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
Recommended Grade Level: Adults SEL Skill(s): Multiple Duration: Over the Summer Materials: SEL Impact Planning Printable Educator Self Care Journal 5 Tips for Summer Self Care for Teachers Tie up loose ends: Invest a small amount of time at the end of the school year to reflect, and gain a … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation Duration: 30 minutes per worksheet Materials: Post-it notes Pen or pencil Dealing With Change worksheet Dealing With Change Lesson Instructions Lesson Prep: On your whiteboard, make a rating scale and label one side “Small change” and the other “Big change.” Prompt: Ask … Read more
You can show an ongoing commitment to social emotional learning by recognizing students who demonstrate good or improving SEL skills.
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation Duration: 30 minutes Materials: A copy of the worksheet An area of the room away from other students Optional: A timer Think Sheet Instructions Print out a copy of the worksheet for the student or provide a laminated copy with an appropriate … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation, Empathy Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Worksheet for younger students (in person, or remote) Glue, paste, or tape Scissors Worksheet for older students Emotional Awareness Lesson Directions Ask your students to think about the things that make them happy. A few examples you … Read more
Directions for Emotion Faces Lesson Print out and provide a worksheet to each of your students, or if you are using the lesson remotely, please send them the typable PDF. On the first page, we have a list of 9 feeling words that your students will use to describe each … Read more
