Your ACCESS to "Deep Learning at Home"
Learn how the Deep Learning at Home series intentionally teaches social and emotional skills and character development through the arts. Know how each lesson can stimulate family or group discussion. Integrate the affirmation in each lesson and create precious moments during this time of change.
Lesson 1 Identifying Emotions:
Sadness, anger, fear, joy, surprise and disgust are examples of feelings we all experience. After helping children name their emotions, they need acceptable ways of expressing them. This lesson provides creative movement and visual art ideas for expressing emotions.
Lesson 2 Curious and Grumpy:
Students expand their vocabulary for different emotions or feelings. They practice recognizing emotions in body language. Then we read a story, make puppets and create a short play.
Lesson 3 Dealing with Emotions:
Students discover a powerful way to deal with emotions so we feel better. We read a story and dance how we want to feel, with music by Crazy Frog.
Health Nexus invited me to speak to parents on “Setting Up a Positive Learning Environment at Home.” With the unexpected closure of schools, many parents working from home, out of work or being essential workers, parents may feel completely disempowered, like they have no control. As a Teacher Trainer in Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), I speak about the many challenges and provide some suggestions. I speak about the following:
Taking care of your own emotions
How children learn
Setting up a positive learning environment
Meeting children’s basic needs
Learning through the arts
Meeting emotional needs
Feel free to reach out with your questions. I am here to support you.
More lessons are coming.
Enjoy!
Margaret Boersma, OCT
Teacher Trainer, Consultant, Coach