Relationship Skills

The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.

 

Building relationships impacts our ability to communicate verbally, non-verbally, and through listening.  Building relationships with our students, families and caregivers provides the opportunity to collaborate towards the same collective end result with a focus on social and cultural norms. 

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Elementary Resources

• Vault – Financial Literacy for Elementary Students (responsible Decision Making)

• The Compassion Project – Lesson Plans for Teaching Empathy & Compassion

• Dual Language Learners: Strategies for successful opportunities in ECE — Better Kid Care — Penn State Extension (psu.edu)

• Building Community With Friendly Fridays

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Middle School Resources

• 6 Essential Strategies for Teaching ELLs | Edutopia

•  6 Tips for Engaging the Families of English Language Learners | Edutopia 

• 25 Social Emotional Learning Activities & How They Promote Student Well-Being

• 4 Ways to Foster Positive Student Relationships

 

High School Resources

• 8 Strategies for Building Relationships with ELLs in Any Learning Environment | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org) 

• Making Students and Families Feel Welcome | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org) 

• HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS TOOLKIT

• Writing Prompts for Teen Social Emotional Wellness