Classroom activities in article by Heart-Mind Online, “5 Activities for Holding Each Other Up, Inspired by Monique Gray Smith”

Distance Learning Adaptation Ideas

Create "you hold me up" gratitude cards.

Invite children to think about who holds them up in their lives. Work together to write, draw, collage, or paint that person a brief message of thanks. “You hold me up when you….. Thank you!”

CASEL Core Competence Area

• Self-Awareness
• Self-Management
• Social Awareness
• Relationship Skills
• Responsible Decision Making