The Five Core Competencies: 1. Self-awareness - the ability to accurately recognize your own emotions, thoughts and values and how they influence your behavior. • emotion identification • accurate self-perception • strengths recognition • self-confidence • self-efficacy 2. Self-Management - the ability to control your own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors - effectively managing stress, controlling impulses, and motivating yourself. The ability to set and work towards achieving goals (personal and academic) • impulse control • stress management • self-discipline • self-motivation • goal-setting • organizational skills 3. Social awareness - the ability to empathize with others different from you. The ability to understand acceptable social and ethical behaviors. • understanding different perspectives • empathizing • understanding and appreciating diversity • respecting others 4. Relationship skills - the ability to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding relationships with different individuals and groups. Conversing, listening, cooperating, resisting peer pressure, negotiating conflict, asking for help. • communicating • engaging socially • building relationships • working in teams 5. Decision-making - the ability to make constructive choices about your own behavior. The ability to understand consequences of choices and understanding how our decisions affect others. • identifying problems • analyzing situations • problem solving • reflecting • taking responsibility We Have A Cartoon For That!
3. Social Awareness E2 Moving to a New School E3 Bullying E4 Snail’s Pace - Inappropriate Use of Social Media E5 Last One Picked E6 Think Tank - Cyberbullying E10 Build-A-Bear - Assertiveness E12 It’s Written in the Stars - Dealing with the Death of a Loved One E13 Divorce E14 On the Fly - Mindfulness 4. Relationship skills E2 Moving to a New School E3 Bullying E5 Last One Picked E6 Think Tank - Cyberbullying E7 Hop, Skip, and a Jump - Truancy E8 Resilience E10 Build-A-Bear - Assertiveness E11 Riding the Pine - Spending too much time on personal devices E13 Divorce 5. Decision-making E1 Too Many Activities E2 Moving to a New School E4 Snail’s Pace - Inappropriate Use of Social Media E6 Think Tank - Cyberbullying E7 Hop, Skip, and a Jump - Truancy E8 Resilience E10 Build-A-Bear - Assertiveness E14 On the Fly - Mindfulness E15 Garbage In, Garbage Out - Managing what we eat, watch, and think Perhaps the most compelling aspect of using Rocketoons in your school or classroom is their simplicity. There is no in-service training required. There is no four-inch binder of curriculum administration. There is no rigid guideline for administering the cartoon. The simple one-page Cartoonversation Card sets the scene for the cartoon, provides background information about the characters, and provides five conversation starter questions, five facts about the topic, and five additional online resources. Rocketoons will supplement your SEL curriculum or you can build an entire SEL curriculum around Rocketoons. Remember, Rocketoons are FREE for everyone (teachers, counselor, parents, kids, clowns, and superheroes) in North America. Our generous sponsors make it possible for us to create and maintain this program. Related Articles Getting Started with Rocketoons Rescuing Childhood and Making Sure Every Child Is Safe, Secure, and Silly Why Kids Need to Talk About Their Stress CategoriesAll Assertiveness Bullying Childhood Classroom Management Confidence Cyberbullying Discipline Grieving Happy Healthy Kids How To Use Rocketoons Mindfulness Moving To A New School Parents Rocketoons School Social Emotional Learning Social Media Stress Too Many Activities Truancy
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Sometimes you just don’t feel like yourself. When that happens, you can take a minute, check yourself, maybe calm down, and get back on track. But sometimes you can’t. In the times that you can’t, you need friends who will remind you to be mindful. This engaging and insightful cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about mindfulness and what to do when you feel yourself losing control. Episode 14: On The Fly - Mindfulness is an effective discussion starter to help guide your students in conversations about mindfulness and strategies to be more mindful and helpful to others. Visit Rocketoons.com to view full episodes.
When a family experiences a divorce, every member is affected. It’s possible for each family member to become so busy processing their own feelings, they forget to listen to how others feel. This episode of Rocketoons reminds us that we all need to be heard when facing big, scary changes. This sensitive and engaging cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about family communication in families dealing with divorce. Watch Rocketoons Episode 13: Under the Microscope - Divorce and use the Rocketoons Cartoonversation™ Card to help guide your kids in discussions about divorce, the different ways family members respond, and the importance of listening.
People grieve differently, and children grieve differently than adults. It's immeasurably valuable to help children express themselves when they lose someone they love. It’s also important to help children understand that there is no right or wrong way to grieve. This gentle and thoughtful cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about the different ways people deal with grief and loss. Rocketoons Episode 12: It Is Written In The Stars - Dealing with the Death of a Loved One can help you guide your kids in discussions about grieving, missing the ones you love, and the different ways people express their sadness.
Mental health issues can be hard for children to understand. We can’t always see if someone is mentally healthy or unhealthy, but understanding that mental health issues are very real health concerns can help us support loved ones who struggle with them. Understanding mental health issues can also give us the courage to speak up when we don’t feel as well as we could. This illuminating and humorous cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about how to support people with mental health challenges. Rocketoons Episode 9: Marv or Myth - Talking About Mental Health can start Cartoonversations to help kids talk about how mental health issues are very real and what we can do to be good listeners and friends.
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It Hurts To Be Left Out. At some point or other, virtually all of us will have a moment when we are not the first one picked. Most of us will also know what it feels like to be the last one picked. How we deal with that disappointment, and how we learn how to deal with it in the future, can have long-lasting consequences on our health and our happiness. The good news? A little effort can go a long way to building healthy self-esteem and to helping others. This award-winning and engaging cartoon about two pumpkins in a pumpkin patch encourages thinking and discussions about how to deal with disappointment and low self-esteem while touching on the ideas of diversity and inclusion. It stings to be the last one picked, but with the help of our friends, Charlie and Stella, we can learn to apply a growth mindset and positive thinking to help us feel included and to include others. Watch Rocketoons Episode 5: Last One Picked to help your kids talk about dealing with disappointment and times when they don't feel good about themselves.
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Rocketoons Episode 2- Moving to a New School can help you start a Cartoonversation with your kids (or students) about the challenges and stress they face when their family moves into a different school district. This cartoon can help you guide your kids toward positive thinking and the new opportunities ahead. Teachers appreciate using this animated conversation kit to encourage empathy and understanding when introducing a new student to the class. Winner of two national awards, this thoughtful cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about being the new kid in class, moving to a new school, and how to welcome new friends. Watch Rocketoons Episode 2: Moving to a New School and use the Rocketoons Cartoonversation™ Card to help your students discover the challenge and adventure of trying something new.
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Wheeler Creative Studios has underwritten and designed a fifteen-episode series of cartoons designed to help children identify and talk about stressful situations or issues in their lives. When kids can speak up about what stresses them out, teachers, psychologists, parents, and caregivers can readily identify the kids in need of intervention. The mission of Rocketoons is to rescue childhood and make sure every kid is safe, secure, and silly. This month on the blog, we’ll be outlining each episode to help you understand what these cartoons are all about. Starting with this short video that explains our vision, our mission, and also - what the kids think about Rocketoons!
If you want/need to develop an in-depth module on bullying, divorce, social media, or a variety of other timely topics that cause stress and disruption in the lives of your students, you can use Rocketoons.
If you want to make a point, share a laugh, or both, you can use Rocketoons. From one kid to the next, from one teacher to the next, different Rocketoons mean different things. In the hands of caring and qualified teachers, that’s the way it should be. Nobody knows your kids like you do. Hopefully, Rocketoons can be exactly what you need them to be so you can be exactly what your students need you to be. |
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