Social Emotional Competencies: Emerging Pre-K-2

SELF-AWARENESS: PERSONAL QUALITIES AND/OR TRAITS

SELF-MANAGEMENT

SOCIAL AWARENESS

RELATIONSHIP SKILLS

DECISION MAKING

Recognizes own name and name sign

Identifies one's likes, dislikes, needs, wants, strengths, and challenges

Identifies self as hard of hearing or deaf

Recognizes and labels emotions/feelings

Describes situations that cause various emotions (e.g. birthday party, someone taking your toy)

Begins to build positive sense of self (confidence)

Begins to use language for positive self-talk

Practices/models ways to calm self when prompted

Demonstrates constructive ways to deal with upsetting emotions when prompted

Walks/away removes self from an emotional event

Demonstrates ability to substitute appropriate behaviors for less desirable ones, with prompts, practice

Adjusts to new/novel situations

Learns & demonstrates turn-taking, waiting, sharing

Develops sense of autonomy by solving everyday problems without adult intervention, e.g. "I can do it myself"

Recognizes needs or wants of others based on facial expressions and body language

Recognizes words and actions that hurt others

Substitutes negative/hurtful communications with positive interactions when prompted

Uses simple responses to others' emotions, e.g. "thank you", "sorry", "help"

Recognizes needs or wants of others based on facial expressions and body language

Recognizes communication breakdown

Uses appropriate attention getting behaviors (e.g. voice, tapping table or tapping teacher and/or peer's shoulder to get attention without repeating multiple times)

Understands the importance of personal space

Engages in play with others (e.g. introduces self, asks permission, joins in, and invites others to join in)

Waits and/or takes turn, observes the situation and knows when it's appropriate to respond (e.g. urgent need to interrupt versus sharing idea or asking questions)

Demonstrates etiquette (use please, thank you, excuse me)

Uses appropriate actions and language for sharing

Identifies friend(s) by name/name signs

Produces an appropriate response to feelings and perspectives of others

Makes a choice based on preferences/interests

Chooses and becomes involved in one activity out of several options

Explores cause and effect (what ifs)

Recognizes response choices in a situation