SEL Unit – Respect Activities & Lessons

- Grades
- Preschool–Pre-K, Grades 1–2, Elementary
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Special Resources, Social Skills
- Topic
- social, emotional
- Resource types
- Lesson Plans, Teacher Tools
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
The Social Emotional Learning Unit: Respect Activities is a 14-page resource full of ideas, lessons and printables to teach students about respect. You will receive a handout that includes teaching points, read-alouds, videos and extra activities. There is a letter to caregivers to support respect at home. After learning about respect, students will get to write about what they've learned and practice their reading skills with the emergent reader.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Identify respectful and disrespectful behavior in everyday scenarios
- Suggest a compromise for a disagreement between friends
- Read a short book about sharing, helping and saying sorry
Skills covered
- Role-play — students act out friendship scenarios that show respect
- Written reflection — students write how they will be a good friend
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
Are the read-aloud books part of the unit?
The unit lists titles such as The Selfish Crocodile and Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend as read-alouds; the books are not included, and the two linked videos need internet access.
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Respect
- Sharing
- Taking turns
- Apologizing
- Compromise
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