Strong Kids CASEL Alignment

Alignment of Strong Start—Pre-K Lessons with CASEL 5 Competencies

Strong Start lesson Self-awareness Self-management Social awareness Relationship skills Responsible decision making
1. The Feelings Exercise Group ● ●
2. Understanding Your Feelings 1 ●
3. Understanding Your Feelings 2 ● ● ●
4. Understanding Other People's Feelings ●
5. When You're Angry ● ●
6. When You're Happy ● ●
7. When You're Worried ● ●
8. Being a Good Friend ● ● ● ●
9. Solving People Problems ● ● ● ● ●
10. Finishing UP! ● ● ● ● ●

Excerpted from Merrell's Strong Start—Pre-K: A Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum, Second Edition by Sara A. Whitcomb, Ph.D., & Danielle M. Parisi Damico, Ph.D. © 2016 Brookes Publishing Co. All rights reserved.

Alignment of Strong Start—Grades K–2 Lessons with CASEL 5 Competencies

Excerpted from Merrell's Strong Start—Grades K–2: A Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum, Second Edition by Sara A. Whitcomb, Ph.D., & Danielle M. Parisi Damico, Ph.D. © 2016 Brookes Publishing Co. All rights reserved.

Alignment of Strong Kids—Grades 3–5 Lessons with CASEL 5 Competencies

Strong Kids lesson Self-awareness Self-management Social awareness Relationship skills Responsible decision making
1. About Strong Kids: Emotional Strength Training ● ●
2. Understanding Your Emotions 1 ● ●
3. Understanding Your Emotions 2 ● ● ● ●
4. Understanding Other People's Emotions ● ●
5. Dealing with Anger ● ● ● ● ●
6. Clear Thinking 1 ● ●
7. Clear Thinking 2 ● ● ● ●
8. Solving People Problems ● ● ● ● ●
9. Letting Go of Stress ● ● ●
10. Positive Living ● ● ●
11. Creating Strong and SMART Goals ● ● ●
12. Finishing UP! ● ● ● ● ●

Excerpted from Merrell's Strong Kids—Grades 3-5: A Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum, Second Edition by Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann, Ph.D., Laura L. Feuerborn, Ph.D., Barbara A. Gueldner, Ph.D., & Oanh K. Tran, Ph.D. © 2016 Brookes Publishing Co. All rights reserved.

Alignment of Strong Kids—Grades 6–8 Lessons with CASEL 5 Competencies

Alignment of Strong Teens—Grades 9–12 Lessons with CASEL 5 Competencies

Strong Teens lesson Self-awareness Self-management Social awareness Relationship skills Responsible decision making
1. About Strong Kids: Emotional Strength Training ● ●
2. Understanding Your Emotions 1 ● ●
3. Understanding Your Emotions 2 ● ● ● ●
4. Understanding Other People's Emotions ● ●
5. Dealing with Anger ● ● ● ● ●
6. Clear Thinking 1 ● ●
7. Clear Thinking 2 ● ● ● ●
8. Solving People Problems ● ● ● ● ●
9. Letting Go of Stress ● ● ●
10. Positive Living ● ● ●
11. Creating Strong and SMART Goals ● ● ●
12. Finishing UP! ● ● ● ● ●

Excerpted from Merrell's Strong Teens—Grades 9-12: A Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum, Second Edition by Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann, Ph.D., Laura L. Feuerborn, Ph.D., Barbara A. Gueldner, Ph.D., & Oanh K. Tran, Ph.D. © 2016 Brookes Publishing Co. All rights reserved.