Stay Safe Stay Alert/ Middle School SEL Curriculum in Situational Awareness

Help your middle school students build confidence, safety skills, and social awareness with Stay Alert, Stay Safe, a complete SEL lesson designed to teach situational awareness in a developmentally appropriate, engaging way. This resource supports students in understanding their environment, reading social cues, and making responsible decisions — skills they need in school, online, and in the community.

Perfect for SEL blocks, advisory, health class, ELA connections, counseling groups, or behavior support, this lesson is fully aligned to CASEL competencies, Health Education standards, and ELA literacy standards.

This resource is especially beneficial for:

• Middle school students (grades 6–8)

• Multilingual learners

• Students who need explicit modeling of social cues and decision‑making

• Counselors, SEL teachers, deans, and classroom teachers

• Small groups, whole‑class instruction, or Tier 2 supports