Books about feelings are read and are available in the story center.

Photos of people with various emotional expressions are displayed.

Teachers label their own feelings. Teachers notice and label children’s feelings. Activities are planned to teach and reinforce emotional

literacy. Children are reinforced for using feeling words. Efforts occur daily.

Characteristics of Early Childhood Settings That Foster Emotional Literacy

Controlling Anger and Impulse

Recognizing that anger can interfere with problem solving

Learning how to recognize anger in oneself and others

Learning how to calm downUnderstanding appropriate ways to express

anger

Turtle Technique

Recognize

that you

feel angry.

“Think”

Stop.

Go into shell. Take 3 deep

breathes. And think calm,

coping thoughts.

Come out of shell when

calm and think of a solution.

When You Have A Problem

• STOP, CALM DOWN, & THINK before you act

• Say the PROBLEM and how you FEEL

• Set a POSITIVE GOAL• Think of lots of SOLUTIONS• Think ahead to the

CONSEQUENCES• GO ahead and TRY the BEST

PLAN

Develop Family School Partnership

3

1. Educate parents about the

importance of SEL

• School newsletters

• PAC meetings

• Letters home

2. Provide homework for students that

engages their families

Pay attention and develop your own SEL4

Practice being compassionate to your self when things do not go as well as expected.

Promote your own optimism and happiness

“We can not always build the future

for our youth, but we can build the youth for our future.”

– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Presentation Design: Jeremy Alexander - HELP

Photo Credits:Boy pointing by ruurmo; Boy with pug by Renata Alves dos Anjos;Boy and basketball by Alex E Proimos; Girl looking to horizon by Roby Ferrari; Sad girl by apdk; Girl picking beans by various brennemans; All you need is love by Carf;

Thank You

Proposed Competencies*

Three cross-curricular competencies, each with a number of sub-domains:

• Thinking Competency

• Critical thinking• Creative thinking• Reflective thinking

• Personal and Social Competency

• Positive personal and cultural identity• Personal awareness and responsibility• Social awareness and responsibility

• Communication Competency

• Language and symbols

*Under review