90+ Free Social Emotional Learning Activities
Welcome to our Social Emotional Learning Activities page. Below you will find free resources – lessons, activities, and printables – in the following 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.
As you will see below, many of the SEL activities and lesson plans include characters from our game-based, social emotional learning curriculum. And if you are using, or plan to use the online games, these activities will reinforce the learning that occurs during gameplay.
Note: You may reproduce or reuse these lessons with students via other platforms like Google Classroom as needed, and if appropriate, please share this page on your school website so other educators may also benefit. We add new lessons on a regular basis, so make sure to check back frequently.
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"I need a break!" Whether or not students say it out loud, this feeling can be palpable in the classroom ...
For obvious reasons, we hope that you use our online social emotional learning curriculum to help your students practice and ...
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Getting to know your students, and students getting to know eachother, can be a real struggle, and this is especially ...
Morning meetings are an excellent way to help students transition from home to school and help them get ready to ...
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Students often get frustrated when a peer copies their speech or actions. But being inspired by others is naturally human, ...
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It feels good to be right, but this need to be right can sometimes lead to conflict in the classroom ...
The Importance of Friendships There are many things we want in life but, perhaps, nothing is as important as having ...
Five Steps to Say You're Sorry When we say, or do, something that hurts someone we care about, a sincere ...
What Are Social Cues Social cues are the verbal and nonverbal "clues" that help us interact, communicate, and establish relationships ...
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