Crow Boy Reflection

Before I started the SEL activity, I read the story, “Crow Boy” by Taro Yashima; a story about a lonely boy who is bullied due to his small size and being different. Then after discussing the story, I listed some of the social and emotional skills the students identified: compassion, kindness, teamwork, and understanding. Then I shared about the Social & Emotional course I am taking. My students all agreed that Social & Emotional Learning skills are important and will help them in school and in life. This established a meaningful purpose for the journal activity. Additionally, I came across The Adventures of Elly and Tigy, wa collection of books that teaches about self-awareness and self-management. I used a book to introduce each SEL competency. …show more content…
I thought this was an easy prompt because the younger students like to share their feelings. It was also easy for them to write one thing they could do to make them feel better. On the other hand, when I read their responses, I felt they were very superficial, and I need to provide more experiences for the students to really tune into their feelings. On day 2, I read “Empro, Master of Feelings” to share a story about self-management. For this prompt, I shared an example of my personal goal and plan and another student’s academic goal and plan. This prompt was also easy for the students to respond because the goal they chose was either based on the situation at school or at home. On Day 3, I read “Birpa, Master of Uniqueness” that teaches the importance of understanding our specialness and that of others. The prompt on Social-Awareness was harder for the students to understand. It was easier for the students to write about their family members and themselves but they could not connect themselves to the community. On day 4, I read “The Beginning of a Great Friendship.” This prompt was also easy because most of the students either wrote about how to help a family member or a