95 Supplemental Social Emotional Learning Activities
Welcome to our supplemental Social Emotional Learning Activities page!
As you will see below, many of the supplemental SEL activities and lesson plans include characters from our game-based, social emotional learning interventions. And when you use the online programs with your students, these activities will reinforce the learning that occurs during game play.
These supplemental resources – lessons, activities, and worksheets – are in the following SEL skill areas: Communication, Cooperation, Emotion Regulation, Empathy, Impulse Control, and Social Initiation.
These resources are age-appropriate for elementary and middle school students and are typically used in a classroom or a small group setting. And in most cases, if materials are required for the activity, they are items that you already have in your classroom or office.
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Anger Iceberg
The idea of an "anger iceberg" is that our anger is like an iceberg — what we show on the ...
Impulse Control Activities for Kids
Impulse control, or self-control, is the ability to resist temptations, urges, or impulses in order to meet one’s goals. Students ...
Brain Breaks For Kids
"I need a break!" Whether or not students say it out loud, this feeling can be palpable in the classroom ...
SEL Books
For obvious reasons, we hope that you use our online social emotional learning interventions to help your students practice and ...
Social Emotional IEP Goals
What do Social Emotional IEP Goals Look Like? Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is valuable for all students, and while a ...
Responsible Decision Making Lesson
How we act in challenging situations heavily relies on our moral code, an important component of responsible decision making. And ...
SEL Skill Printables
You can show an ongoing commitment to social emotional learning by recognizing students who demonstrate good or improving SEL skills ...
How to Create a Bitmoji Classroom for SEL
If you're providing remote instruction this year, you may have seem images where educators create a personalized virtual classroom that ...
Social Emotional Learning Journal
Many students may already use a journal at school to develop their writing skills, but what if we helped them ...
Goal Setting Worksheet
As educators, we encourage our students to dream big, but many times students don’t understand how to set goals and ...
Stay Focused Worksheet for Students in Elementary School
It can be challenging for young learners to stay focused, especially when they are anticipating an exciting event. In this ...
Following Directions Worksheets
Learning to follow directions is an important skill for all students to master, and by the time students start Kindergarten, ...
Socially Appropriate Behavior Worksheet for Elementary School Students
Why Students Struggle With Impulse Control Kids may struggle with impulse control or self control for two different reasons: a ...
Holiday Printables for Social and Emotional Learning
When a holiday is coming up, it can be hard for everyone to remain focussed amid the excitement. We’re here ...
Impulse Control Printable: Melt or Freeze
Impulse Control, or self-control, is the ability to control your behaviors and feelings. This impulse control printable asks students to ...
Game Guides: Informational Posters for Zoo U, SS GRIN, and Hall of Heroes
These are informative posters for three of our most popular programs: Zoo U, SS GRIN, and Hall of Heroes. In ...
Critical Thinking Worksheets
Using the first critical thinking worksheet below, your students will gather evidence about what happened to a missing snack and ...
I Have Who Has Game of Actions and Consequences
How we relate to other people in real life via our words and actions can have consequences. And helping students ...
Positive and Negative Consequences
We often think of consequences in terms of bad things that could happen. If I go to bed early, I’ll ...
Freeze Game Activity
Ever find yourself asking a student who’s made a questionable choice, “Why would you do something like that?” only to ...
Circle of Control Worksheet for Students
With this circle of control worksheet, you will assist students in managing their anxiety by providing a clear understanding of ...
Social Emotional Learning at Home
Developmental Milestones for Social and Emotional Skills
As parents, we know how to monitor our child’s physical developmental milestones. When did your child begin to sit up, ...
Do I have a Sad Child or Could it be Depression?
Q: My son used to be a fun, lighthearted and very active kid. But lately, he’s been negative about everything ...
What to do when your child feels left out
Q: My daughter was really upset when she came home from school today. At the beginning of the day, one ...
What are the Warning Signs of ADHD?
Q: My son’s teacher has raised some concerns about his behavior in class and suggests that we test him for ...
Following Directions: Advice from Experts
Q: My son is an intelligent kid. He does well in school, loves playing on his basketball team and has ...
Getting Ready for School: Avoid the Drama
Q: School mornings are a real struggle in my house. My kids have to do just six things each morning: ...
Impulsive Behavior in Children
Q: My daughter is so impulsive. She’s constantly getting into trouble for things like grabbing toys away from friends at ...
Lacking Self-Confidence: Expert Ideas and Tips to Help your Kids
Q: My son is a smart, capable boy, but he is lacking self-confidence in just about anything he does. A ...
Bullied at School: Expert Ideas to Help your Child
Q: I think my child is being bullied at school. In the last couple of weeks, she’s started complaining about ...
Meltdowns: How to Help your Child and Reduce Frustration
Q: I thought we were done with meltdowns when my daughter graduated from preschool. But, these days, as a first ...
Bored at School and Academically Gifted
Q: When I ask my gifted child how school is each day, he almost always responds by saying this: “Really, ...
Making Friends at School
Q: All the other kids in my son’s class have a best friend or a group of close friends, but ...
Growth Mindset for Kids
An Overview of Growth Mindset for Kids Kids develop a growth mindset, a term coined by Stanford University psychologist Carol ...
Strategies for Helping Your Child with School Refusal
Q: My daughter has always loved going to school, but this year, something has changed. Many mornings, she complains about ...
Parent-Teacher Relationships to Help Your Child Thrive at School
Q: My daughter’s teacher seems like a lovely woman and, so far, we’ve had a good parent-teacher relationship. But now ...
How to Help Your Child Overcome Negative Thinking
Q: Whether it’s a test at school or a new step at dance class, my daughter doesn’t think she can ...
My Child Has Difficulty Making Decisions: How Can I Help?
Q: My daughter can’t make a decision to save her life. When she was picking out a new shirt at ...
Angry Kid: How Can I Help My Son be Less Frustrated?
Q: My son can be such an angry kid. When just about anything doesn’t go his way, he gets so ...
Coping Skills for Gifted Students
Q: Our gifted child easily breaks down at even the smallest problems. And when he’s stressed out because of worries ...
Additional Resources for Social Emotional Learning
Classroom Management Plan
Our classroom management plan is a step-by-step guide and includes proven strategies, tips and printables for elementary school teachers, and it covers four key components for establishing a successful, well-managed classroom.
Classroom Decorations
These free downloadable posters will decorate your classroom and be great teaching resources, reinforcing social and emotional skills in your classroom and reminding students to practice their skills like emotion regulation, impulse control, empathy, and more.
Social Emotional Learning Quotes
For each of the topics below, we have curated a list of quotes. You can incorporate these quotes in your social emotional learning lessons, add them to social media images, create classroom posters, or write one on your whiteboard each day.
