How to introduce journaling to young children - Benefits on SEL

One of last year's etwinning project main activities in general, and especially for my students, was journaling. I can't wait to share with you all, students'  pages and opinions for this unique experience, as soon as schools open, with a video. 

Meanwhile, let's look deeply in benefits journaling is carrying, since you and your students will apply it for our etwinning purposes this year. 

Teaching social emotional skills with a journal is a foundational activity, not only because we teach our kids to be succesful, but also because students do better academically, as time passes throughout the school year. 

If you've never engage yourselves and students in such learning, until now,  you must be aware that social emotional learning belongs in schools, because it teaches students skills for the five essential competencies: 

 Research shows that journaling has multiple benefits, not only for adults, but also for both, younger and older kids. 

As educators, we must also bear in mind that cultivation of executive function skills,

Author: Gika Anastasia - 2nd primary School Ag. Nikolaos - Crete - Greece

 which play a crucial role in development of social emotional intelligence, continue developing into early adulthood, include the ability to focus, work toward goals, regulate behaviors and emotions, adapt to new situations, and more.