Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Social and Emotional Development

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Self-Awareness 1

  • a

    Develops and expands understanding of oneself as a unique person. 1.a

    1. 1

      Shows awareness of self and other people. 1.a.1

    2. 2

      Begins to understand self as a separate person from others.1.a.2

    3. 3

      Recognizes self as a unique person with distinct characteristics. 1.a.3

    4. 4

      Shows awareness of self as belonging to one or more groups.1.a.4

    5. 5

      Compares own characteristics to those of others.1.a.5

    6. 6

      Identifies the diversity in human characteristics and how people are similar and different.1.a.6

    7. 7

      Appreciates similarities and differences between self and others.1.a.7

  • b

    Develops understanding of emotions.1.b

    1. 1

      Demonstrates a variety of emotions through facial expressions, gestures, movement, and/or sounds. 1.b.1

    2. 2

      Expresses a variety of emotions nonverbally and possibly with a few familiar words. 1.b.2

    3. 3

      Begins to show awareness of own emotions in order to meet needs or wants, both verbally and nonverbally.  1.b.3

    4. 4

      Recognizes and identifies own emotions and the emotions of others. 1.b.4

Self-Regulation 2

  • a

    Begins to manage emotions and actions. 2.a

    1. 1

      Expresses and acts on impulses. 2.a.1

    2. 2

      Comforts self through a variety of means, including seeking help from a familiar adult.  2.a.2

    3. 3

      Accepts limits and choices offered by adults to help guide behavior. 2.a.3

    4. 4

      Manages actions and emotional expressions. 2.a.4

    5. 5

      Uses senses to regulate reactions and focus. 2.a.5

    6. 6

      Demonstrates the ability to delay gratification for short periods of time.2.a.6

Social Awareness3

  • a

    Develops empathy toward and understanding of others. 3.a

    1. 1

      Reacts to emotional expressions of others. 3.a.1

    2. 2

      Demonstrates understanding what others may feel. 3.a.2

    3. 3

      Responds in caring ways to the distress and thinking of others. 3.a.3

    4. 4

      Empathizes with and understands the perspectives of others. 3.a.4

Relationship Skills 4

  • a

    Develops secure, trusting relationships with adults.4.a

    1. 1

      Responds differently to familiar and unfamiliar adults. 4.a.1

    2. 2

      Expresses emotions and engages in back-and-forth interactions with familiar adults.  4.a.2

    3. 3

      Initiates interactions with familiar adults and seeks close proximity to familiar adults.  4.a.3

    4. 4

      Separates from familiar adults in a familiar setting with minimal distress. 4.a.4

    5. 5

      Seeks help from trusted adults when needed. 4.a.5

    6. 6.

      Interacts readily with trusted adults and begins to engage in some positive interactions with less familiar adults.  4.a.6

  • b

    Develops socially competent behaviors with peers. 4.b

    1. 1

      Shows interest in other children. 4.b.1

    2. 2

      Repeats actions that elicit social responses from others. 4.b.2

    3. 3

      Participates in simple back-and-forth interactions with peers for a short period of time. 4.b.3

    4. 4

      Engages in simple associative and cooperative play with peers. 4.b.4

    5. 5

      Interacts with peers in more complex play including planning, pretending, coordination of roles and cooperation.  4.b.5

  • c

    Develops ability to use simple strategies to resolve conflicts with peers. 4.c

    1. 1

      Reacts to conflict. 4.c.1

    2. 2

      Expresses feelings in a conflict situation through actions. 4.c.2

    3. 3

      Identifies and communicates needs in a conflict situation. 4.c.3

    4. 4

      Uses a variety of simple strategies to resolve conflict with peers. 4.c.4

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What grade levels do these standards cover?
PRE-K and Kindergarten
Where can I read the official document?
Early Learning and Development Standards

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