Self-Awareness
What does self-awareness mean?
Knowing your own feelings, thoughts, and strengths.
What does self-management mean?
Controlling your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in different situations.
What is social awareness?
Understanding other people’s feelings and perspectives.
What are relationship skills?
The ability to communicate, cooperate, and resolve conflicts in healthy ways.
What is responsible decision-making?
Making thoughtful, safe, and fair choices for yourself and others.
Name one way you can practice self-awareness at school.
Think before acting or doing something.
You want to shout out in class but decide to raise your hand instead. What skill are you using?
Self-Management
You notice a classmate is quiet and ask if they’re okay. What SEL skill is that?
Social Awareness
You and a friend argue but talk it out calmly. What SEL skill is that?
Relationship Skills
You’re invited to skip class, but you decide to stay. What skill is that?
Responsible Decision-Making
You feel nervous before presenting. What SEL skill are you using when you recognize that emotion?
Self-Awareness
Name a strategy for managing stress or anger.
Deep breathing, taking a break, journaling, talking it out.
Why is empathy important for teamwork?
It helps people feel respected and understood.
Name one way to build strong relationships at school.
Listening, honesty, teamwork, kindness, respect.
What are the 3 steps of responsible decision-making?
Think, Choose, Act (or: Pause, Plan, Do).
Why is self-awareness important for learning and relationships?
It helps you understand how your emotions affect others and your actions.
Why does self-management help with goals?
It helps you stay focused, organized, and follow through even when it’s hard.
Give an example of social awareness in the cafeteria.
Helping a student who’s alone / sharing space / using manners.
Why is communication important in relationships?
It helps solve problems and prevents misunderstandings.
How does peer pressure test your responsible decision-making?
It makes it harder to choose what’s right over what’s popular.
Create a real-life example of self-awareness.
Any student-created answer that shows understanding (ex: realizing when you need help or when you’re distracted).
What RRR expectation connects to self-management the most?
“Responsible” — managing your choices and actions responsibly.
How does social awareness connect to being “Respectful” in class?
Respect comes from noticing others’ feelings and treating them kindly.
How can social media affect relationship skills (positive or negative)?
Positives: staying connected; Negatives: miscommunication, drama, comparison.
Describe a responsible decision that improves your health or wellness.
Student-created (ex: eating breakfast, staying active, managing time).