Virtual Field Trip
Bringing SEL to Life:
Skills for the Classroom and Beyond
Through the eyes of their peers, we will introduce students to the key pillars of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, social awareness, relationship skills. Student viewers will meet other real-life students who share a pledge called "Words to Live By." Viewers will follow these students throughout their day as they explain and model how the words of the pledge help them better understand themselves, control their actions, strengthen their relationships, and use their wings to soar!
Extend the learning of the Virtual Field Trip with these student activities packed with ready-to-go, standards-aligned learning activities for you and your class before, during, and after the excursion.
Virtual Field Trip Parent Companion Guide
This companion guide is designed to help students begin to self-reflect
and connect with family members during and after viewing the Virtual
Field Trip. It is designed to extend learning as your family begins to apply
the social and emotional concepts in the Words to Live By to your lives.
Virtual Field Trip Educator Companion Guide
The pre-field trip activity in this companion guide is designed to help K-2 students begin to self-reflect and connect with their peers before the Virtual Field Trip. A quick activity is provided to focus students’ attention during the Virtual Field Trip, and the follow-up activity is designed to extend learning as students apply the Words to Live By pledge and its concepts to their own lives.
Virtual Field Trip Educator Companion Guide
During this activity students will describe qualities that make them unique, explain the social and emotional concepts presented during the Virtual Field Trip and apply the concepts of Words to Live By to their own daily lives.
Strengthen your students' social and emotional skills with these ready-to-go, standards-aligned digital lesson bundles.
Strengthen your own wings with professional learning. Find out the whys and hows of teaching social and emotional skills in the classroom.
Why Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)?
Social emotional learning programs can improve the overall climate and can prevent or reduce violent behavior, including bullying.
Bosaki, S., Marini, Z., & Dane, A., 2006.