What Are Social Emotional Skills?

What  Are  Social  Emotional  Skills? 

 

Social   emotional   skills   are   life   skills   that   enable   a   child   to   establish   positive   relationships   with  others,  solve  problems  effectively  and  identify  and  manage  emotions  and  feelings. 

This  presentation  will  discuss  the  intentional  teaching  of  the  following  social  emotional  skills: 

 

 

Social  Emotional  Skill	Description
Confidence	Builds  self-­‐‑esteem  or  vice-­‐‑versa
Develops  competence  that  helps  in  participation
Helps  making  friends
Leads  to  higher  academic  achievement in  the  future
Co-­‐‑operation	Helps  in  sharing  and  taking  turns
Develops  the  quality  of  patience
Facilitates  helpfulness
Helps  to  accept  and  appreciate  differences
Makes  good  listeners
Builds  a  team  player
Communication	Helps  in  positive  interactions  with  peers
Facilitates  the  expressing  of  emotions  &  feelings
Fosters  friendships  and  helps  being  a  friend
Good  Manners	Cultivate  stronger  relationships  &  positive  interactions
Develop  a  strong  moral  foundation
Shape  well-­‐‑rounded  citizens
Foster  respect  and  responsibility
Independence	Teaches  staying  on  task and completing  tasks
Assists  in  staying  focused
Enables  following  directions
Enhances  future  performance  in  school
Self-­‐‑control	Inculcates  patience  and  respect  for  others
Instills  respect  for  self  and  property
Infuses  politeness  and  courtesy
Empathy	Encourages   understanding/communicating   own/others’   feelings   and emotions
Inspires  to  respect  differences

Social  Emotional  Skill	Description
Confidence	Builds  self-­‐‑esteem  or  vice-­‐‑versa
	Develops  competence  that  helps  in  participation
	Helps  making  friends
	Leads  to  higher  academic  achievement in  the  future
Co-­‐‑operation	Helps  in  sharing  and  taking  turns
	Develops  the  quality  of  patience
	Facilitates  helpfulness
	Helps  to  accept  and  appreciate  differences
	Makes  good  listeners
	Builds  a  team  player
Communication	Helps  in  positive  interactions  with  peers
	Facilitates  the  expressing  of  emotions  &  feelings
	Fosters  friendships  and  helps  being  a  friend
Good  Manners	Cultivate  stronger  relationships  &  positive  interactions
	Develop  a  strong  moral  foundation
	Shape  well-­‐‑rounded  citizens
	Foster  respect  and  responsibility
Independence	Teaches  staying  on  task and completing  tasks
	Assists  in  staying  focused
	Enables  following  directions
	Enhances  future  performance  in  school
Self-­‐‑control	Inculcates  patience  and  respect  for  others
	Instills  respect  for  self  and  property
	Infuses  politeness  and  courtesy
Empathy	Encourages   understanding/communicating   own/others’   feelings   and emotions
	Inspires  to  respect  differences