Social Emotional Learning by Lauren Boen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri Activities for the Classroom en-us 2018-04-29 14:49:11 UTC 2025-10-22 18:53:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Role Play Cards laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256308245 Sometimes you have to put yourself in someone else’s shoes to truly understand a situation, which is why taking time to role-play tricky situations helps students to develop empathy and understanding towards other people’s feelings.

https://worksheetplace.com/mf_pdf/Character-Role-Play-Worksheet-1.pdf 
This link provides a great set of role-play cards that cover a variety of situations that might show up in your classroom. Have students break into groups to come up with a skit that they can perform for the rest of the class demonstrating the correct behaviors to approach to the problem. ]]> 2018-04-29 14:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256308245 Bucket Filler Activity laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256308957 At the beginning of the year, you can read the story Have You Filled a Bucket Today? which discusses the power of kind words. Then you can create your own bucket for the classroom. Get a small tin bucket from a craft store and cut 3-by-3-inch pieces out of card stock. Students can write messages of kindness, appreciation and love on the cards throughout the week to fill up the bucket. At the end of each week, spend a few minutes sharing these notes of encouragement to end the week on a positive note. ]]> 2018-04-29 14:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256308957 Mistakes Worksheet laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256309327 This worksheet is a great resource to talk about how making a mistake, especially when we have been working hard on something, can cause strong emotions. It is important to teach children to react appropriately and move forwards positively from mistakes, because sometimes even better ideas come from those mistakes!
https://www.centervention.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Building-Resiliency-in-Children-Karma-Completions.pdf 
This resource includes discussion questions as well as the worksheet. ]]> 2018-04-29 15:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256309327 Impulse Control Game laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256318489 Similar to Red Light/Green Light, students playing this game must listen carefully, focus, and wait for the other person to finish speaking before they can take off running! You can tempt students’ impulses by substituting “Go” with other G-words like “grow,” “gotcha,” “grin,” etc. Say the phrase “Ready….Set….G…..” slowly before completing the phrase with your chosen G-word for added fun. Before and after game discussion questions are included.
https://www.centervention.com/impulse-control-strategies-ready-set-go/]]> 2018-04-29 16:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256318489 The Power of Yet laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256327040 The book Giraffes Can't Dance
centers around a Giraffe who can’t dance like all the other jungle animals and is made fun of because of his lack of dancing skills. This is the perfect book to discuss the power of the word "yet" and teach students about growth mindset! Students can brainstorm things that they can't do yet, and then share with the class how what they can do to get there.
http://brownbagteacher.com/growth-mindset/ ]]> 2018-04-29 18:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256327040 Hula Hoop Challenge laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256351973 A fun game for students of all ages to develop cooperation and promote teamwork. To play, have students make a large circle, holding hands with the students on either side of them. Place the hula-hoop over two people’s interlocked hands so it cannot escape the circle. The goal of the game is to get the hula-hoop all the way around the circle without anyone letting go of their teammate’s hands. Have group cheer each other on, and once completed, discuss successes and challenges and try again.
https://youtu.be/v758G6qDuec ]]> 2018-04-29 22:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256351973 Today I Feel Silly laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256353658 Another great book to teach students about feelings and regulating emotions, Today I Feel Silly is a fun read aloud with beautiful illustrations that students are sure to enjoy! For an activity to go along with this book, you could make emotion card sticks and have the students come in one at a time and have them pick two that they are feeling at that time. The point of this exercise is to show that it is normal and okay to be feeling more than one thing at once.]]> 2018-04-29 23:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256353658 I Have, Who Has… Consequences laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256479945 In this classic game of I Have, Who Has, you’ll print and cut out the cards from the printable and shuffle them up. Give each student one card and choose any student to start by reading the “Who has?” on their card, which is a choice or action. The other kids should be looking at their card and seeing if they have an “I have” that matches, which is the consequence of that action.
For example:
Who has: After losing the game, you accuse your friend of cheating.
I have: Your friend doesn’t want to play with you anymore.
https://www.centervention.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/GRIN-Pos-Neg-Cons.-I-have-who-has.pdf
]]> 2018-04-30 12:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256479945 Puppet Show laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256483523 In this activity, students will practice for a puppet show by reading scripts. Feeling words indicate what emotion should be conveyed while saying the line, so students will practice changing their tone of voice to match that emotion. This will help students to enhance their nonverbal communication by using the correct tone of voice to convey an emotion and identifying components of facial expressions and body language to convey an emotion. Students will have a blast rehearsing their puppet shows and performing for the class. This resource includes directions, scripts, and puppets.
http://www.centervention.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2002-Nonverbal-Communication-Activities-Puppet-Show.pdf ]]> 2018-04-30 12:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256483523 Summer Practice laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256490859 An easy, interactive worksheet to send home with your students so that they can have summer fun and practice their social and emotional skills at the same time. This activity includes some challenges that students can check off as they complete them, reflection drawings, and a place to list summer goals.
https://www.centervention.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SEL-summer-practice-worksheet.pdf]]> 2018-04-30 13:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256490859 Random Acts of Kindness laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256493295 This Scavenger hunt will help students focus on doing good deeds or random acts of kindness for others. Some things on the list include: Smile at someone in the hallway, thank the custodian for all that they do for the school, and give a teacher a compliment. You can offer prizes to encourage students to check as many actions as they can off of their list.
https://www.centervention.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Podis-Feel-Good-Scavenger-Hunt.pdf]]> 2018-04-30 13:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256493295 Self Talk laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256497909 This lesson is beneficial for students and adults alike! For anyone who has a tendency to over-analyze, over-think, and negative self-talk his or her way into unnecessary stress all the time, this activity is a great way to evaluate the way that we can turn those destructive thoughts into more positive ones. On this worksheet, the Shadow Self uses negative self-talk, and the student must come up with a stronger, positive thought to overpower it.
https://www.centervention.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Positive-Self-Talk.pdf]]> 2018-04-30 13:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256497909 Starting Conversations Bingo laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256500263 This Bingo Board will help students practice initiating conversations with classmates.You can have students try to get five in a row in a certain amount of time, like two weeks.
https://www.centervention.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/4002-Tango-Bingo.pdf]]> 2018-04-30 13:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256500263 Buddy Binder laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256504832 Using the printable template attached, have each student fill out a survey about their interests. Students will complete sentences like “At recess, I like to…” and “If I could have one thing in the whole world as a present, it would be…” Students can draw a picture of themselves as well. Then, place all of these sheets in the transparent plastic sleeves of a binder so they’re easy to flip through.
At any point throughout the school year if students are still feeling left out, not sure how to become part of the group or just slower to make connections with peers, they will have the opportunity to look through the binder to learn more about their peers.
https://www.centervention.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/4001-Buddy-Binder-Survey.pdf]]> 2018-04-30 13:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256504832 Tattling vs. Telling laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256509924 Tattling can be a big issue in elementary classrooms, but sometimes students need to report more serious incidents, and it can be hard to separate tattling vs. telling when something’s really wrong. To take some of the pressure off, give your students a structured method to let you know what’s bothering them.
Students may use these slips to let you know that they are being bullied by classmates, that they are really struggling in math, or that another student won’t stop kicking their chair during science lessons even though they’ve asked him to stop.
https://www.centervention.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Somethings-Bugging-Me-slips.pdf]]> 2018-04-30 13:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256509924 Cooperation Balloon Game laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256513924 In this fun, hands on game, students work together with classmates to keep a balloon up in the air. You can explain that the goal of the activity is to see how many times the group can bounce the balloon to keep it in the air without dropping hands, and to achieve this goal, the group must move and work cooperatively with each other.
https://www.centervention.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Working-Together-Activities-Lester-Drop.pdf
This resource includes discussion questions pertaining to the importance of collaboration and cooperation for after the game. 

]]> 2018-04-30 13:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256513924 Anger Catcher laurboen https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256520345 Using this printable template, have students color and decorate their own anger catcher. Then follow the directions to make the necessary folds to bring the page to life. Students can play with their anger catchers together to learn eight different strategies to help them cope with anger!
https://www.homestoriesatoz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ANGER-CATCHER-DIRECTIONS.pdf ]]> 2018-04-30 14:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laurboen/393smcvnnyri/wish/256520345