A New Program Built to Reach Students Nationwide
We’ve partnered with Discovery Education, the global leader in standards-based digital content for classrooms worldwide, to help us create a new social emotional learning program based on our evidence-based afterschool curriculum. Generously sponsored by the Allstate Foundation, this program provides FREE standards-aligned learning activities for K-5 educators to use in the classroom, during out-of-school programming, or even at home.
A Full Suite of Resources
The Soar with Wings resources below include fun lessons and activities to incorporate into academic subject areas or program time, professional learning videos, and a collection of useful resources and guides for anyone interested in helping kids soar with social emotional skills.
Soar with Wings Elements:
Through the eyes of their peers, students are introduced to the key pillars of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, social awareness, relationship skills. Viewers will meet real-life students who will share “Words to Live By” and how it helps them every day. This video is the first of its kind and takes students from all over the country into a WINGS program to learn directly from other kids what it means to use your social emotional skills.
Virtual Field Trip Companion Guide
Parent Guide
The guide includes an introduction to the Virtual Field Trip, discussion prompts, and family activity. This companion guide is designed to help kids begin to self-reflect and connect with family members during and after viewing the Virtual Field Trip and is designed to extend learning as your family begins to apply social and emotional concepts to your daily lives. Download Guide
Grades: K-2
The guide includes a pre-field trip activity designed to help K-2 students begin to self-reflect and connect with their peers before the Virtual Field Trip. A quick activity is provided to focus students’ attention during the Virtual Field Trip, and the follow-up activity is designed to extend learning as students apply Words to Live By and its concepts to their own lives. Download Guide
Grades: 3-5
During this activity students will describe qualities that make them unique, explain the social and emotional concepts presented during the Virtual Field Trip and apply the concepts of Words to Live By to their own daily lives. Download Guide
Words to Live By
Teach your students Words to Live By to reinforce the five core competencies – self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, social awareness, and relationship skills. Download Words to Live By
Additional Virtual Field Trip resources available at SoarwithWings.com
Social emotional learning has the power to help students develop skills necessary to succeed in school, be prepared for the workforce, and become positive and healthy contributors to society. Explore these ready-to-go, standards-aligned activities designed to build the social emotional skills of elementary students. Each activity features a step-by-step guide and presentation slides. As you prepare to lead these activities, check out the Educator Videos created to help YOU soar!
Act It Out!
Grades K-2
4 class periods, 50-60 minutes each
Use role-playing with your students to explore self-awareness and self-management skills. Guide your students in creating a puppet show that star themselves applying the skills to their lives.
Download the Educator Guide
Download Presentation Slides at www.soarwithwings.com
Time to Create!
Grades K-2
3 class periods, 50-60 minutes each
Students explore social-awareness and relationship skills through the emphasis of art. Students will begin by investigating the concept of being unique and the importance of being different through a variety of art-based activities.
Download the Educator Guide
Download Presentation Slides at www.soarwithwings.com
Time to Play!
Grades K-2
3 class periods, 50-60 minutes each
Students explore responsible decision-making through an emphasis of play. Students will begin by investigating the idea of choices through a variety of interactive discussions and scenario-based games.
Download the Educator Guide
Download Presentation Slides at www.soarwithwings.com
Read All About It!
Grades 3-5
4 class periods, 50-60 minutes each
Use storytelling to help your students explore self-awareness and self-management skills. Guide your students in writing and illustrating a picture book starring themselves applying these skills to various settings.
Download the Educator Guide
Download Presentation Slides at www.soarwithwings.com
Time to Create!
Grades 3-5
3 class periods, 50-60 minutes each
Students explore social awareness and relationship skills through an emphasis on art. Students will begin by investigating the concept of being unique and the importance of being different through a variety of art-based activities.
Download the Educator Guide
Download Presentation Slides at www.soarwithwings.com
Time to Play!
Grades 3-5
3 class periods, 50-60 minutes each
Students explore responsible decision-making through an emphasis on play – ultimately creating elements for a board game based on decision-making challenges.
Download the Educator Guide
Download Presentation Slides at www.soarwithwings.com
Strengthen your own social emotional skills with our video series and content that will prepare you to lead meaningful and impactful social emotional learning activities with students.
Videos to Help YOU Soar!
Learn about the “whys” and “hows” to make the most of the Soar with Wings student activities to teach social emotional skills. Use the companion guide to learn more on your own or with your fellow educators!
Educator Companion Guide
Reflect upon your approach to social and emotional learning and how to incorporate key concepts and learning principles into your everyday classroom or program culture. Download Educator Guide
In this introductory video, Bridget Laird, CEO, will discuss when Wings for Kids was founded, how its curriculum developed over the years, and why it is such an important curriculum to share with any teacher, parent, or caregiver. Download Video Companion Guide
Cheryl Hollis, Director of Programs, explains the five core social and emotional competencies defined by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)—self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, social awareness, and relationship skills — and how each contribute to student achievement, attitude, and future success.
Lee Hilton, Licensed Clinical Counselor, will describe childhood trauma and how to spot the warning signs. Understanding trauma will help you provide the support and empathy needed when working with children who have experienced trauma or adversity.
Parents, guardians, and caregivers are key contributors to kids soaring high! Help your children build social emotional skills that will stay with them for a lifetime with these fun, easy-to-use activities.
Zen Zone Family Activity
Promotes Self-Management; Responsible Decision-Making
As a family, talk about what you do when you feel angry, upset, sad, frustrated, or other strong emotions and how you use self-management and responsible decision-making to keep your emotions in check. Download Activity ¿En español? Haga clic aquí.
Dinner Discussion Family Activity
Promotes Self-Awareness; Self-Management; Responsible Decision-Making; Social Awareness; Relationship Skills
Ignite conversation by bringing these discussion starters to your next family meal. As a family, take turns selecting and reading aloud your discussion starter and share your thoughts, answers and experiences. Download Activity ¿En español? Haga clic aquí.
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Our goal is to provide practical tools that will empower schools and youth-serving organizations across the country to implement effective social emotional learning. The free Soar with Wings videos, guides, and digital lessons are just the beginning.
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