. It also sets the foundation for trust and respect within the class. We will do this each day, but with a different prompt.

After our greeting, we will jump in with a mixture of teaching, discussion, and interactive activities. I incorporate a great deal of student interaction in my class and prefer having learners unmuted so that they are free to share and interact with other students and me, without the lag of waiting for learners to unmute themselves. If there is a lot of background noise, or if a child becomes disruptive to our class discussions, I will mute children and then unmute them when they want to share. 

I prefer learners keep their cameras on, due to the nature of this class. However, I also understand that there are many reasons why you or your child may not feel comfortable being on camera. If there is some reason why you or your child do not want to be on camera, please let me know before class. I certainly do not want any child to not take this class because of camera issues

No prior knowledge is necessary to take this class.