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COMMUNITY

BUILDING

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  • Use these slides to infuse SEL throughout your day, not just to fill out a time block! Utilize the morning section to open you day and infuse the other areas throughout.
  • CLICK HERE to access our slides by month (we upload each month as the year goes on)
  • Slides are created by the Bakersfield City School District MTSS Team
  • Contact Liz Toruno, MTSS Coordinator at gonzalezl@bcsd.com for any questions regarding these slides.
  • Visit our website for additional SEL resources.
  • A Spanish version of this slide deck will soon be available in our SEL Spanish Resource Folder

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Enjoy the slides! We applaud you in taking

the step to build community in your classrooms.

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Welcome to BCSD’s

Community Building Slides

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CASEL (Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning) recommends ‘bite-sized’ SEL practices throughout the day.

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BCSD has created resources to help you infuse these bitesize practices throughout the day.

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Appetizer: Welcoming/Inclusion Activities

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Main Dish: Engaging strategies/Transitions & Breaks

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Dessert: Optimistic Closure

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Appetizer

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Main Dish

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Dessert

Bite size SEL at your fingertips!

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Slides Themes

Starting on 09/13 our slides will reflect the following themes:

  • Mindful Mondays
  • SEL Tuesdays
  • Gratitude Wednesdays
  • Social Skills Thursdays
  • Fun Friday

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Gratitude Wednesday

Lesson

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pancakes waffles

Community Building

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (make a copy by clicking on the 3 dots at the top right hand corner-allow edit access)

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Wednesday

August 18, 2021

Health and Safety Procedures:

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Safety Protocols (all grades)

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Additional lessons on guidelines (masks etc.)-all grades

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Lesson

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soccer basketball

Community Building

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (make a copy by clicking on the 3 dots at the top right hand corner-allow edit access)

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Thursday

August 19, 2021

Health and Safety Procedures:

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TK-2nd: Sing We Are A Family to show classroom culture.

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Hand Washing Protocols All grades

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Social Contract: All grades

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Lesson

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board games video games

Community Building

Friday

August 20, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (make a copy by clicking on the 3 dots at the top right hand corner-allow edit access)

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Building Community

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Building Community (K-2)

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All About Me (3-8th)

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Mindful Monday

Lesson

Let’s get moving!

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TK-2: Mindful Movement (1:17) min. video)

3-5: Mindful Movement (4:24 min. video)

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dog cat

Community Building

Closing Circle

4-8th:

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (make a copy by clicking on the 3 dots at the top right hand corner-allow edit access)

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Monday

August 23, 2021

TK-3rd:

Circle Prompt: What would you say to a friend that feels sad about being bullied?

Circle Prompt: Why is it important to never give up?

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Morning Greeting

Morning Poll

Caption It

SEL Tuesday

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tacos burritos

Community Building

Tuesday

August 24, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (make a copy by clicking on the 3 dots at the top right hand corner-allow edit access)

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K-6: TOOLBOX slides

***Choose your lesson based upon where you are in implementation/class focus. (Spanish Version Here)

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Introduce Mindfulness to Students:

3-8th

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PreK-2nd

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Lesson

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Community Building

Wednesday

August 25, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (make a copy by clicking on the 3 dots at the top right hand corner-allow edit access)

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All About Me

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All Grades: Choose an activity to complete as a class or individually. All grades

Chocolate Vanilla

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Morning Greeting

Morning Poll

Caption It

Lesson

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swimming biking

Community Building

Thursday

August 26, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (make a copy by clicking on the 3 dots at the top right hand corner-allow edit access)

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All About Our Class

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All Grades: Choose an activity to complete as a class or individually. All grades

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Morning Greeting

Morning Poll

Caption It

Fun Friday

Lesson

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rainy day sunny day

Community Building

Friday

August 27, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (make a copy by clicking on the 3 dots at the top right hand corner-allow edit access)

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I Wish My Teacher Knew

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Teacher Instructions: All Grades

Access this folder for additional “All ABout Me Activities”

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Morning Greeting

Morning Poll

Caption It

Mindful Monday

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chocolate gummies

Community Building

Monday

August 30, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (make a copy by clicking on the 3 dots at the top right hand corner-allow edit access)

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TK-3rd:

4-8th:

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Morning Greeting

Morning Poll

Caption It

SEL Tuesday

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Community Building

Tuesday

August 31, 2021

Closing Circle

Spark Activity: Teachers, Make a copy of the relationship log. Spend the rest of the week finding something about each student.

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (make a copy by clicking on the 3 dots at the top right hand corner-allow edit access)

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watch TV play outside

K-6: TOOLBOX slides

***Choose your lesson based upon where you are in implementation/class focus. (Spanish Version Here)

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Fun Friday

Lesson (video 1:53)

Lesson Activity (10-15 min)

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Community Building

Friday

October 1, 2021

Closing Circle

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Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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Reflect and Share:

Can you think of one act of kindness that you could do today, and commit to doing it.

Click image to enlarge

Would you Rather

Back to School Edition (4:17 min)

Roblox Edition (5:24 min)

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Mindful Monday

Lesson (video 3:56 min)

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Community Building

Monday

October 4, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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Lesson Activity (10-15 min)

Reflect and Share:

How could learning another language show others that you care?

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

SEL Tuesday

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Community Building

Tuesday

October 5, 2021

Closing Circle

K-6: TOOLBOX slides

***Choose your lesson based upon where you are in implementation/class focus. (Spanish Version Here)

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Introduce Mindfulness to Students:

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3-8th

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PreK-2nd

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Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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What are you most proud of yourself for?

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Gratitude Wednesday

Lesson (video 2:51)

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Community Building

Wednesday

October 6, 2021

Do you relate to the little brother or the older brother? Why?

Closing Circle

hamburger hotdog

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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Lesson Activity (10-15 min)

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Lesson (video 3:08)

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dance exercise

Community Building

Thursday

October 7, 2021

What is different about you that you feel makes you special?

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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Click image to enlarge

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Fun Friday

Lesson (video 2:12)

Lesson Activity (10-15 min)

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puppies kittens

Community Building

Friday

October 8, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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Reflect:

Do you watch more positive or negative media? (TV, video games, YouTube, etc)

Click image to enlarge

Go Noodle Blazer Fresh

Sand or Dirt? (4:29 min)

Clap it Out? (4:20 min)

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Mindful Monday

Lesson (video 2:32 min)

Lesson Activity (10-15 min)

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Community Building

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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Monday

October 11, 2021

slime poppers

Reflect:

How can I make a positive impact on others?

Click image to enlarge

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

SEL Tuesday

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eat out BBQ

Community Building

Tuesday

October 12, 2021

Think about someone going through a hard time. How can you help someone through a hard time?

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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K-6: TOOLBOX slides

***Choose your lesson based upon where you are in implementation/class focus. (Spanish Version Here)

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Introduce Mindfulness to Students:

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3-8th

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PreK-2nd

Click image to enlarge

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Gratitude Wednesday

Lesson 1 of 2 ( 3:23 min)

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pumpkins jack o’ lanterns

Community Building

Wednesday

October 13, 2021

Closing Circle

Lesson Activity (10-15 min)

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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Reflect and Share:

How do I treat people who are different than me?

Click image to enlarge

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Lesson 2 of 2 (video 6 min)

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apple pumpkin

picking picking

Community Building

Thursday

October 14, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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2 of 2 (6:00 min)

Reflect and Share:

Close your eyes and take a silent 10 seconds to think of the people that have encouraged and helped you along the way.

Lesson Activity (10-15 min)

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Fun Friday

Lesson (video 6:29)

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Community Building

Friday

October 15, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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candy corn candy pumpkins

What are the benefits of confidence? How do you think we can build our own confidence?

Click image to enlarge

Art for Kids Hub

Draw a Black Cat (6:52 min)

Goomba for Mario Bros (7:23 min)

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Mindful Monday

Lesson (video 4:18)

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Community Building

Monday

October 18, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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hot chocolate apple cider

Lesson Activity Day 1 of 2 (5-7 min)

Day 1:

Does the boy have empathy for the dog?

How do you know?

Click on image to enlarge

Fablefy-The Whole Child

3 Minute Body Scan for all ages (video 3:26 min)

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

SEL Tuesday

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Community Building

Tuesday

October 19, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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K-6: TOOLBOX slides

***Choose your lesson based upon where you are in implementation/class focus. (Spanish Version Here)

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Introduce Mindfulness to Students:

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3-8th

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PreK-2nd

caramel apples popcorn balls

Who is the kindest person you know? Why?

Click on image to enlarge

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Gratitude Wednesday

Lesson

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pumpkin muffin pumpkin pie

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Community Building

Wednesday

October 20, 2021

Day 2:

How does the boy feel about the dog?

Does his feelings change?

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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Lesson Activity Day 2 of 2

Click on image to enlarge

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Lesson (video 9:30 min)

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Community Building

Thursday

October 21, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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carving pumpkins roasting seeds

Lesson Activity Day 1 of 5

Day 1:

What is empathy?

Which character showed the most empathy?

Click on image to enlarge

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Lesson

Fun Friday

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Community Building

Friday

October 22, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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red leaves yellow leaves

Lesson Activity Day 2 of 5

Day 2:

How did the boy in the hat change in the video?

Was is a good change?

Art Hub for Kids

Candy Corn Bat easier (6:10 min)

Candy Corn Monster harder (11:44 min)

Click on image to enlarge

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Mindful Monday

Mindful Monday

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Community Building

Monday

October 25, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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Skittles Sour Patch

Lesson Activity Day 3 of 5

Day 3:

Who was the bully in this video? How did he change over time?

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Mindfulness for Kids:

What does being present mean? (video 2:06 min)

Click on image to enlarge

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

SEL Tuesday

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Community Building

Tuesday

October 26, 2021

What’s the best thing about your teacher this year?

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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costume no costume

K-6: TOOLBOX slides

***Choose your lesson based upon where you are in implementation/class focus. (Spanish Version Here)

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Introduce Mindfulness to Students:

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3-8th

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PreK-2nd

Click on image to enlarge

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Gratitude Wednesday

Lesson

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Community Building

Wednesday

October 27, 2021

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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scary face happy face

Closing Circle

Lesson Activity Day 4 of 5

Day 4:

How can we describe IAN? What adjectives would you use to describe this character?

Click on image to enlarge

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Social Skills Thursday

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Community Building

Thursday

October 28, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).)

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black cats bats

Lesson Activity Day 5 of 5

Day 5:

What does the fence represent?

What will you do today to break down a fence?

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Click on image to enlarge

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Morning Check-in

Morning Poll

Caption It

Fun Friday

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Lesson Activity (10-15 min)

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Community Building

Friday

October 29, 2021

Closing Circle

Students can share-out randomly or use this jamboard activity (it will force you to make a copy for your own class, the image will also be larger for you to view better).

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trick or treating passing out candy

Reflect:

Why is it important to not “judge a book by its cover”?

Fun Friday

Halloween

This or That PE (3:45 min)

Would you Rather PE (3:45 min)

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