Helping Middle and High School Students Learn Social Emotional Skills
Self-awareness, impulse control, empathy, teamwork, and responsible decision-making are just some of the social emotional skills that help students succeed in and out of school. Unfortunately, many students aren't developing them. What if there was a straightforward way to teach students empathy and encourage emotional development? That's why we created Habitudes for Social and Emotional Learning to teach social skills to middle and high school youths.
Practical Social Emotional Lesson Plans
The Habitudes for Social and Emotional Learning curriculum uses memorable imagery, real-life stories and practical experiences to teach timeless emotional skills in a way that is relevant to students today. Students are constantly using images to communicate via emojis, Instagram, and Snapchat. Why not utilize their favorite language to bridge the gap between learning and real-life application as part of your social emotional learning program?
Habitudes for Social & Emotional Learning helps middle and high school students:
- Develop habits of self-discipline and initiative
- Implement time management skills to do what really counts
- Plan for personal growth outside the classroom
- Identify their unique strengths and passions for a healthy self-image
- And many more social and emotional skills
Habitudes Case Study:
Cartersville High School
Watch how the Habitudes SEL program has helped one school invest in the social and emotional learning of their students.
What's Included in Habitudes
Our social emotional learning curriculum includes access to the following teaching resources:
Flexible Social Emotional Skills Lesson Plans
Teaching Videos
Slide Decks
Group Social Emotional Learning Activities
Posters
Student Worksheets
What Topics Are Covered
Habitudes for Social & Emotional Learning aligns with CASEL's core competencies and covers topics such as:
| Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identifying Emotions | Self-Motivation | Empathy | Identifying Problems |
| Accurate Self-Perception | Goal Setting | Appreciating Diversity | Analyzing Situations |
| Recognizing Strengths | Organization Skills | Respect for Others | Solving Problems |
| Self-Efficacy | Impulse Control | Communication | Evaluating |
| Impulse Control | Stress Management | Social Engagement | Reflecting |
| Stress Management | Self-Discipline | Relationship Building | Ethical Responsibility |
| Self-Discipline | Identifying Emotions | Teamwork | Relationship Building |
| Perspective-Taking | Accurate Self-Perception | Perspective-Taking | Self-Motivation |
| Respect for Others | Recognizing Strengths | Impulse Control | |
| Social Engagement | Self-Confidence | Identifying Emotions | |
| Relationship Building | Self-Efficacy | ||
| Evaluating Decisions | |||
| Ethical Responsibility |
Results Schools Have Seen While Using Habitudes
The following results have been reported by schools who have used the Habitudes social skills curriculum:
300% Increase in Student Leadership Team
45% increase in community service hours per students
400% increase in student-initiated clubs
11% decrease in disciplinary incidents
60% decrease in fights
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Explore Other Habitudes Programs
Growing Leaders offers multiple specialized programs for teaching middle and high school students valuable life skills. The practical lessons plans of our character education program teaches character development in a way that is relevant and engaging for today’s students. Develop critical leadership skills with the high school leadership program for students already exhibiting an interest in leadership, like those in student government, student ambassadors, and other leadership clubs. When graduation approaches, use our college and career lesson plans to equip young adults for the transition by developing critical skills like resilience and problem-solving.
