Who are YOU? Are you always late? Are you kind? When is it okay to lie?Improve Social & Emotional Skills while ALSO Improving Reading Comprehension!Help students learn about themselves and challenge them to become the best they can be, with these light-hearted and relevant social & emotional lessons!

Real-life scenarios and sticky social situations challenge students to learn about themselves and the consequences of various behaviors such as: always being late, being unable to forgive, being too nice, and more. They also learn the value of being honest, courageous, easy-going, generous, and optimistic. Teens and Experts offer helpful advice through text messages and keep things light-hearted and non-threatening. A great way to improve students everyday social skills!

STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES: Each social-skills lesson is followed by specific reading comprehension and writing activities that require complete-sentence answers. Additional activities encourage students to ‘look within’ and relate each scenario to themselves and their own daily actions. Finally, students decide how they might better handle each daily scenario in the future. Questions are clearly labeled with the standard/skill that it meets.

LOCATE INFORMATION

COMPARE & CONTRAST

DRAW CONCLUSIONS

USE CONTEXT CLUES

ANALYZE, EVALUATE, & APPLY

SUMMARIZE

CAUSE & EFFECT

MAIN IDEA

SEQUENCE

GENERALIZE

FORM OPINIONS

MAKE INFERENCES

DETERMINE AUTHOR’S VIEWPOINT

TOPICS INCLUDE How do I know if Im being a good person? How can I be honest with my friends without hurting their feelings? I never have a good day at school! How can I do better? How can I stop being jealous? How can I NOT be late all the time? I want people to trust me. What can I do? How can I be kind without being a doormat? Forgiveness is hard. Should I always forgive people? Why should I be patient? I hate to wait around! Can being optimistic make me happy?
Reading Level: Gr 3 – 4 Interest Level: Gr 5 – 12
Easy-to-Use: Simply download these Google Slides and assign them to your students. Assign them all, or just a few for today’s lesson! For additional flexibility, these slides can also be printed for in-class use!
Benefits of Google Slides: If you’ve been looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons, this is your answer. And the best part is you don’t have to print, cut, laminate, or replace when you lose pieces….it’s ALL DIGITAL!
How do Google Slides Work? Students read each high-interest story on a computer or iPad then answer the comprehension questions right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students’ answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets. You can assign a set of slides to each student, so that they have their own personal packet.