Social Emotional Learning Lesson Plan for Little Ant and the Snail: Focus
Social Emotional Learning Lesson Plan for Little Ant and the Snail: Focus
This lesson plan is a companion resource for the book Little Ant and the Snail by S.M.R. Saia. It can be used in the school or homeschool classroom or, less formally, parents can leverage the discussion guide and activity for additional enrichment at home. The main objective of this lesson plan is to help students begin to understand that the key to accomplishment is to focus on the task at hand. Student s will make a connection between focus and achievement. Additional objectives include:
Identify and describe the behaviors of characters in a book
Explore character traits through literature
Make a connection between focus and achievement
This lesson maps to the following Common Core standards: RLK.1, RLK.2, RLK.10, SL.K.1.A, SL.K.1.B, SL.K.2, SL.K.5, SL.K.6
The bright, colorful, and emotionally expressive illustrations will help to engage students in discussions about self awareness, self management, responsible decision making, relationship skills and social awareness.
Materials Required:
Little Ant and the Snail by S.M.R. Saia
A stack of full or empty tissue boxes
Crayons, colored pencils, and/or pencil
My Plan for Focus worksheet (included)
Pages are 8.5” x 11”
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Illustrations by Tina Perko from Little Ant and the Snail. This printable was prepared using Adobe Express assets. No AI was used to prepare this product.