What is Self-Esteem? In their paper, Portraits of the Self, published in 2003, Sedikides and Gress defined self-esteem as an “individual’s perception or subjective appraisal of one’s own self-worth, one’s feelings of self-respect and self-confidence and the extent to which the individual holds positive or negative views about self.” Self-esteem … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary and Middle SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation Duration: Variable Materials: Online access via a web browser. You can sign up for a free educator account here. How Students Use The Online SEL Check In Each day your student logs in to their Centervention account, they will be … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation Duration: Variable Materials: Online access via a web browser. You can sign up for a free educator account here. Cool Down Corner Access Students may access the Cool Down Corner (CDC) in one of two ways: Visually, the room has an exit … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Upper Elementary and Middle SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation and Impulse Control Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Anger Iceberg Worksheet PDF (Available when logged in to our Centervention educator account). Anger Iceberg Lesson Instructions An Anger Iceberg lesson is a great way to teach students about managing their emotions … Read more
Coping Skills For Anxiety For Adults Lessons to Help Students Overcome Anxiety To help you assist your students in dealing with anxiety, we’ve created a series of activities, lessons, and worksheets. Many of these free lessons include characters and scenarios from our online SEL interventions, but you can use them … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary and Middle SEL Skill(s): Communication, Emotion Regulation Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Feelings wheel worksheets Suggestions For Using The Feelings Wheel Using a feelings wheel is a great way to promote emotional intelligence and self-awareness and here are seven ways to incorporate it into the classroom: Encourage … Read more
Here is the complete list of emotions and how they are categorized: Teaching Emotional Literacy Featured Lessons To assist you as you help students understand emotions, we have created a series of lessons, activities, worksheets, and printables. Many of these include characters and scenarios from our online SEL interventions. While … Read more
How Do Kids Take a Brain Break? It can be a good idea to intentionally plan a brain break mid-lesson, roughly every 20-30 minutes, though frequency can vary by age. When you plan ahead, you may avoid the slump of disengagement and can also seize an opportunity to get creative … Read more
Social Emotional IEP Goal Bank We understand that you want to provide your students with the greatest possible chance for success in meeting their IEP goals. To help out, we’ve assembled a list of 10 frequently cited Social Emotional IEP goals as well as actionable objectives to include with them. … Read more
