Module 0: Playful Penguins

SEL Focus: Emotional Regulation
STEM Focus: Maker Techniques

Introduce young learners to the best SEL curriculum for kindergarten with Imagineerz@School’s Playful Penguins module. This engaging program combines emotional regulation with STEM-based Maker Techniques to build foundational SEL competencies while sparking creativity and confidence.

Video Lessons

Objectives

SEL Objectives

Effectively manage and understand emotions by utilizing these social-emotional strategies:

  1. Identify Emotions, such as being mad, sad, scared, or glad, in yourself and others, including their corresponding physiological responses
  2. Use Emotional Vocabulary to distinguish between similar emotions that span different levels of intensity
  3. Select Appropriate Calming Strategies, such as Tree Breaths, Muscle Relaxation, or physical movement, based on the intensity of your emotions
  4. Seek Input to identify new strategies for managing emotions
  5. Effectively Use Appropriate Calming Strategies to regulate the intensity of your emotions

STEM Objectives

Improve the design and construction of creations by applying the following techniques:

  1. Use Tape Corner for quick, even connections that enhance structure stability
  2. Apply T-Connections to increase the connecting surface area for sturdier assemblies
  3. Construct Wide Bases to provide a broader foundation that prevents tipping and ensures stability
  4. Incorporate Cone Connections to offer a larger connecting surface for cylindrical structures that makes them more secure
Module 0
M0 Scope & Sequence

Materials

Materials Needed

Kinder SEL Materials

6 Builders

20-30 pieces of Each Per Student for All 10 Lessons

  • Construction Paper
  • Jumbo Craft Sticks
  • Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil
  • 1/2 lb. Snack Boats
  • 3 oz. Dixie Cups
  • Bendy Straws

3 Tools

1 Per 2-3 Students for All 10 Lessons

  • .94 in. Masking Tape
  • Scissors
  • Crayons

Ordering Materials

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  • The quantities on the Amazon list reflect what you will need for one classroom of 20-24 students. Please adjust quantities if ordering for more or fewer students.
  • Remember to ask classroom parents for donations of cereal boxes and paper towel rolls. All other materials can be ordered from the list above.

Best Practices

  • You do not need to give each student their own set of materials. Just lay out all the materials and let them select what they would like to use — the video will tell them how many they can use.
  • Spread materials throughout the classroom to avoid crowding.
  • In addition to cereal boxes and paper towel rolls, you can ask classroom parents for other recycled materials, like egg cartons, but we suggest you avoid the following:
    • Styrofoam — Classroom forecast: Snow showers!
    • Cardboard — You’ll spend all your time helping cut cardboard, rather than i-Can! coaching!

Set Up and Tips

Quick and Easy!

  1. Lay Out Our Standard Set of Materials:
    • Students use the same communal materials across all 10 lessons, so you never need to assemble individual material kits!
    • Simply lay out our standard set of materials before each lesson and replenish individual materials as needed.
  2. Set Up Testing Stations (If Needed):
    • A few lessons require additional set up, such as creating a square with blue tape to use as a target area.
    • We include all special instructions in the Set Up and Tips for each module.

 

Print this document and keep it handy to take a quick look before each lesson.
Set Up and Tips
M0

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