This READY-TO-USE FIELD-TESTED LESSON (no prep) social-emotional learning lesson covers the topic of KINDNESS, CARING, PRE-JUDGING OTHERS, & HOW PERCEPTIONS MAY NOT BE TRUE. It is based on the book, Sophie's Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli and on the book, I Saw An Ant On The Railroad Track by Joshua Prince. Included are links to both books being read aloud. This is appropriate for use with both large groups and small groups or as an individual intervention to teach your social-emotional learning (SEL) standards and benchmarks.

Concepts covered include:
· Kindness
· Caring for others
· Pre-judging others
· The power of compassion
· Perceptions and how they may not be accurate

Included are 3 videos with QR codes and links to support the information you are presenting. The first video is of the book Sophie's Masterpiece being read aloud. The second video is of the book I Saw An Ant On The Railroad Track which is about how the choices we make create the world around us. There are notes with the slides that help you guide your lesson and give suggestions on teaching important points. I have also included links that have many additional resources that can be utilized to develop this into a unit, if you desire.

As a bonus, you also will be getting a free unique PowerPoint template that you can utilize over and over! What a bargain! A pre-made lesson ready to teach with no prep AND a unique PPT template! And all for less than the cost of a couple of cups of coffee!!

This presentation has 34 slides and includes links to 3 different videos to support the social-emotional learning/character education curriculum concepts that are addressed. This is a rich variety of concepts that all need to be taught to our students to ensure their later success.

I would schedule 30-45 minutes for this lesson depending upon the discussion that you lead with students. It could easily be turned into a unit for small groups. This lesson is easily customizable for K-5 elementary.

This lesson can be edited to make it fit your exact needs. I have the slides arranged in the way that I feel will help me teach, but you may want to rearrange or even delete some. The beauty of being able to personalize this lesson for yourself is that it is easily adapted to teach different levels at the elementary level or even older. All of my lessons and forms are field-tested. I have used them myself and have been successful with them.

The videos and support the social-emotional learning/character education curriculum concepts and help students to generalize them into their own lives and experiences. These videos are thought-provoking and entertaining ways to think about this very important concept and how it relates to being successful both now and in the future. I have found that videos are very effective in helping students to create an emotional link to the abstract concepts that character education involves. Coupled with discussions in which you can assist students to make the connection, it is an easy and effective way to teach these difficult concepts and assist students to internalize them into their own personalities.

This presentation includes slides that have transitions and animations to help to hold your students' interest. It is easily personalized and customized and includes a master slide that you can copy and paste into the location where additional information or personalization is desired.

Character education/SEL is vital to the success of our students. Employers report that the qualities for which they are looking when hiring include the 'soft skills" that are character education. As educators, we are called to support learning in the character education and social skills areas in order to educate the whole child.

Websites and videos are NOT embedded but are links. I do not own them or control them, so if there is a problem with a broken link or something else, please let me know so that I can repair, replace, or fix the presentation for you. Anytime you have technology incorporated, you risk having related issues.

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**NOTE*** links do not work in editing mode in PowerPoint. They are only active in presentation mode. Please be aware of this. Embedded videos will work in both editing and presentation mode in PowerPoint.

**NOTE** If you are using a Chromebook and/or Google slides, some functions are lost, but the lesson should still present well. If embedded videos do not start for you, click on the word-based link, "CLICK HERE" or the screenshot of the page to start the video. After uploading to your Google Drive, click the file and then open it as a Google Slide. I have included word-based links, QR codes, as well as video-based links in case you have difficulty getting videos to play.

As always, if there is a lesson that you need to have created specifically for your needs, please let me know. I am happy to listen to your ideas to extend the coverage of all ASCA Counseling Standards & Benchmarks. Just let me know your ideas, and I will do the work for you!

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