Lions Quest Skills for Growing K-5
Enhancing Emotional Intelligence in Elementary Students
The Lions Quest elementary program, Skills for Growing, focuses on helping students in grades K-5 enhance their emotional intelligence, fostering prosocial interactions and better decision-making.
Grades K-2 Focus: Building Emotional Awareness
In grades K-2, the Skills for Growing program emphasizes the identification and expression of common emotions. Students develop a shared emotional vocabulary, which is essential for understanding how emotions influence social interactions. By exploring emotional similarities and differences, children learn to navigate their social world with empathy and clarity.
Grades 3-5 Focus: Advanced Emotional Self-Management
As students move into grades 3-5, the program builds on their foundational skills by introducing advanced techniques for emotional self-management. This stage of the Skills for Growing program expands their emotional vocabulary and equips them with the tools to handle relationships, classroom dynamics, and community interactions with confidence and harmony.
Program Details
CASEL Alignment: Ensuring a comprehensive SEL approach.
- Flexible Online Delivery: Includes printable resources for teachers, students, and family engagement.
- Efficient Lesson Duration: 30-minute lessons designed for effective SEL instruction.
- Comprehensive Professional Development: Unit videos include adult SEL topics to support teachers and facilitators.
- Extensive Resource Library: Features SEL Kernel mini-lessons, energizers, and ongoing implementation support.