I especially like to incorporate Social Thinking into the lessons I teach to students when adults are present because the concepts of understanding yourself and others so that you can better navigate the social world and foster relationships are essential for getting along at school, at home and at work. I continue to revisit my Social Thinking resources – I have a LOT of them – when I am planning SEL lessons for general education classrooms, facilitating small group counseling sessions, or producing schoolwide video broadcasts. The social world is incredibly complex, but Social Thinking gives us a concrete way to present concepts in simple, meaningful ways. They also begin to understand how those people might think and feel about them in response to their behaviors. But that’s not all! While students are learning to act in expected ways, they are simultaneously becoming aware of how their behaviors might impact the thoughts and feelings of those who share their space. It extends beyond the practice of teaching specific social skill behaviors to teaching students to think about the expected social norms in a variety of settings and situations. It is a framework, developed by Michelle Garcia Winner, for helping students understand how the social world works and how to navigate and regulate within it. Social Thinking is to Social Emotional Learning what Number Sense is to Mathematics. If you are a school counselor, teacher, or administrator who is not familiar with Social Thinking, you’re missing out on some great stuff! Below are some of my favorite resources for teaching Social Thinking concepts to elementary school students, teachers, and parents. I’ve been on a mission to infuse Social Thinking into our school community.
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