March SEL Calendar
This month's theme is "Moving Past "I Can't" to "I Can't Wait!".
All educators know that March snow showers don’t bring flowers - they bring standardized testing. For many of our students, standardized tests elicit stress, anxiety and fear. How can we help our students build endurance they can draw on during situations that are hard or uncomfortable? March is the month of RESILIENCE! If we can help our students experience success on small incremental goals, they will gain life-long tools they can use when the times get tough.
This monthly SEL Calendar is full of problem solving activities that help your students:
practice patience,
work collaboratively,
push their boundaries,
and build confidence!
All of the activities are clickable and take you straight into the WebApp where you can find facilitation steps!
Download the March SEL Calendar Below:
Here’s what you’ll love about the Kikori March SEL Calendar:
SEL activities to increase connection to self, others, and the planet!
Proven SEL activities help students build students’ sense of CONNECTION!
Easy to FIND and USE during Morning Meetings, Advisory Sessions, and more!
Relevant and FUN National day themes and activities!
SEL Standards-aligned and simple to integrate into lesson plans!
How to Use the SEL Calendar
Download Kikori through Apple, Android or Desktop for free! Each of the activities for the calendar are available within the Kikori platform along with 800+ more experiential activities.
BONUS:
We understand how important SEL frameworks are so we've aligned each activity with CASEL's Social Emotional Learning standards and 21st Century Skills to make finding the RIGHT activity for your youth easier than ever!
What's going on this month?
Celebrate this week's special days with 10 minute activities- no props required!
Week 1
"A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn.” – Helen Keller
Monday, Feb 27: No Brainer Day, Emotional Changes
Tuesday, Feb 28: National Science Day, Atoms and Molecules
Wednesday, Mar 1: Share a Smile Day, Morphing
Thursday, Mar 2: National Old Stuff Day, Trash to Treasure
Friday, Mar 3: World Wildlife Day, I Recognize Your Animal
Week 2
“It’s always too soon to quit!” – Norman Vincent Peale
Monday, Mar 6: Fun Facts About Names Day, What's In A Name?
Tuesday, Mar 7: Library Workers Day, Be a Book
Wednesday, Mar 8: International Women's Day, Women's History Quotes
Thursday, Mar 9: March Full Moon, Moonball
Week 3
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot
Monday, Mar 13: National Nap Day, Settle the Mind and Body
Tuesday, Mar 14: Pi Day, Cooperative Finger Count
Wednesday, Mar 15: Ides of March, Yurt Circle
Thursday, Mar 16: Everything You Do Is Right Day, Sunshine Statements
Friday, Mar 17: St. Patricks Day, Giants, Elves & Wizards
Week 4
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." – Albert Einstein
Monday, Mar 20: International Day of Happiness, Clap Happy
Tuesday, Mar 21: World Down Syndrome Day, Differences and Commonalities
Wednesday, Mar 22: World Water Day, How Many Elephants Around a Nalgene?
Thursday, Mar 23: World Math Day, Math Symbols Check-In
Friday, Mar 24: Int. Day for Achievers , Making a Perfect Square
Week 5
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying 'I will try again tomorrow.'" – Mary Anne Radmacher
Monday, Mar 27: World Theatre Day, Feeling Cards: Charades
Tuesday, Mar 28: Barnum & Bailey Day, Two-four-eight Person Twirl
Wednesday, Mar 29: World Piano Day, Music in Us All
Thursday, Mar 30: National Pencil Day, Operation: Object Mover
Friday, Mar 31: National Crayon Day, Pig
What are the Kikori daily themes?
Each day, the SEL Calendar provides you with an activity focused on the following daily Kikori themes:
Mindful Monday activities include meditations, visualizations and mindfulness
Together Tuesday activities involve team building and initiatives that build trust
Wellness Wednesday activities focus on ways to build physical and emotional health
Thoughtful Thursday activities use problem solving and reflection to help grow inward
Fun Friday activities are energizing activities that reinforce the importance of joy
How does Kikori ensure these activities build social emotional skills like self-awareness and relationship skills?
Each activity provides you with instructions that follow the experiential learning cycle. This means the activities help youth actively engage and then provides reflection questions related to the activity.
These questions help youth reflect and build self- and social-awareness (what happened during the activity?), make meaningful connections to their own lives (how did what happened during the activity connect to other experiences?), and engage in personal growth (what are they going to take from this activity into their lives?)
And the National Day Activities?
Here at Kikori, we think it's important to educate our students on important days of the year and learn what they stand for. To make team building in the classroom or at youth development programs MEANINGFUL, we've included a special National Holiday for every day and a corresponding team building activity. We did our homework to find the best days for students to celebrate!
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