Social Awareness_ What is it and How to Build it (last of three vids)

Self-Awareness

• Self-awareness is understanding your own emotions, thoughts, and values
• It's about understanding what's happening in your mind and body
• It helps with self-management, self-regulation, and coping with difficult emotions
• Mr. Rogers emphasizes that feeling a range of emotions is okay

Supporting Self-Awareness in Students

• Teach, model, and reinforce that having emotions is natural
• Use the SIFT strategy to help students understand themselves:
  • Sensations: How your body feels
  • Images: What you picture in your mind
  • Feelings: What emotions you're experiencing
  • Thoughts: What you're thinking

Social Awareness

• Social awareness is understanding others' perspectives and empathizing with them.
• Empathy is like a muscle that gets stronger with practice.

Building Social Awareness in Students

• Practice empathy by asking "How do you think they're feeling?".
• Use empathy questions with characters in books, movies, shows, and real life.
• Encourage gratitude, which can improve mental health and well-being
• Practice gratitude activities once a week, such as writing, drawing, or sculpting something you're grateful for.

Tips For Teachers

• Share the video with families of students.
• Incorporate self-awareness and social awareness strategies into classrooms.
• Use gratitude exercises in classrooms, especially on Fridays.

Self-Awareness

• Understanding your own emotions, thoughts, and values is known as self-awareness.
• Self-awareness helps you understand what's going on in your mind and body.
• It aids in self-management, self-regulation, and navigating difficult emotions.
• Mr. Rogers emphasizes that experiencing a range of emotions is normal and okay.

Supporting Self-Awareness in Students

• Model and teach that having emotions is a natural human experience.
• The SIFT strategy guides students to understand themselves:
  • Sensations: How your body feels.
  • Images: What you visualize in your mind.
  • Feelings: The emotions you are experiencing.
  • Thoughts: What thoughts are going through your mind.

Social Awareness

• Social awareness involves comprehending others' viewpoints and empathizing with them.
• Empathy is like a muscle that gets stronger with practice.

Building Social Awareness in Students

• Practice empathy by asking "How do you think they're feeling?"
• Use empathy questions related to characters in books, movies, shows, and real-life scenarios.
• Encourage gratitude, which contributes to improved mental health and well-being.
• Implement gratitude practices once a week, such as writing, drawing, or sculpting something you are grateful for.

Tips for Teachers

• Share the video with the families of students.
• Integrate self-awareness and social awareness strategies into classroom routines.
• Utilize gratitude exercises in classrooms, particularly on Fridays.