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Being Inclusive

Tenth graders build social awareness by learning what it means to be inclusive — making everyone feel welcome and respected, valuing differences, and including people who are being left out.

Grade 10CASEL: Social Awareness45 minutes1 class periodCASEL SELExplicit teaching4 StandardsCASEL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Explain being inclusive.
  • ✓Respect differences.
  • ✓Include others.
  • ✓Build a welcoming community.
Essential Question

A strong community is one where everyone feels welcome and respected. What does it mean to be inclusive and respect differences?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Being Inclusive Check

Project each item and have students answer about being inclusive and respecting differences.

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Answer each question about being inclusive.
The Lesson · SEL Flow (Check-In · Learn · Practice · Apply · Reflect)

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Check-In — Everyone Belongs

5 min

A strong community welcomes everyone — what does that take?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Do a check-in.
  • Ask about belonging.
  • Be caring.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Check in.
  • Reflect.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Inclusion

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Being Inclusive Check.
  • Note respecting differences.
  • Note including others.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Reflect.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Notice who might be left out.
  • Plan to include them.
  • Value a difference.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Notice.
  • Plan it.
  • Value it.
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Apply — Apply

11 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Include someone in a scenario.
  • Speak up kindly.
  • Explain it.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Include.
  • Speak up.
  • Explain.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Explain inclusion.
  • Say why it matters.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Explain it.
  • Say why.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.

CASEL
Social Awareness

Respect diversity and differences.

CASEL
Social Awareness

Show empathy and inclusion.

CASEL
Relationship Skills

Build welcoming relationships.

CASEL
Responsible Decision-Making

Make fair, respectful choices.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Inclusion scenario cards.
  • Sentence frame: “I can include others by ___.”
  • Use real examples.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with “everyone belongs.”
  • Use one example.
  • Plan one action.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Plan an inclusion project.
  • Explain empathy.
  • Be an upstander.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🤝Scenario cards
  • 💻Being Inclusive Check
  • 📓Journals
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

inclusivewelcoming to everyonerespecttreating with dignitydifferencesways people varybelongingfeeling part of a groupempathyunderstanding otherscommunitya group of peoplewelcometo include warmlyfairtreating people justly
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does being inclusive mean?
Making sure everyone feels welcome and respected, whatever their differences.
QUESTION 2
What can you do if someone is being left out?
Include them or speak up kindly.
QUESTION 3
What does respecting differences mean?
Valuing that people have different backgrounds, ideas, and experiences.

Reflect: welcome everyone.

Have students name one way they can make their community more welcoming this week. A printable inclusion sheet is in the SEL library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: belonging, community, differences, empathy, fair, inclusive, respect, welcome
  1. a group of people
  2. ways people vary
  3. welcoming to everyone
  4. treating people justly
  5. feeling part of a group
  6. understanding others
  7. to include warmly
  8. treating with dignity

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does being inclusive mean?
  2. What can you do if someone is being left out?
  3. What does respecting differences mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) community · 2) differences · 3) inclusive · 4) fair · 5) belonging · 6) empathy · 7) welcome · 8) respect
Part B: 1) Making sure everyone feels welcome and respected, whatever their differences. 2) Include them or speak up kindly. 3) Valuing that people have different backgrounds, ideas, and experiences.