Your May SEL Calendar
Updated: Nov 10, 2022
This month's May Social Emotional Learning Calendar theme is "Sweet Celebrations," honoring the approach of the end of another school year. What is sweeter (and more important to our planet's health) than bees and the honey they make?
All of the Planners are CLICKABLE to take you straight into the activities and national days! Download the Calendar Below:
What's going on this month?
Week 1:
Mon, May 2: World Tuna Day | Fish Bowl
Tues, May 3: Teacher Appreciation Day | Appreciation Letters
Wed, May 4: Nat. Star Wars Day | Star Wars
Thurs, May 5: Nat. Astronaut Day | Moon Ball
Fri, May 6: Int. No Diet Day | My Favorite Meal Ever Check In
Week 2:
Mon, May 9: Europe Day | Worldwide Adventure
Tues, May 10: Nat. Clean Up Your Room Day | Clean & Messy
Wed, May 11: Nat. Twilight Zone Day | Freudian Slip
Thurs, May 12: Nat. Limerick Day | Group Poem
Fri, May 13: Nat. Frog Jumping Day | King Queen Frog
Week 3:
Mon, May 16: National Love a Tree Day | My Life Tree
Tues, May 17: Nat. Graduation Tassel Day | Your Stereotypical Life Story
Wed, May 18: Nat. Visit your Relatives Day | What do you bring to the table?
Thurs, May 19: Nat. May Ray Day | What's in a name?
Fri, May 20: Nat. Rescue Dog Day | Search and Rescue
Week 4:
Mon, May 23: Search and Rescue | Ocean of Communication
Tues, May 24: Nat. Scavenger Hunt Day | Scavenger Hunt Race
Wed, May 25: Nat. Brown-Bag It Day | Appreciation Bag
Thurs, May 26: Nat. Paper Airplane Day | Airplane Game
Friday, May 27: Nat. Road Trip Day | The Village Map
Week 5:
Mon, May 30: National Creativity Day | Pig
Tues, May 31: Nat. Smile Day | Friend Friendzy
Wed, Jun 1: Nat. Say Something Nice | Pleased and Proud Appreciations
Tues, Jun 2: Nat. Leave the Office Early Day | Traffic Jam
Fri, Jun 3: Nat. Repeat Day | 20 Count
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Here’s what you’ll love about the Kikori May 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 May 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 600+ 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 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 kids to celebrate!
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