How to Incorporate Social-Emotional Learning into the Lower Elementary Curriculum

Jennifer Naiman, a licensed mental health therapist and the Director of Student Support at Greenspring Montessori School, joins us to talk about how to incorporate social-emotional learning into the Lower Elementary curriculum. Jen explains what social-emotional learning really is and shares examples of social-emotional lessons for this age level, such as tattling vs. reporting, personal space, and bucket filling. Jen also walks us through the process of how to introduces these topics with our students - first through direct lessons and then with daily practice - just as we do with Grace and Courtesy! She makes the case for incorporating the language of these lessons into the daily life of the classroom, so that it becomes part of the classroom culture.