Tim Huntley 
DURHAM, NC – March 26, 2018 – Centervention®, the leading provider of game-based, social, emotional, and behavioral interventions for K-8 students, announced today that Dr. Terry Grier, former superintendent of Houston Independent School District and Guilford County Schools in North Carolina, has joined its Board of Directors. Grier previously served … Read more
We’ve created these communication skill worksheets to guide students through the different phases of appropriate and safe conversations as they meet and make friends, both in real life and digitally.
Recommended Grade Level: Upper Elementary and Middle SEL Skill(s): Impulse Control Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Actions and Consequences Cards Actions and Consequences Lesson Instructions Here’s how it works: You’ll print and cut out the cards from the printable and shuffle them up. Give each student a least one “I Have” … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Centervention Receives Prestigious National Science Foundation Grant to Develop Social and Emotional Skills, Behavioral Readiness Assessment for K-1 StudentsDurham, North Carolina, January 2, 2018 — Centervention®, the leading provider of game-based, social and emotional learning programs has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR Phase I grant … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary and Middle School SEL Skill(s): Communication, Social Initiation Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Making and Keeping Friends Activity Instructions In this activity, students will cut out the statement strips and mix them up on their desk. Students will then read each statement strip. If they think the … Read more
Even adults have trouble recognizing that just because something is kind or neutral, doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to say. To help we have created worksheets for students in early elementary, upper elementary, and in middle school.
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Impulse Control Duration: 30 minuntes Materials: Think Ahead printable
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Centervention and China ZionLion Group Announce Partnership to Provide Social and Emotional Learning Games for Students in ChinaDurham, North Carolina, August 7, 2017 – Centervention®, the leading provider of game-based, social and emotional learning programs has partnered with China ZionLion Group to bring its suite of online games … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation, Cooperation Duration: 30 minutes per worksheet Materials: Emotional Regulation Activities Instructions Prompt: Ask students to share a time something didn’t go according to plan. Continue with: Next, have students share with a partner how they would feel and what they would do … Read more
Identifying and managing feelings, or Emotion Regulation, requires the ability to respond to strong emotional situations in a socially acceptable manner, and research shows that children who are good at identifying and managing their emotions feel better about themselves and have more successful friendships. In this identifying feelings activity, students will … Read more