Social Awareness
Great 8 Social Skills For Life
What is it?
A person’s capacity to interact with others in ways that show respect, tolerance, and cooperation.
What does that mean?
•Empathy, the ability to see the world through another person’s eyes, is the foundation of social awareness.
•People can influence others around them.
•Forgiveness is an important aspect of mental health and restores relationships.
•Accepting then appreciating differences makes relationships more pleasant.
•Working together and contributing to group efforts increases synergy.
Maya Angelou
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Golden Rule
Ideas! Links! and More!
Books & Activities
- The Invisible Boy - Trudy Ludwig
- What does it mean to be global? - Rana DiOrio
- Stallaluna - Janell Cannon
- Juice Box Bullying - Bob Sornson & Maria Dismondy
Activities:
- Watch short videos or stop at intervals - Discuss what you know/notice (how person talks, behaves, acts and reacts) about a person (their beliefs, background and life) and make a prediction about their behavior or what they are thinking/feeling
- Spreading Kindness #ChooseKind https://www.weareteachers.com/49-ways-to-create-a-tidal-wave-of-kindness-in-schools/
- Global Awareness - How children around the world go to school: http://www.teach123school.com/2012/06/how-do-children-around-world-go-to.html
- Build & teach Empathy https://www.commonsense.org/education/blog/13-top-games-that-teach-empathy
Friendship is not about finding similarities, it is about respecting differences. You are not my friend because you are like me, but because I accept you and respect you the way you are.
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