Overview:
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 for teach students empathy and other social emotional skills? That’s why we created Habitudes for Social and Emotional Learning – Middle School Edition
Habitudes for Social & Emotional Learning – Middle School Edition seeks to equip today’s students with the life and leadership skills they need to become healthy in every area: mentally, emotionally, and socially. Created by Dr. Tim Elmore, these lessons plans were designed to how Generation Z prefers to learn – through images, conversations, and experiences.
Habitudes for Social & Emotional Learning – Middle School Edition aligns with CASEL and covers timeless topics such as:
- Self-Awareness
- Self-Management
- Responsible Decision-Making
- Relationship Skills
- Social Awareness
- …and many more!
What’s Included:
This Kit includes a one-year subscription (1 facilitator login only) to HabitudesOnline, an online platform giving you digital access to:
- Teacher Guide with 13 Lesson Plans
- Movie Clip Suggestions
- Student Videos
- Group Activities
- Downloadable Student Worksheets
- Downloadable Quick Start Lesson Guides
- Slide Decks
This kit also includes a Habitudes Poster Set (11×17 of each image).
Why Use Habitudes for Social & Emotional Learning – Middle School Edition?
More than 10,000 schools, businesses, and organizations around the world utilize Habitudes every day. Habitudes for Social & Emotional Learning – Middle School Edition helps educators:
- Create positive classroom cultures where students effectively handle conflict
- Reduce disciplinary incidents by equipping students to practice empathy with peers and appreciate diversity
- Develop a sense of ownership in students empowering them to take responsibility of their decisions
- Increase classroom engagement where students connect how academics prepares them to reach their life goals
- Improve the school climate where student anxiety is reduced and teens have positive adult role models to talk with
- Raise student involvement where students identify service opportunities and take action to improve the school and community
- Create constructive teacher-student conversations where students accurately recognize one’s emotions and thoughts
Most Popular Uses:
There are many ways Habitudes can be leveraged to connect with and train growing leaders. Specifically, we’ve seen this resource used most effectively when harnessed as a training resource for:
- High School Freshmen Orientation
- Advisement or Homeroom Period
- Health Class
- Small-Group Discussions
- …and many more!
This kit includes a one-year subscription (1 facilitator login only) to HabitudesOnline, an online platform giving you digital access to:
- Teacher Guide with 13 Lesson Plans
- Movie Clip Suggestions
- Student Videos
- Group Activities
- Downloadable Student Worksheets
- Downloadable Quick Start Lesson Guides
- Slide Decks
This kit also includes a Habitudes Poster Set (11×17 of each image).
*Computer in product image not included.
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Here are some details of how schools and organizations use Habitudes:
- Each lesson is typically 20-30 minutes
- 13 sessions are included in this course
- Leaders can train students to facilitate sessions with fellow students
- The most impactful format is an interactive conversation
Where Habitudes for Social & Emotional Learning – Middle School Edition is used:
- Advisement or Homeroom Period
- Health Class
- Small-Group Discussions
- …and many more!
“One of the biggest thing that Habitudes has helped with is preparing students to be career and college ready upon graduation. Habitudes helped each student become a better person and have a big picture perspective. The benefit to teachers has been significant as well. They consistently tell me they are having more conversations with students that are meaningful and have impact. Habitudes has been a game changer.”
– Jason Lane – Principal at Mill Creek High School
“One tangible outcome has been our hallways. I have seen more kids hold a door for those behind them. One kid asked me how I was doing before I asked him how he was doing. Habitudes is making a difference.”
– Marc Feuerbach – Principal at Cartersville High School
“We are seeing students from all demographics engage in the Habitudes lessons and having conversations on how to prepare for their life ahead of them.”
– Billy Richardson – Assistant Principal at Kennesaw Mountain High School
“Habitudes has it all. It has the implementation of why we’re doing this and the why behind ‘you should have integrity.’ We found something that the kids are hooked on immediately.”
– Julie Diaz – Principal at Travis High School
“We believe in creating a culture of growth, character, and knowledge, and we believe our students can own their own character. We are in the process of minimizing external behavior control over students and maximizing the student’s decision-making ability through good strong character traits they they would reference prior to making decisions and actions. Habitudes is helping us accomplish this.”
– Sheila Grimes – Principal at Freedom Middle School
“After starting Habitudes, I now have almost no external motivators. In addition to not having to keep motivating my students, their quality of work is far better and the students are happier.”
– Bryan Q. – Secondary School Teacher
“Habitudes has changed our students and our program. I find my students are now intrinsically motivated to do what they need to, such as completing their homework and pushing in their chair. Parents say their kids love our class, and the parents even thank us for teaching Habitudes.”
– Jason G. – Middle School STEM Teacher
Click on the link below to view a free sample of the HabitudesOnline digital subscription for Habitudes for Social & Emotional Learning – Middle School Edition
