Mix up your Thanksgiving celebration with our Thanksgiving Social Problem Solving Activity, designed to nurture social and emotional growth in your students.

Swap out the typical Thanksgiving routine with these engaging social problem-solving scenarios. They're the perfect way to blend social-emotional learning into your Thanksgiving activities, making it not just a feast but also an opportunity for valuable lessons.

CASEL 5 Social-Emotional Competencies: Our scenarios are thoughtfully crafted to spark discussions around the CASEL 5 social-emotional competencies – Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making.

What's Included

• 3 social problem-solving worksheets, each with 5 different Thanksgiving-related social situations
• both color and black and white versions

How it Works

1. Decide if you want students to work independently, with a partner, or in groups. Or have students work alone and then share answers in a class discussion.
2. Students read each situation, deciding whether the child in the scenario made a good or poor choice. This process encourages critical thinking and reflection on social behaviors.
3. For good choices, students explain why the decision was positive. For poor choices, students propose alternative ways to handle the situation, sparking meaningful discussions around social skills and empathy.

Sample Thanksgiving Scenarios

• Emily's Thankful Reflections: Emily shares genuine reflections on what she's thankful for during a classroom Thanksgiving activity.

• Seth's Avoidance Strategy: Seth doesn’t want to be asked to help clean the house before company comes over, so he leaves to ride his bike and is gone until dinner time.

• Jayden's Thoughtful Gesture: Jayden offers to make mashed potatoes to go with dinner because he knows that they are his grandpa’s favorite.

Keep an Eye Out for More! If you enjoy this Thanksgiving edition, look for our seasonal and holiday versions here, providing year-round opportunities to enhance social-emotional learning.

• Autumn Social Problem Solving
• Back-to-School Social Problem Solving
• Christmas Social Problem Solving
• Easter Social Problem Solving
• End-of-the-Year Social Problem Solving
• Halloween Social Problem Solving
• New Year's Social Problem Solving
• Spring Social Problem Solving
• St. Patrick's Day Social Problem Solving
• Summer Social Problem Solving
• Thanksgiving Social Problem Solving
• Valentine's Day Social Problem Solving
• Winter Social Problem Solving

Unlock the potential for meaningful discussions and social skill development with our Thanksgiving Social Problem Solving Activity. Buy now and make this summer a time for both fun and personal growth!

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