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
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Impulse Control, Communication Duration: 45 minutes Materials: Impulse Control Activities for Kids Lesson Instructions Explain to your students that having to start over in these impulse control activities is similar to what happens when you interrupt others in conversation. If you’re always interrupting, the … 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: Elementary and Middle SEL Skill(s): Empathy, Impulse Control Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Responsible Decision Making Lesson Instructions Note: The grade ranges provided serve as guides, and the lesson graduates into deeper thinking. Read through the materials carefully, and begin or end wherever feels appropriate for your group … Read more
You can show an ongoing commitment to social emotional learning by recognizing students who demonstrate good or improving SEL skills.
If you’re providing remote instruction this year, you may have seem images where educators create a personalized virtual classroom that they share with students during online meetings. These classroom images are easy to make and they help students feel more connected even when they are learning from home. In this … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: All SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation, Impulse Control Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Instructions For Goal Setting Worksheet Prompt: “What does it mean when someone says ‘good luck!’ or ‘you’re lucky?’ Some people think that finding a four leaf clover can bring you luck. Today we’re going to learn … Read more
