The BC (Before COVID) and AC (After COVID) classrooms differ. Instructors must reestablish protocols and opening and closing routines with learners who are no longer used to in-person learning. The second routine in the series designed to help teachers face this challenge has participants create emojis that represent how they are feeling. They then complete a quick write that explains why they chose that emoji. Finally, the class brainstorms strategies or a list of words of encouragement that they could use to help peers who are not feeling optimistic.

Concepts

social-emotional learning, empathy, expressing feelings, feelings, self reflection, building community, self-awareness

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Instructional Ideas

• Create or find online model emojis that represent not only different emotions but also different ethnicities, genders, etc. and post these emojis about the classroom

Classroom Considerations

• The second lesson of 15 lessons in the Building Community series
• Routines are designed to be presented in order

Pros

• The link provided in the Included Materials section takes users to an overview of the entire program

Cons

• None