Social-Emotional Learning Using Makerspaces and Passion Projects

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Social-Emotional Learning Using Makerspaces and Passion Projectsis chock-full of meaningful projects that educators can use to teach social-emotional skills in grades 3-6. Included are: Dozens of engaging projects that address social-emotional skills. Strategies for scaffolding passion projects and funding one's Makerspace. Tips for building community and celebrating diversity. Direct connections to social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision making, self-management, and self-awareness. Advice to scaffold students' learning from start to finish. Students will learn how to create a digital calming room, prototype an inclusive playground, and make recycled cards (that use paper circuits) to spread kindness. Young makers will learn how to create a personalized toolkit for self-regulation and self-care, engage in community outreach by making scarves and neck warmers for struggling families, and tell their own stories with podcasting, green screening, and digital storytelling.