Humanizing the classroom : using role play to teach social and emotional skills in middle school and high school This book presents the pedagogical basis for using role plays to teach social and emotional skills and provides over 45 model lessons that can be delivered in middle and high school classrooms. A rich resource for principals and classroom teachers it addresses the how why and what of teaching social and emotional skills in our diverse society Foundations Why and how should we teach social and emotional skills Social and emotional learning role plays Facilitating collaborative creative and experiential learning Social and emotional learning and culturally responsive pedagogy Sel role plays for the classroom Curriculum organization The lessons Physical sensations Identity and assumptions Mindsets Metacognition Expanding our emotional vocabulary Understanding our underlying needs Deep breathing and meditation Identity skin color and culture Self talk and shifting mindsets Neutrality Persistence Understanding anger Understanding fear and anxiety stress Understanding sadness Coping strategies for anger fear and sadness Understanding bias Understanding stereotype Personal space Nonverbal communication Code shifting Cognitive empathy Rules and norms Emotional display rules Understanding prejudice Understanding discrimination The power of no Setting personal boundaries Thinking time Do overs Paraphrasing Positive affirmations Emotional empathy I feel messages Passive Assertive Aggressive Safe ways to be and ally Identifying underlying causes Wants needs priorities Compassionate empathy I need messages Meditation Standing up to oppression.