Tattling vs Telling

school referal slips

Recommended Grade Level: Elementary and Middle SEL Skill(s): Communication Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Chart Paper, Tape, and Markers Tattling vs Telling Cards Something’s Bugging Me Slips Tattling vs Telling Lesson Prep: Hang chart paper on the wall and draw a column down the middle. On the left side, write the … Read more

Conversation Starters for Kids

Conversation Starters for Kids

It can be so hard to initiate a conversation with someone we don’t know, and it might even be harder with people we’ve met before but we’re not sure where we stand socially! Some kids are much better initiators than adults, but others really struggle. Using the conversation starters for … Read more

Feelings Faces Printable

feelings faces

Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Feelings Faces Lesson Instructions Gather students and show them the Feelings Poster. Tell them that you are going to play detective. Say: “I have this poster of faces and they’re each showing a feeling, but we don’t know … Read more

Bullying Lessons Using Apples

bullying lesson

Recommended Grade Level: All SEL Skill(s): Empathy Duration: 30 Minutes Materials: Bullying Lesson Instructions Prep: About an hour before the lesson starts, and unbeknownst to your students, firmly tap one of the two apples on a table or your desk. This will create invisible bruises underneath its skin, but as … Read more