The Giant Jam Sandwich Relationship Skills SEL STEM Activity
The Giant Jam Sandwich Relationship Skills SEL STEM Activity
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Integrate STEM, Social Emotional Learning, and Literacy!
Putting together a giant jam sandwich took a lot of work (and an entire town!) Can you design a simpler solution to trap the wasps?
Students focus on the importance of planning and proper communication with relationship skills through a mindful moments strategy, activity, and writing prompt.
CASEL Framework: Relationship Skills
This activity is a part of a series of STEM resources designed to follow the CASEL Framework for social emotional learning.
The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.This includes the capacities to communicate clearly, listen actively, cooperate, work collaboratively to problem solve and negotiate conflict constructively, navigate settings with differing social and cultural demands and opportunities, provide leadership, and seek or offer help when needed.
Material List:
- Cardboard
- Tape
- Recyclables
- Colored paper
- Crayons, markers, and/or colored pencils
- Wasp cutouts
- Binder clips (to make the wasp cutouts stand up)
- The Giant Jam Sandwich by Janet Burroway
Includes:
- Teacher Instructions
- Student STEM Journal
- Student Instructions
- Engineering Design Process Poster
- Read Aloud STEM Activity
- Vocabulary Words (Plan, Expertise, Clever)
- 6 Keys to being a good listener poster
- Mindful Moments Strategy, Activity, and Writing Reflection