Kikori February SEL Calendar
Updated: Jan 26, 2023
Happy February, Kindness Month, and Black History Month!
This month, our SEL Calendar provides you with two daily activities focused on kindness and learning about Black History. Acts of kindness can make the world a happier place for everyone! They can boost feelings of confidence, a sense of belonging, happiness, and optimism. They encourage others to repeat the good deeds they've experienced themselves – leading to a more positive community! Black History Month is a time for all of us to acknowledge key Black leaders from our past and present. It's an opportunity to spotlight and celebrate the achievements that African Americans have accomplished in this country, despite the history of racism and oppression.
All of the activities are clickable and take you straight into the WebApp where you can find facilitation steps!
Download the February SEL Calendar Below:
Here’s what you’ll love about the Kikori February SEL Calendar:
SEL activities to increase connection to self, others, and the planet!
Proven SEL activities help students build students’ sense of CONNECTION!
Easy to FIND and USE during Morning Meetings, Advisory Sessions, and more!
Relevant and FUN National day themes and activities!
SEL Standards-aligned and simple to integrate into lesson plans!
How to Use the February SEL Calendar
Download Kikori through Apple, Android or Desktop for free! Each of the activities for the calendar are available within the Kikori platform along with 800+ more experiential activities.
BONUS:
We understand how important SEL frameworks are so we've aligned each activity with CASEL's Social Emotional Learning standards and 21st Century Skills to make finding the RIGHT activity for your youth easier than ever!
What's going on this month?
Celebrate this week's special days with 10 minute activities- no props required!
Week 1
Monday, Jan 30: National Escape Day; Over and Under the Bridge
Tuesday, Jan 31: National Backward Day; Face Off
Wednesday, Feb 1: Freedom Day; Four Corners
Thursday, Feb 2: Groundhog Day; Giants, Elves and Wizards
Friday, Feb 3: Bubble Gum Day; Clap Happy
Week 2
Monday, Feb 6: Pay a Compliment Day, You Are Enough!
Tuesday, Feb 7: Nat. Send a Card to a Friend Day, Look Around
Wednesday, Feb 8: Laugh and Get Rich Day, Meeting Eyes
Thursday, Feb 9: National Pizza Day, Order A Pizza
Friday, Feb 10: Umbrella Day, Internal Weather Report
Week 3
Monday, Feb 13: Self-Love Day, Growing Compassion
Tuesday, Feb 14: Valentines Day, I Love You So Much Baby
Wednesday, Feb 15: Susan B. Anthony Day, Polarization
Thursday, Feb 16: National Do a Grouch a Favor Day, Color Vision
Friday, Feb 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day, We Love People Who
Week 4
Monday, Feb 20: Leadership Day, Instigator
Tuesday, Feb 21: International Mother Language Day, Welcome to the Party
Wednesday, Feb 22: Be Humble Day, Appreciation Mystery Chain
Thursday, Feb 23: World Understanding and Peace Day, Unique in Common
Friday, Feb 24: Stand Up to Bullying Day, A Circle of Kindness
Week 5
Monday, Feb 27: No Brainer Day, Emotional Changes
Tuesday, Feb 28: National Science Day , Atoms and Molecules
What are the Kikori daily themes?
Each day, the SEL Calendar provides you with an activity focused on the following daily Kikori themes:
Mindful Monday activities include meditations, visualizations and mindfulness
Together Tuesday activities involve team building and initiatives that build trust
Wellness Wednesday activities focus on ways to build physical and emotional health
Thoughtful Thursday activities use problem solving and reflection to help grow inward
Fun Friday activities are energizing activities that reinforce the importance of joy
How does Kikori ensure these activities build social emotional skills like self-awareness and relationship skills?
Each activity provides you with instructions that follow the experiential learning cycle. This means the activities help youth actively engage and then provides reflection questions related to the activity.
These questions help youth reflect and build self- and social-awareness (what happened during the activity?), make meaningful connections to their own lives (how did what happened during the activity connect to other experiences?), and engage in personal growth (what are they going to take from this activity into their lives?)
And the National Day Activities?
Here at Kikori, we think it's important to educate our students on important days of the year and learn what they stand for. To make team building in the classroom or at youth development programs MEANINGFUL, we've included a special National Holiday for every day and a corresponding team building activity. We did our homework to find the best days for students to celebrate!
New to Kikori? Here's How to Use Kikori and Kikori PLAYlists:
On Desktop? Print the Planner Printables above and click right into the activities to get instructions, reflection questions and more!
On your phone ? Use the search bar to easily find the activities.
CELEBRATE TEACHING YOUR HEART OUT!
This month, we are thrilled to have our Kindness & Black History Month SEL Calendar sponsored by Teach Your Heart Out (TYHO), a nationwide education conference created for teachers and administrators, by teachers and administrators! Hosted annually, TYHO champions educators by putting their needs front and center, providing them with a supportive, energizing space to engage with one another and share impactful resources. Kikori is proud to be in partnership with a group so well-aligned with our missions and values as a company. Thank you, TYHO, for making schools around the world a better place!
Learn more about this year’s Teach Your Heart Out Orlando Conference on July 6 and the Bahamas Cruise July 7-10 @ https://teachyourheartout.org/
