As a school-age staff member, you will need to plan activities to help promote children’s social-emotional skills. Look through some of the ideas developed by the University of Illinois Extension for activities that can help school-age children build strong emotional competence. Look through the attachments, Emotional Intelligence for Children ages 8-10 and Emotional Intelligence for Pre-teens ages 11-12. Pick out an activity you would like to try in your program and discuss how you would implement this activity with your trainer, coach, or administrator.

1. The emotional intelligence activity I would like to try is:
    
2. How can I implement this activity with the school-age children in my care? (Record the plan you develop with your trainer, coach, or administrator below.)