Curriculum – Atwater Healing

Transform Social-Emotional Learning into an Experience Students Love

Our 16-week Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) course for elementary schools is designed to make essential life skills engaging, memorable, and easy to apply. Through music, storytelling, movement, and play, students build confidence, self-awareness, and positive social behaviors in a way that feels natural and fun.

Songs Integrated Weekly

Music is at the heart of every lesson. Carefully crafted songs are woven throughout each day to reinforce the week’s core concepts.

At the beginning of each lesson, “Singing Time” introduces or revisits key songs using simple lyrics and repetition to make ideas concrete and easy to remember. These same songs return at the end of the lesson, helping students review and anchor their learning.

Across Days 1–5, consistent exposure builds familiarity and confidence, allowing students to recall important concepts in real time—both in and out of the classroom.

5-Minute Instructional Focus

Each lesson includes a concise, focused teaching moment that clearly introduces the day’s objective.

Days 1–4: Teachers guide students through new concepts
Day 5: A structured recap reinforces the week’s key ideas

This brief, 5-minute focus uses simple language, visuals, and active participation to ensure every student understands the core concept before moving into practice, discussion, and play-based learning.

Comic Book Vignettes

Short, illustrated comic stories bring social-emotional concepts to life. Each vignette features relatable characters navigating everyday situations, helping students clearly see what positive choices and behaviors look like.

Teachers guide students through thoughtful questions, encouraging them to:

Identify actions and dialogue
Understand how behaviors affect others
Recognize choices and consequences

These visuals are especially powerful for early readers and multilingual learners, making abstract ideas easier to understand and apply in real life.

Role Play with Character Plushies

Learning becomes hands-on through interactive role play using plush versions of the comic characters.

Teachers model scenarios while students observe, predict, and even participate by suggesting what characters might do or say next. This approach:

Deepens understanding of choices and consequences
Builds emotional connection through familiar characters
Creates a safe, playful environment to practice social skills

Students gain confidence as they explore behaviors, express ideas, and learn through experience.

5-Minute Read-Aloud

Each lesson includes a calm, uninterrupted read-aloud moment. Teachers read in a steady voice without pausing for discussion, giving students time to fully absorb the story.

This reflective experience allows students to:

Imagine and connect personally with the material
Build comprehension and emotional awareness
Reset and refocus during the lesson

It’s a peaceful pause that supports deeper understanding and internalization.

Day 5 Game Play

At the end of each week, learning comes alive through action-based games. Activities like Simon Says, Mother May I, the Telephone Game, and action dice games give students the chance to practice skills in real time.

Through movement and interaction, students:

Recognize that actions include both words and behaviors
Practice making intentional choices
See how their actions impact others

Teachers can pause gameplay for quick reflection, helping students connect fun experiences back to key SEL concepts. This active review strengthens retention and allows students to demonstrate learning through movement, communication, and collaboration.

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