# Lesson 239: SEL review

❤️ SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (40 Lessons) • 🟠 E. Growing Together

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## Objective

I can remember and talk about important SEL ideas I learned, like feelings, calm tools, kindness, problem-solving, and trying again.

## Materials

- Plain paper or a notebook page
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Optional: stickers or stars for "SEL wins"

## Mini-lesson — Remembering our SEL tools

This lesson is a review. You look back at many SEL lessons and remember what helped you.

Feelings words

- We can name feelings like happy, sad, angry, scared, proud, or calm.
- We can say, "I feel…" to a trusted adult.

Calm-down tools

- We learned tools like belly breathing, counting slowly, or using a calm corner.
- We can use them when our feelings are big and we need a pause.

Friendship & kindness

- We can use kind words and listening ears.
- We can take turns, share, and say "Can I play?"
- We can say "stop" if someone is unkind and ask an adult for help.

Problem-solving steps

- We can stop and breathe first.
- We can say what the problem is in simple words.
- We can think of small choices and ask an adult which is safe and fair.

Growth mindset

- We can say, "I can try" or "I cannot do it yet".
- We remember that mistakes help us learn.
- We can feel proud when we keep trying kindly.

Looking back and forward

- We can notice SEL tools that helped us this year.
- We can choose one tool we want to keep using.
- We can thank ourselves for practising.

Adults can say: "You have learned many SEL tools. You do not need to use all of them at once. We will keep practising a few that help you most."

Picture strip: "My SEL toolbox"

## Guided Practice — My SEL review page

You and an adult will make a simple SEL review page to remember your tools.

1. On a page, write or trace the title "My SEL tools" at the top.
2. Draw a big circle in the middle. Inside the circle, draw yourself. Add a small heart on your shirt or near you.
3. Around the circle, draw five small boxes or shapes. Label them: Feelings, Calm, Friends, Fix (problems), and Try (again).
4. In each box, help your child draw or write one tool they remember (for example, feelings words, belly breathing, kind words, asking for help, "I cannot do it yet").
5. Practise reading the page together using simple sentences like: "For feelings I can say how I feel.", "For calm I can breathe slowly."
6. At the bottom, add the sentence "I can keep using my SEL tools".
7. Decide where to keep the page (for example, near a calm corner) so you can look at it again when you need a reminder.

Tracing Pad
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## Practice — My SEL wins

Use this practice to help your child notice small SEL wins from this year.

1. On a new page, draw three boxes and label them "At home", "At school" (or learning time), and "With friends".
2. In each box, help your child draw or write one time they used an SEL tool (for example, using calm breathing, saying "stop" kindly, asking for help, or trying again).
3. Next to each picture, add a small star or heart as a "SEL win" sign.
4. Read the page together and say: "These are some ways you used your SEL tools."
5. Ask your child: "Which SEL tool helped you the most?" and circle that picture.
6. At the bottom, write or trace "I will keep using my SEL tools next year".
7. Keep this page with the review page so you can remember SEL wins later.

## Quick Check — SEL review

Answer each question about feelings, calm tools, kindness, and trying again.

1) Why is it helpful to know feelings words?

So you can hide your feelings from everyone. So you can tell a trusted person how you feel. So you can shout your feelings at people.
Feelings words help us share what is happening inside.

2) Which is a good calm-down tool?

Hitting the wall when you are angry. Holding your breath until you feel dizzy. Breathing slowly in and out and counting.
Slow breathing can help your body feel calmer.

3) Your friend says, "Can I play?" What is a kind answer?

"Yes, let us see how we can all play." "No one can ever play with us." Ignoring them and walking away.
Kind friends try to include others when it is safe and fair.

4) Someone is being unkind and will not stop. What can you do?

Keep playing and say nothing. Say "Stop" and go tell a trusted adult. Be unkind back in the same way.
We can set a boundary and ask an adult for help.

5) What is the first step in problem-solving?

Shout and grab things. Decide it is all someone else's fault. Stop, breathe, and notice what the problem is.
We calm our bodies first so we can think clearly.

6) Which sentence shows a growth mindset?

"This is hard, but I can keep trying." "If it is hard, I will never try." "I am the only one who can do this."
Growth mindset means we believe we can learn with effort.

7) You feel very upset and do not know what to do. What could help?

Keep it all inside and talk to no one. Tell a trusted adult how you feel and ask for help. Shout at everyone near you.
Talking to trusted adults is a safe SEL tool.

8) Your friend wins a game. What is a kind choice?

Say they cheated. Walk away and refuse to speak. Say "Good game" and feel happy for them.
We can celebrate other people's success kindly.

9) You tried a calm tool and it did not work the first time. What is a good next step?

Try again slowly or ask an adult for another idea. Decide calm tools never work. Stop using calm tools forever.
Calm tools often need practice and adult support.

10) What is one big goal of this SEL review?

To forget all the SEL tools you learned. To remember your tools and feel ready to use them again. To make you feel bad about mistakes.
The goal is to remember helpful tools and feel encouraged.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can name at least one feelings word and one calm-down tool. Student can describe one way to be a kind friend or set a simple boundary. Student can explain a basic problem-solving step (stop, breathe, say the problem). Student can give an example of growth mindset or "trying again". Student can talk about one SEL tool they plan to keep using in the future.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can remember and use my SEL tools. 🙂 I remember some SEL tools, but I still need practice. 😅 Using SEL tools still feels tricky for me.

#### Next time I will practise…

Naming my feelings Using a calm-down tool Asking an adult for help
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