Social awareness is the ability to comprehend and appropriately react to both broad problems of society and interpersonal struggles. This means that being socially aware relates to being aware of your environment, what's around you, as well as being able to accurately interpret the emotions of people with whom you interact. Social Awareness is the ability to take the perspective and to recognize family, school, and community resources and supports. Social awareness is a crucial component of appropriate classroom behavior, which contributes to an environment conducive to learning. Social awareness is also widely established as an important factor in workforce success.
Activities
Additional Resources
How to be an attentive listener
This two-minute illustrative video on active listening provides students with five tips for active listening and provides suggestions on how to implement active listening into your life, either at home or with the people around you.
|
|
Tips of Active Listening
|
This two-minute video provides six fundamental tips for creating active listeners in your classroom in an illustrative format. Given it's fun, animated nature, it is a great video to show in your classroom today!
|
How to Read Social Cues
Another great video for the classroom. This Howcast video provides instructors with the perfect resource for how to teach your students how to read social cues. It's another quick, two-minute video, but is a fantastic tool for the classroom.
|
|
Four Main Types of Social Cues in School
This article walks through four types of social cues that one should familiarize themselves with. It not only points out what these cues are, but also explains why they matter and what can happen when children miss these cues. It's a fantastic article for any instructor to incorporate into their classroom. Read the full article here.