Conduct student wellness checks
What’s involved
Checking in with students fosters community, connection, and classroom relationships. This practice can be a part of reflection practice, social-emotional learning, and academic learning, and can be built into classroom routines or scheduled during the week.
There are several ways to conduct wellness check-ins with students:
- Ice breakers during instruction time (whole class)
- Community circles (whole class)
- Social-emotional pulse checks using various methods (e.g., two wins for the week and a disappointment, superhero name, band name, etc.)(whole class)
- Video check-ins (one-on-one)
- Text check-ins (one-on-one)
- Phone calls (one-on-one)
- Small group check-ins (small group)
- Email check-ins (one-on-one)
- Surveys (whole class)
Who can deliver it
- Teachers
- School staff
- Principals
- Districts
- Leadership
- Student leaders
Time commitment
- 10 minutes to 1 hour
Resources required
- Computer
- Prompts, activities, ice breakers
- Calendar
- Student contact information
- Plan for distribution
Ideal learning environment
- Long-term virtual learning
- Short-term virtual learning
- Hybrid-classroom
- Traditional-classroom
Training opportunities
TRIBES Training: Creating a caring environment to foster academic and collaborative skillsTags
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