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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 SELskill 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.
Note: Please share this page on your school website so other educators may also benefit.
Social Emotional Learning at Home

Additional Resources for Social Emotional Learning

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.

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.

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95 Free Social Emotional Learning Activities

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95 free social emotional learning activities, worksheets, and lessons to help students in elementary and middle school. Most are no-prep and ready to go.

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CPS MATERIALS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Many of these materials have been translated into other languages, and we're in the midst of updating them so they reflect the most current renditions:

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CPS MATERIALS / PAPERWORK - LIVES IN THE BALANCE

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CPS MATERIALS IN OTHER LANGUAGES Many of these materials have been translated into other languages, and we're in the midst of updating them so they reflect the most current renditions:

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Social-emotional learning (SEL) is the process of developing the self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that are vital for school, work, and life success.

People with strong social-emotional skills are better able to cope with everyday challenges and benefit academically, professionally, and socially. From effective problem-solving to self-discipline, from impulse control to emotion management and more, SEL provides a foundation for positive, long-term effects on kids, adults, and communities.

Children thrive. Schools win. Workplaces benefit. Society strengthens. All due to social-emotional learning.

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Social-emotional learning (SEL) is the process of developing the self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that are vital for school, work, and life success.

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When students' behavioral, emotional, and social needs are met, they are better able to excel in school and in life. Take strategic action to begin closing the systematic behavior gap with the guidance of Behavior Solutions . This user-friendly resource outlines how to utilize the PLC at Work® and RTI at Work processes to create a three-tiered system of supports that is collaborative, research-based, and practical.

Use this resource to assess the current reality of your school or district's systemic behavior gap:

Become familiar with student behaviors, emotions, and mental states and the challenges they provide to the implementation of educational initiatives.

Learn why it is necessary for schools to embrace the PLC at Work and RTI at Work processes to ensure students' behavioral success with a multitiered system of support (MTSS).

Study each tier of behavioral support--prevention, intervention, and remediation--to foster social-emotional learning (SEL).

Understand how to construct successful behavior intervention processes at each behavioral tier.

Read real-world examples and case studies of schools that implemented effective multitiered systems of behavior supports, then create your own action plan.

Contents:
Introduction
Part One: Building the Case--the Why
Chapter 1: Assessing Your Current Reality
Part Two: Connecting PLCs, RTI, and Behaviors--the What
Chapter 2: Developing the Structure for Integrating PLCs, RTI, and Behavior
Part Three: Implementing Behavior Solutions for Each Tier--the How
Chapter 3: Implementing Behavior Solutions Tier 1--Prevention
Chapter 4: Implementing Behavior Solutions Tier 2--Intervention
Chapter 5: Implementing Behavior Solutions Tier 3--Remediation
Epilogue
Part Four: Improving and Sustaining the System--the Now What
Appendix A: Establishing and Sustaining a System for Success
Appendix B: Tier 1 Behavior PLC and RTI--From District Office to Every Classroom Case Study
Resources and References
Index

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Behavior Solutions: Teaching Academic and Social Skills Through RTI at Work (A guide to closing the systemic behavior gap through collaborative PLC and RTI processes)

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Amazon.com: Behavior Solutions: Teaching Academic and Social Skills Through RTI at Work (A guide to closing the systemic behavior gap through collaborative PLC and RTI processes): 9781947604711: John Hannigan, Jessica Djabrayan Hannigan, Mike Mattos, Austin Buffum: Books

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25 ways to Integrate Social Emotional Learning 

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Kids and young adults need social-emotional skills to be successful at school, home, and for the rest of their lives. These are the skills that help kids build confidence, understand their own strengths and weaknesses, collaborate with others, navigate social situations, develop strong relationships, and make better decisions. Without a doubt, these are critical skills for all learners.

In my years as a teacher, I know there is just not enough time for everything. So often, social and emotional learning gets put on the back burner to other important skills like reading, writing, math, history, and science. While these skills are certainly important, I would argue that it's even more important that kids develop their emotional intelligence through social emotional learning activities. Simply put, if kids are mentally and emotionally healthy, they are better equipped to face the challenges life brings. We just have to make the time to teach, discuss, and practice these skills! Best of all, there are many ways to integrate social-emotional learning into what you are already teaching.

Below I share 25 strategies for integrating SEL instruction and activities into the day. Of course, if you're looking for a solution that targets these skills more explicitly, I created a yearlong curriculum for elementary social emotional learning and middle school social emotional learning to help all kids learn these skills.

Just a note that these strategies were originally written for use in the classroom. While many of the techniques can be used during distance learning, I also recently wrote an article all about integrating social emotional learning during distance learning.
Here are 25 ways to integrate social emotional learning into your classroom:
1. Use Journal Writing. You can use daily journal prompts to help kids think about social-emotional skills in all areas. For example, you might ask kids, "When was a time you used self-control? What was outcome?" to focus on self-management skills. After writing, it's helpful to have students share their responses with a partner and with the class as a whole. Kids will be practicing writing, partner work, group discussion, and SEL skills all at the same time. I love this yearlong Social Emotional Learning Journal for just a few minutes of writing and discussion every day.

2. Use Read Alouds. This is one of my favorite strategies for integrating SEL into everyday learning because it is something educators do so often already. While reading, spend time talking about how some of the characters might think and feel. Use this time to highlight that this is perspective-taking, a skill we use to understand others' emotions and thoughts. Best of all, it can be done with any text you are already reading. Grab this free read aloud list for social emotional learning to get you started with some ideas.

3. Do Daily Greetings. Kids and young adults need connection! One positive and simple strategy is to start your morning with daily greetings. You can do this as kids walk through the door or during the first few minutes of class. If you are teaching online, greetings can even be virtual. Use this printable greetings poster to get started.

3. Hold Class Meetings. You can choose to hold a class meeting once a day as a "morning meeting" or just once a week. The purpose of a class meeting can be to boost each other up, to help solve problems, and plan class events together. Having this space for community can help promote a positive climate for all kids. Use this morning meeting set to get started.

4. Incorporate Art Activities. Art can be a powerful way to target social and emotional skills. Creating a self-collage can help kids develop better self-awareness about who they are. Painting and drawing can serve as positive coping strategies to manage stress. Having partners work together on a shared drawing can increase collaboration and relationship skills. There are lots of opportunities for learning with art!

6. Talk About Managing Emotions. No matter what age, all kids and young adults need practice managing their emotions. This is another skill that can be weaved into literature as you talk about character's feelings and needs. You might say, "How did Theresa feel when her mom left? How did she manage her emotions? Do you think it was a healthy way to manage them?" Additionally, be open with kids about how to manage their own emotions and give strategies for what kids can do in your classroom. For example, "If you are feeling nervous about the test today, remember to use positive self-talk. Tell yourself that you've got this!"

7. Give Responsibilities. Giving kids responsibilities and jobs helps build their sense of self-worth and gives the message that we are all part of a larger community. It's important that every student has some type of responsibility, whether it is a class librarian, lunch counter, or part of a "clean up crew".

8. Practice Problem-Solving Skills. If students have an issue or challenge to overcome, avoid solving it for them right away. Encourage kids to think about how they could solve their problem and have a 10 minute policy - students can get your help but they need to think about the problem for at least 10 minutes first. Often, kids will figure out a solution on their own or with a friend during that time. You can use these free social problem solving task cards or grab the full set to get started! Again, this is another skill that can be strengthened through literature by discussing characters, problems, and making predictions about solutions.

9. Build Community with Teamwork. For class projects and assignments, have students work in larger teams to complete a task. Teach students to assign different jobs when working in a team, so that all students have important responsibilities.

10. Encourage Positive Self-Talk. Self-talk is voice in our minds that reassures and encourages us. It also helps us control our emotions so we can deal with problems appropriately. Today, kids hear a lot of negative, so teaching positive self-talk explicitly is really important. Model this and encourage this every day. Use this free positive thoughts and affirmations list to get started.

11. Celebrate Diversity. Spend time discussing and learning about people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and ability levels. Kids need to hear, see, discuss, and understand that we are part of a larger community within our countries and world. Early discussions about diversity can help promote tolerance, acceptance, and inclusion for everyone.

12. Incorporate Hands-on Crafts. If your students need a craft break or activity before a holiday, use that time to promote social and emotional skills. The craft below is a Positive Self-Talk Flower Craft. Kids can add their own positive self-talk statements, color the craft, cut it out, and then keep it to help remind them how to use this helpful strategy. This is just one small example that can help to maximize your learning time by incorporating SEL into activities like crafts.

13. Encourage Reflection. After students complete a task, assessment, project, or assignment, encourage them to reflect about their own progress. This is a critical SEL skill that can be used across all curriculum, such as math, reading, writing, science, history, and more.

14. Practice Mindfulness. Using mindfulness in the classroom can help teach kids how to calm down before a big test, manage their emotions when they are upset, and just feel happier in the moment. Sometimes, kids don't really know how to calm down on their own. Teaching mindfulness can help kids learn breathing strategies, how to focus on just one thing at a time, and relaxing our bodies. You can use these Mindfulness Activities to teach kids these strategies right away.

15. Create a Calm Down Area. Not all kids will use this area, but there are some students who truly need it. Set up a small area in your classroom with a bean bag, a few books, a calm down jar, a few fidgets, and anything else you have that is calming. Students who need this space can sit, use coping strategies, and return back to class when they are calm again.

16. Promote a Growth Mindset. Embracing a growth mindset helps kids and young adults learn that we can accomplish our goals with hard work, good strategies, and persistence over time. Sometimes kids feel they are just as smart as they'll ever be (i.e. "I'm just never good at math, so there's no use in trying). This mindset can be detrimental to student growth, so it is worth investing time into teaching kids to embrace a growth mindset and instead say, "Math is tough but I'm going to study, work hard, and ask for help so I can accomplish what I want to." Use these free Growth Mindset Task Cards to get yourself started!

17. Encourage Kindness. One of my favorite ways to promote kindness is encouraging random acts of kindness. Set up a bin where students can write and add a note when they notice someone else doing something kind or helpful. Once a month, draw from the bin to award a small reward. You can also post the random acts up on a bulletin board so that everyone can see.

18. Play Games. It's helpful to have an assortment of games that focus on social-emotional skills, such as communication, empathy, and problem-solving. Read up more on how you can integrate social emotional learning through games. You can also read my blog post about games you can use to strengthen executive functioning skills, such as self-control, planning, attention, and more.

19. Provide a Daily Check-in. You can do this either through a morning meeting, or just a quick check-in for specific students in need. Have students identify how they are feeling and consider what they might need to improve their emotions in the moment.

20. Discuss Empathy. To me, empathy is one of the most critical skills for kids to develop. It is the foundation for considering about how others think and feel so that we can respond in socially appropriate and compassionate ways. You can practice empathy on its own or through literature by discussing characters and how they might feel in a variety of situations. I also love these social skills task cards to practice the skills when time allows.

21. Create SMART Goals. SMART goals are another way to help kids have control over what they want to accomplish in life. You can have students write SMART goals for an academic area that they need to improve or a social area that needs work. Make sure to check-in on these goals periodically so that students can identify if their strategies are working or not, and make decisions about how to change their approaches to make their goals a success.

22. Teach Coping Skills to Manage Stress. All kids and young adults experience stress even when we don't see it. It is so important to teach them actual strategies they can use when they are feeling overwhelmed. It's critical that kids practice these strategies when they are actually calm and don't need them. That's so they can effectively use those skills in the moment when they are struggling with emotions. I love this Coping Strategies Wheel to teach and practice some of these skills in a hands-on way.

23. Highlight Skills Throughout the Day. Just teaching or addressing some of these social-emotional skills isn't enough. When you see them in action in the classroom, highlight and encourage the skill! For example, you might say privately to a student, "I noticed you were frustrated when you couldn't work with the group you wanted and you did a great job using your self-control and flexibility to go with the flow and choose another group. Thank you." You can highlight the skills to the whole class, too. You might say, "Before this test, I want everyone to just stop and use some positive self-talk. Give yourself a compliment."

24. Teach Active Listening Skills. All kids need to learn strong active listening skills for success at school, with friends, and at their future jobs. Kids will use them in your classroom when you are teaching, when they are working with a partner on an assignment, and when they are just chatting with a friend.

25. Teach Group Ground Rules. Group work is an important part of learning in the classroom, but it is not a strength for all learners. Have your kids develop "Group Ground Rules" for what is important when working in a group. Some examples might be: Do your fair share of the work, stay with the group, and give everyone a chance to speak up. Continually remind students of these rules when working in groups or partners.

26. Practice Respectfully Disagreeing. People are going to disagree sometimes, so learning how to disagree respectfully is a critical skill (especially in our digital world). Have students discuss and debate topics, making sure that they actively listen to the other person and respect that opinion even when they don't agree. You can use these Free Communication Skills Lessons to practice!

Remember that a social-emotional learning isn't just one thing. It's an approach that brings all of these aspects into your classroom and supporting your learners every day. I also have developed a yearlong curriculum for elementary social emotional learning and middle school social emotional learning to help all kids learn these skills. Kids deserve to have them!

These are just some ways you can incorporate social-emotional learning into your already-busy classroom. If you have more ideas about SEL, please share!

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This is a complete social emotional learning curriculum filled with SEL activities to support kids and young adults learn critical SEL skills for the entire year. It is filled with over 180 lessons and activities targeting social awareness, confidence, SMART goals, social skills, study skills, managing emotions, understanding relationships, decision-making skills, and much more.

A total of 35 complete and detailed lessons are included, each with 5 unique activities. This means your purchase includes over 175 activities focusing on social emotional learning for the entire year! Educator guides are included for every lesson, detailing the prep work required and specific verbiage for you to say to your learners. Activities include a wide variety of tasks: workbook pages, articles, task cards, discussion starters, hands-on crafts, center activities, role-play, games, essay-writing, and much more.

This SEL curriculum set can be used with an entire classroom, small groups, homeschool, or during virtual or distance learning.
Research-Based Best Practices
This curriculum utilizes research-based best practices for SEL instruction, including:

Sequenced and connected activities to foster skill development.

Active and varied forms of learning, including class discussions, journal writing, games, partner/group activities, and projects.

Focused approach to emphasize the development of personal and social skills.

Explicit instruction to target social emotional skills in an organized and specific way using the five core domains of SEL.

Digital And Print Versions
Besides the printable PDF versions, you also get access to digital and paperless versions for Google Drive! To access, open the PDF with "digital directions" in the title. Click on the blue links and you can open up your copy! A master list is also available in the educator planning guide.

Note that the digital versions have been already split up for you! This means each lesson is easily ready to be assigned to your learners through Google Classroom or other digital means.
What is Social Emotional Learning?
Social emotional learning (SEL) is the process for acquiring necessary social and emotional skills for everyday success. These skills include understanding ourselves and our abilities, using self-control, setting goals, maintaining positive relationships, having empathy for others, making positive decisions, and much more. Essentially, social emotional learning skills are life skills, as these are abilities learners need in the classroom, at home, with friends, in future relationships, and beyond.
Why is teaching SEL important?
Social and emotional learning helps teach kids and young adults the skills they need to be successful. Having a foundation for SEL also supports a safe and positive learning environment where all students feel free to share their voices, accept challenges, take risks, and work towards finding their individual path to success.
Why Pathway 2 Success?
The lessons and activities in this curriculum are designed specifically for learners of all levels and abilities to learn, use, discuss, and generalize the social and emotional skills they need. The idea is simple: We want our students to find their individual pathway to success! They need to be able to understand themselves, recognize their strengths, work through their challenges, enjoy the benefits of positive relationships, and be the best they can be. We also want our students to be strong! Learners need strategies to manage their emotions, advocate for themselves, and make positive decisions throughout their lives. Through learning these skills, kids and young adults can work towards their individual potentials.

This curriculum is developed with kids and young adults in mind. The lessons and activities are designed to give learners time for discussions, hands-on learning, movement, art integration, and more.
What is included?
The lessons and activities in this curriculum target all facets of social and emotional learning for an entire year. There are five units consisting of: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationships, and decision-making skills. These units are intended to be taught in progression so that the skills build on each other.

Every unit consists of seven major lessons, each broken up into several smaller activities. While it is most beneficial if all activities are taught, you have the flexibility to select which activities are best for your students ahead of time if time is short.
What Skills are Targeted in Social Emotional Learning?
There are five major domains when it comes to social emotional learning: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and decision-making skills. Each of these areas encompass a wide variety of skills that are necessary for success in all areas of an individual's life.
How Does SEL Support a Positive Climate?
Teaching, discussing, and practicing skills aligned with social emotional learning helps to promote a positive school climate for all. This is because SEL skills encourage strong connections between students and adults, collaboration and cooperation among peers, high standards for behavior and academics, empathy for others, and overall respect for one another.
What Does the Research Say About SEL?
Research shows that social emotional learning skills are critical for the success of kids and young adults. A meta-analysis demonstrated that students who participated in SEL programs significantly improved their social emotional skills, behavior, academics, and attitudes (Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor, & Schellinger, 2011). To have the biggest impact on success, these skills need to be explicitly targeted, taught, and integrated into the everyday classroom setting.
How Can I Implement These Lessons?
There are many different options, so it's important to do what works for you and your learners. Depending on your schedule, you can choose to complete 1 activity per day or 1 full lesson per week. A complete pacing and planning guide is included to help you identify which lessons you should teach on each day, depending on your schedule and availability. Of course, if time is short, you can always choose which specific activities you'd like to complete.
How Much Prep is Required?
Some activities include hands-on crafts and/or tasks cards, which require gathering of materials or cutting the cards out ahead of time. If this is a challenge for you, you can always elect to skip those specific activities. Another option is to have students do the cutting of materials like task cards right during your lesson time.
* Table of Contents *
NOTE: Only core lessons are listed. It's important to note that each lesson contains five activities and mini-lessons, giving you a total of over 180 activities to use throughout the year. Please see each product for more detailed description of the mini-lessons and activities included.
UNIT 1: Self-Awareness UNIT 2: Self-Management UNIT 3: Social Awareness UNIT 4: Relationships UNIT 5: Decision-Making Educator Guides

Complete Lesson Plans - This resource includes JUST the educator guides located all in one spot. Not that every lesson includes student objectives, sample educator verbiage, suggested answers, discussion starting questions, step-by-step instructions for activities, and more. Extension activities for each unit are also included. Print or use digitally for educator guides at a quick glance.

Pacing and Planning Guides - This includes a detailed implementation guide for how to get started with your SEL lesson plans and curriculum. Frequently asked questions and common concerns are addressed to help your SEL time run smoothly and efficiently. Current research and basic information about SEL is included to share with educators and staff. Sample pacing guides are included for weekly and daily SEL blocks.

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Social Emotional Learning Curriculum with Full Year SEL Lessons and Activities

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Social Emotional Learning Read Aloud List

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Use this Social Emotional Learning Journal to teach SEL skills throughout the whole year! Skills targeted include self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationships, and decision-making. Prompts include research-based best practices to teach SEL! Every day contains one prompt, so there are five prompts per week for a period of 35 weeks. This allows for 175 daily prompts for the entire year.
Digital AND Print
This social emotional learning journal includes printable PDF versions and digital versions for google slides! That means you can choose which is better for your students at any given time. You always have access to both! To access the digital version, just open the PDF with "digital directions" in the title. Links are added. Just open them and you will create your own copy of the SEL Journal!
Why Teach Social Emotional Learning Skills
Social emotional learning skills help kids and young adults learn how to manage their emotions, develop stronger relationships, understand their own strengths and weaknesses, develop empathy for others, and learn to make positive choices. These skills are foundational for social and emotional well-being. With a greater emphasis on SEL skills in educational settings, this journal allows you to weave these skills into your daily instruction as part of a morning meeting, advisory, homeroom, or morning work activity.
How to Use
This Social Emotional Learning Journal is intended to be a simple but effective way to add social emotional learning skills into your daily curriculum and instruction. They include 175 unique prompts that encourage writing, discussion, and new social-emotional learning. These can be used with a whole class or a small group. Once copies are made, no prep work is required. Just assign the daily prompt, allow for partner discussion, and discuss as a whole group. It is also helpful to highlight each skill throughout the week to encourage greater understanding and generalization.
Table of Contents Introduction Materials
* Educator Guide

* Student Covers
Self-Awareness
* Week 1: Strengths & Challenges

* Week 2: Building Confidence

* Week 3: Recognizing Feelings

* Week 4: Good Character

* Week 5: Growth Mindset

* Week 6: Positive Thinking Skills

* Week 7: Hopes for the Future
Self-Management
* Week 8: Planning Ahead

* Week 9: Organization

* Week 10: Self-Control

* Week 11: Managing Emotions

* Week 12: Coping Strategies

* Week 13: Perseverance

* Week 14: Resilience
Social Awareness
* Week 15: Social Expectations

* Week 16: Understanding Social Cues

* Week 17: Respect

* Week 18: Perspective-Taking

* Week 19: Developing Empathy

* Week 20: Kindness & Compassion

* Week 21: Celebrating Diversity
Relationships
* Week 22: Friendship Skills

* Week 23: Healthy Relationships

* Week 24: Effective Communication

* Week 25: Working with Others

* Week 26: Compromising

* Week 27: Dealing with Conflicts

* Week 28: Making Up For Mistakes
Decision-Making
* Week 29: Responsibility

* Week 30: Core Values

* Week 31: Owning Your Choices

* Week 32: Problem-Solving

* Week 33: Ethical Decisions

* Week 34: Peer Pressure

* Week 35: Healthy Habits
Choose Between Day of Week or Numbered Prompts
I have added a numbered prompts version without days of the week for classes or groups that do not meet on a daily basis!
Color and Black/White
Note that both color and black/white options are included. A separate file with only the prompts is also included for your planning purposes.
* Social Emotional Learning Yearlong Curriculum *
This is a complete social emotional learning curriculum to support kids and young adults learn critical SEL skills for the entire year. It is filled with over 180 lessons and activities targeting social awareness, confidence, SMART goals, social skills, study skills, managing emotions, understanding relationships, decision-making skills, and much more.
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Social Emotional Learning Journal - SEL Skills Workbook & Activities

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Top 5 Recommended SEL Programs - ThinkFives

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SEL is founded on the premise that every child can receive an education that fully supports their learning and development so they can achieve their goals

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We define social and emotional learning (SEL) as an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

SEL advances educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and ongoing evaluation. SEL can help address various forms of inequity and empower young people and adults to co-create thriving schools and contribute to safe, healthy, and just communities.

New to Social and Emotional Learning? Start here (2 min. read).

Think of a young person in your life. What skills will they need to achieve their hopes and dreams?

Chances are, you just named social and emotional skills - like staying motivated, communicating effectively, practicing curiosity, and working with others to solve problems. Social and emotional learning, or SEL, helps develop the skills we need for life.
Hear why students, parents, and educators want SEL in schools. Here are 3 things to know about social and emotional learning:

1. Social and emotional learning is a foundation for many of our most pressing priorities: SEL helps young people - and adults - learn and practice skills that set them up for academic success, fulfilling careers, healthy relationships, and responsible civic engagement.

2. The research is clear: Social and emotional learning in schools leads to positive outcomes, including better academic performance, and decreases in stress and anxiety.

3. There's no one-size-fits-all approach: Social and emotional learning brings families, schools, and communities together to make sure every child has caring relationships and what they need to learn, grow, and thrive.

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SEL can help all young people and adults thrive personally and academically, develop and maintain positive relationships, become lifelong learners, and contribute to a more caring, just world.

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Targeted Interventions That Work!

By: Jessica Djabrayan Hannigan, John Hannigan

Effectively remedying student behavior means forming targeted behavior intervention methods. Authors Jessica and John Hannigan create a step-by-step process for replacing challenging student behaviors with those that strengthen essential life skills for school and beyond.

Cultivate and sustain a harmonious school with targeted behavior interventions that work.

With student behavioral problems and teacher turnover at all-time highs, educators need behavioral interventions that work. With its practical behavior intervention method, this book replaces problematic behaviors with essential life skills for school and beyond. Educators can implement effective targeted interventions in twenty-five minutes or less using eight predefined behavior academies and a process to create their own.

This book will help K-12 educators:

Address their own beliefs about students' challenging behavior

Learn the eight behavior academies and their corresponding life skills

Identify the core components of an academy's initial, ongoing, and exit sessions

Build their own behavior academy with a clearly outlined process

Use behavior rehearsal cards for an academy's ongoing sessions

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"In over 30 years of working in public schools as a teacher and administrator at every level, I have concluded that one of the biggest myths surrounding our work with students is the misconception that students should enter our schools knowing how to behave and that effective discipline practices must punish students who do not. How I wish my staff and I could have benefited from the wisdom provided in Behavior Academies. Team Hannigan effectively articulates that misbehavior by students is simply an indication that an opportunity to teach students a life skill has presented itself, reminding us that a cookie-cutter approach is the wrong approach and that 'an interaction is not an intervention.' Kudos to them for sharing what will be labeled an insightful classic for years to come."

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"Challenging behaviors have become a bigger and bigger part of education, and Behavior Academies is a must-have book that provides educators with ready-to-implement interventions. Jessica and John have created step-by-step plans to teach and practice 64 essential life skills that will be a game-changer for improving behaviors at your school."

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"Once educators embrace the fact that punitive consequences are not the best way to respond to student behavior challenges, the question remains: How do we intervene when students lack essential behaviors? This book provides the answers! The authors break down exactly how to target, model, teach, practice, assess, and support students in essential behaviors like motivation, self-monitoring, mindset, and healthy social interactions. This book is truly a game-changer!"

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"This is an essential resource for contemporary educators seeking practical solutions to help their students replace challenging behaviors while cultivating personalized life skills. With the proper guidance for forming targeted behavior intervention methods, I love how the outlined steps can be adapted and are readily accessible. This book provides more than just a set of interventions; it gives a comprehensive approach to behavior management and culture building."

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Social-emotional learning helps students succeed in the classroom and throughout their lives.

Children need social-emotional skills to thrive both in the classroom and in life. Social-emotional learning (SEL) curricula teach children techniques to:

Gain confidence

Set goals

Make better decisions

Collaborate with others in work and play

Navigate the world more effectively

Committee for Children's research-based Second Step SEL gives teachers an easy-to-implement, engaging way to teach social-emotional skills and concepts. Second Step SEL is designed to help children thrive and be more successful in school-ultimately setting them up to be thoughtful and productive adults.

Social-emotional learning isn't just a feel-good activity. It's not psychotherapy or an attempt to parent kids. Nor is it a substitute for core academic subjects such as math, science, or literacy.

Instead, SEL concepts provide an extra dimension to education, focusing on improving cooperation, communication, and decision making. In a world where emotional intelligence is critical for lifelong happiness, successful careers, and healthier relationships, SEL gives students a framework for developing these skills.

Decades of research have demonstrated the benefits of SEL. A short list of research findings includes the items below.

In a meta-analysis of 213 school-based SEL programs, participants demonstrated significantly improved social and emotional skills, attitudes, and behavior, as well as an 11-percentile-point gain in academic performance.

Children learn social-emotional skills in a variety of ways, including the behavior they see modeled by the adults in their lives. But social-emotional skills and concepts can also be taught explicitly in the classroom, in much the same way math or reading is taught.

How SEL Is Taught in the Classroom

The teacher explains a concept with words, pictures, video, and/or audio

Students practice the concept through skill practice, group discussion, individual writing, or partner work

The teacher continues reinforcing the concept throughout the week

The teacher sends information home for students to work on with parents

The teacher checks for understanding

The teacher re-teaches where necessary

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How Social-Emotional Learning Helps Children Succeed in School, the Workplace, and Life

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1. Durlak, J. A., Weissberg, R. P., Dymnicki, A. B., Taylor, R. D., & Schellinger, K. B. (2011). The impact of enhancing students' social and emotional learning: A meta-analysis of school-based universal interventions. Child Development, 82(1): 405-432.

2. Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. (2007). Background on social and emotional learning (SEL). Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago.

3. Kaukiainen, A., Bjorkqvist, K., Lagerspetz, K., Osterman, K., Salmivalli, C., Rothberg, S., et al. (1999). The relationships between social intelligence, empathy, and three types of aggression. Aggressive Behavior, 25, 81-89.

4. Guay, F., Boivin, M., & Hodges, E. V. E. (1999). Predicting change in academic achievement: A model of peer experiences and self-system processes. Journal of Educational Psychology, 91, 105-115.

5. Smith, B. H., & Low, S. (2013). The role of social-emotional learning in bullying prevention efforts. Theory Into Practice, 52(4), 280-287. doi:10.1080/00405841.2013.829731

6. Belfield, C., Bowden, B., Klapp, A., Levin, H., Shand, R., & Zander, S. (2015). The Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning. New York: Center for Benefit-Cost Studies in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Social-emotional learning helps students succeed in the classroom and throughout their lives. Children need social-emotional skills to thrive both in the classroom and in life. Social-emotional learning (SEL) curricula teach children techniques to: Gain confidence Set goals Make better decisions Collaborate with others in work and play Navigate the world more effectively Committee for Children's research-based Second Step SEL gives teachers an easy-to-implement, engaging way to teach social-emotional skills and concepts.

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Lippert, H. (2023). Building COMMUNITY: Supporting connection and social-emotional learning through authentic read-alouds. Literacy Today (2411-7862), 41(1), 76–77.

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Berg, J. H. (2018). SEL for Adults: A strong social-emotional learning climate for faculty doesn’t just happen. Educational Leadership, 76(2), 82–83.

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Borba, M. (2018). Nine Competencies for Teaching Empathy: An educational psychologist and parenting expert offers advice to school leaders. Educational Leadership, 76(2), 22–28.

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Whole Child Umbrella: Social-emotional learning starts with a focus on the whole child

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Griffith, D., & Slade, S. (2018). A Whole Child Umbrella: Social-emotional learning starts with a focus on the whole child. Educational Leadership, 76(2), 36–38.W