Social-Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (SEFEL): Teaching Stratgies
Process Agenda (6 hour training)
Participants will learn strategies for teaching
• Emotional literacy
• How to recognize emotions
• How to regulate emotions
Time
Prior to
training
Slides
Slide 1
Activity
 Prepare Training Room
 Prepare opening activity: Sign in with feelings faces –
As participants enter, greet them and invite them to
review the posters around the room and sign their
name in by the one that represents how they are
feeling.
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8:25
8:30-8:40
10 minutes
8:40-8:50
10 minutes
Slide 2
Slides 3-5
Prepare registration table
Prepare Friendship Activity
5 Minute Warning
 Welcome participants to the day and introduce the
feelings chart. Discuss how chart can be used in the
classroom (attendance, charting feelings, small group
work, books that match for group time, changing with
clothes pins). Make connection to topics for the day.
 Review of the pyramid
 Objectives of the day
 Where we are on the pyramid
 Summary Notes are included in packet
Handouts/Materials
 Post-Its should be
placed on all tables for
participants.
 Markers
 Feeling Faces
 Large Flip Paper
 Sign-In Sheets
 Pens
 Flip Chart Paper
 Labeled Activity Centers
 Markers
Facilitator
Everyone
Brenda Sigmon
Brenda Little
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Website Resource:
SEFEL Pyramid &
Summary Notes
and
Handout:
SEFEL Pyramid &
Summary Notes
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Time
8:50-8:55 (5)
8:55-9:05
10 minutes
9:05-9:30
25 minutes
Slides
Slides 6
Slide 7-9
Slide 10
Slide 11-19
9:30-9:45
15 minutes
Slides20-24
9:45-9:55 (10)
Slide 25
Activity
 Video – Brain Builders
Give overview of targeted social emotional supports
• Enhancing emotional literacy
• Recognizing emotions and controlling impulses
• Problem Solving Skills
• Developing friendship skills
What is emotional literacy?
Activity: Begin by having participants work as a group to
define emotional literacy. Have each team read their
definition, write down key words on chart, then read
CSEFEL definition. Refer to quote in handout ‘Enhancing
Emotional Vocabulary in Young Children
Activity: Have participants take out the Feeling Words
Activity. Instruct them to write down as many words that
describe emotions as they can in 30 seconds. Ask, who
had at least 5? 10? Go up until reach the highest written
down. Give a door prize to the one that has the most.
There are 512 feeling words in English language – children
without challenges usually think of 10-12 – children w
challenges have 3
Enhancing Emotional Literacy
 Emotional Vocabulary
discuss intentional and incidental
 Feeling Faces
 Feeling Charts
 Games
 Feeling Wheel/Dice/Ring
 Recognizing Emotions
 Individualizing Emotions
Social Emotional Classroom Supports
 Promoting positive relationships in the classroom –
teachers share information
Break
Handouts/Materials
 DVD
 Website Resource:
Enhancing Emotional
Vocabulary in Young
Children
Facilitator
Brenda Little
Brenda Little
Handout:
 Enhancing Emotional
Vocabulary in Young
Children
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Website Resource:
Feeling Words Activity
Handouts
Feeling Words Activity
Handout
Materials
 Teachers share props
from classrooms
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Time
9:50
Slides
9:55-10:15
20 minutes
Slides 26-27
10:15-11:00
45 minutes
Slide 28
Slide 29
Slide 30
Slide 31
Slide 32
Slide 33
Slide 34
Slide 35
Activity
Ring the 5 minute warning bell and state, “training will
resume in 5 minutes.”
Make it-Take it
Feelings Check-In
Using children’s literature to promote emotional
literacy
 Choosing Books to target specific social emotional
skills
 Things to remember when choosing Books
 Book criteria
 Activity Book Selection Checklist
 Book criteria
 Social Competencies
Large group activity: Have each participant review the
book, “Pete the Cat”. As a large group discuss how you
would use the book in your classroom, using the
questions from the Using Children’s Literature handout.
You Tube Video of Pete The Cat
Books Selection Small Group Activity: Have pairs of 2-3
people review a book. Each group will complete the Book
Selection Checklist HO and report back.
Book Nook
Teacher shares her Book Nook
Sample Book Area
 Video - Jenna
11:00 – 11:15
15 minutes
Slide 36
Slide 37
Slide 38
11:15-12:30
LUNCH – Lunch Time -- Transition-Role Play --Slide 39
12:30-12:50
20 minutes
Slides 40
Slide 41
Slide 42
Slide 43
Slides 44-47
Handouts/Materials
Facilitator
Brenda Sigmon
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Website Resource:
Feeling Sign Chart
Feeling Faces Ring
 Website Resource:
Using Children’s
Literature
 Handout
Using Children’s
Literature
Materials:
 Pete the Cat (15)
 Website Resource:
Book Selection Checklist
 Hand Out:
Book Selection Checklist
 Website Resource:
List of Recommended
Books
Everybody

Brenda Sigmon
Teachers
Website Resource:
Book Nook
Emotional Regulation
 Definition of Emotional Regulation
 Strategies for teaching emotional regulation
 Ready body language of others and yourself
 Safe Spaces (Each teachers shares aspects of their
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Time
Slides
Slide 48
Slides 49-50
Activity
created Safe Space)
 The Turtle Technique
 Teachers share how they use Tucker the Turtle in
their classrooms
Handouts/Materials
Facilitator
12:50-1:10
20 minutes
Slide 51
Problem Solving Skills
 Learn problem solving steps
 Learn problem solving strategies
 Developing alternative strategies
 Understand that all solutions have consequences
 Problem Solving Steps
 Solution Kit
 Teachers share classroom strategies
 Video of Solution Kit
Classroom materials
Brenda Little and
Teachers
Slides 58
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Materials
Flip chart
markers
Brenda Sigmon
Slides 59
Slide 60
Slide 61
Slide 62
Slide 63
Slide 64
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Materials
Chart Paper
Markers
Activity Center Labels
Brenda Sigmon
Slides 52-53
Slide 54
Slides 55-56
Slide 57
1:10-1:40
30 minutes
1:40-2:00
20 minutes
Slide 65
Friendship Skills
Activity – think about a child who has friends – what
characteristics do they have? Jot down 3-5
characteristics. Debrief. Chart answers.
Friendship Skills
Social Skills Impact Friendship Skills
Developing Friendship Skills
Games to Develop Friendship Skills
Conversation
Impact of Social Skills on Friendship
Group Activity
Have schedule categories on large sticky notes. Assign
schedule areas to each person by having them count of by
9s. 1s do arrival, 2s do circle, etc. Instruct the participants
to brainstorm strategies for building friendships in their
assigned schedule area. Have them write on large sticky
notes (one per note page) and post under schedule
headings. Debrief – sharing top 1-2 highlights from each,
or something that hasn’t been shared.
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Website Resource:
Friendship Skills
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Time
2:00-2:10 (15)
2:10-2:20 (10)
2:20-2:35
15 minutes
Slides
Slides 66
Slides 67-73
Slides 74-76
Slide 77
2:35 – 2:50
15 minutes
Slide 78
Slide 79
2:50-3:00
10 minutes
Slide 80
Slide 81-82
Slide 83
3:00-3:10
10 minutes
3:10-3:30
20 minutes
Activity
 Break
 Classroom Activities
 Super Friends
Explain Super Friends
 Video – Super Friends
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Slide 84
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Slide 85
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Slide 86
Slide 87
3:30
Slide 88
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Additional resources for teaching social emotional
skills
Second Step
Scripted stories
Review content and reference handouts and
materials
CSEFEL Scripted Stories
www.tarheelreader.org
Review
Review and summarize day 1 and day 2.
System Wide Implementation
Discuss next steps if interested in system-wide
implementation or train-the trainer information
NC-DPI SEFEL Newsletter
Please share this newsletter with teachers and other
interested parties including administration
SEFEL ListServ
Handouts/Materials
Facilitator
Teachers
Teacher
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Website Resource:
SEFEL Websites
Second Step Curriculum
 Website Resource:
Scripted Stories Tip
Sheet and
Scripted Story Activity
Sheet
Brenda Little
Brenda Little
Robin
Robin/Vivian
Adjourn
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