Simon's Hook SEL Extension Activities

Companion activities for the book Simon's Hook: students draw themselves using one of five strategies for not biting when teased, then choose a strategy for each of three teasing scenarios.
Year groups
Years 2–4 (Key Stages 1–2)
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Updated Jan 14, 2023

Subject
Life Skills, Special Resources
Topic
SEL, Social Skills
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Simon's Hook SEL Extension Activities: An Educational Resource

Simon's Hook SEL Extension Activities is a resource designed for educators encompassing Years 2–4. These activities provide an extension of the popular book, Simon's Hook by Karen Burnett and beautifully integrate life skills teaching with regular curriculum.

The Primary Handouts

  • Drawing Activity:
    In this activity, children can draw images depicting their understanding of the strategies to handle teasing or put-downs in daily-life situations.

  • Possible Situations:
    This interactive handout presents hypothetical scenarios that need appropriate solutions from the strategies outlined in Simon’s Hook. This assists in enhancing critical thinking and emotional intelligence among young learners.

Flexibility In Teaching Approach

The activities allow teachers to use them either for whole group discussions or small group interactions. They even work as personal assignments, ensuring a broad mix of individual processing and collective thinking.

A Special Resource In The Classroom And Beyond

This educational tool not only aligns well with traditional teaching setup but also homeschooling environment, fostering enhanced learning outcomes along with improved personality development.

In conclusion, Simon's Hook SEL Extension Activities offer versatile tools providing vital social skills necessary for a child’s growth into adult life.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Name strategies for responding to teasing or put-downs

  • Choose a suitable strategy for a specific teasing situation

Skills covered

  • Applying strategies — picking walk away, ignore, make a joke, agree or distract for situations like being called Slow Poke

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

Is the book Simon's Hook needed?

The activities build on the five strategies from Simon's Hook by Karen Burnett, so students should hear the story first; the book itself is not part of this resource.

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