100 Questions to Build Character, Connection & Social-Emotional Skills in South African Grades 1-12
For South African Teachers, Life Orientation Educators, SEL Coordinators & School Counselors
Everything you need to build ubuntu and social-emotional skills in South African classrooms
16-Page Comprehensive PDF
Perfect for South African teachers navigating large classes, multilingual learners, and the realities of teaching in our Rainbow Nation while building character and ubuntu.
10 Cards, 20 Sides
Perfect for keeping on your desk during morning register, having readily available for Life Orientation lessons, or bringing to circle time. Each card features questions from the 100-question guide.
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Designed specifically for South African classrooms - honoring both our challenges and our extraordinary strengths
Questions address loadshedding, transport delays, multilingual classrooms, and socioeconomic diversity. Celebrates Heritage Day, Youth Day, Mandela Day and ubuntu values.
Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Decision-Making, Character Development, Growth Mindset, and Classroom Community & Ubuntu.
10 professionally designed cards ready to print on cardstock. Keep on your desk for quick reference during register time or Life Orientation lessons.
Your name appears on every card, making them perfect for professional use in your classroom, staff room, or during parent-teacher meetings.
Six detailed scenarios for morning register, Life Orientation, circle time, register periods, one-on-one conversations, and after-break resets.
Print cards on your school printer using cardstock, or send to a professional print service for premium quality. Printing guidelines included.
Each category addresses social-emotional learning and ubuntu principles for South African classrooms
Understanding emotions, recognizing personal qualities, celebrating heritage, and developing self-knowledge in our Rainbow Nation context.
Managing emotions, handling stress, building resilience in the face of loadshedding, transport challenges, and academic pressure.
Understanding ubuntu, showing respect across differences, practicing empathy in our diverse Rainbow Nation, and addressing social justice.
Building friendships, communicating effectively, working in teams, and maintaining relationships across different backgrounds and languages.
Making ethical choices, considering consequences, standing up for others, and making decisions about education and future in South Africa.
Cultivating virtues like integrity, courage, kindness, and service. Learning from Madiba's example and practicing Constitutional values.
Viewing abilities as developable, learning from mistakes, persisting through difficulty, and understanding that effort leads to achievement.
Building belonging, creating safe spaces, celebrating diversity, and embodying "I am because we are" in the classroom.
Practical strategies that work in real South African classrooms
Quick 5-minute questions to start the day with connection. Use pair-share for large classes. Build community without losing instructional time.
Structured conversations aligned with CAPS outcomes. Perfect fit for developing personal and social wellbeing competencies required in the curriculum.
Weekly dedicated space for deeper conversations. Build classroom ubuntu, address challenges, and strengthen your relationship with learners.
Age-appropriate sharing and listening practice. Create safe spaces where Foundation and Intermediate phase learners develop emotional intelligence.
Individual learner support and relationship building. Use questions to understand what's really happening beneath behavioral or academic challenges.
Brief questions to refocus attention and regulate emotions after break time. Help learners transition back to learning mode.
Every question is grounded in evidence-based frameworks adapted for South Africa
Five core social-emotional competencies (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision-making) adapted for SA classrooms.
African worldview that grounds community, interconnection, and shared humanity. "I am because we are" as the foundation for classroom culture.
Building intellectual, moral, civic, and performance virtues aligned with our Constitutional values of dignity, equality, and social justice.
Evidence-based approaches to wellbeing, resilience, and human flourishing applied to South African educational contexts.
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