Our Safe Classroom
SEL Domain(s): Relationship Building
Grades: 6-8
*Lesson may need to be modified to meet the specific needs of students
Description:
Students write briefly about places that feel safe and unsafe, then rotate through three posters (physical, emotional, and intellectual safety) in small groups to brainstorm how to increase each type of safety in their classroom — ending with a class consensus on 2–3 concrete actions to implement.
Materials
Paper and writing utensils
Posters with “physical safety,” “intellectual safety,” and “emotional safety” written on them and posted in the room
