Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
This page provides different activities for skills that pertain to SEL. This page also provides more information on what SEL is.
CSEFEL provides resources for teaching SEL to young children.
The mission of NCLD is to improve the lives of the 1 in 5 children and adults nationwide with learning and attention issues—by empowering parents and young adults, transforming schools and advocating for equal rights and opportunities. They’re working to create a society in which every individual possesses the academic, social and emotional skills needed to succeed in school, at work,f and in life.
Strategies for helping children make sense of a violent world include historical perspective, risk assessment of their daily lives, writing to leaders, and reaching out to victims.
Do2learn provides thousands of free pages with social skills and behavioral regulation activities and guidance, learning songs and games, communication cards, academic material, and transition guides for employment and life skills.
Second Step is a program rooted in social-emotional learning (SEL) that helps transform schools into supportive, successful learning environments uniquely equipped to help children thrive.
kindness.org is a nonprofit with a bold hypothesis: Kindness is the catalyst in solving the world’s biggest challenges. They believe a kinder world is possible, and they’re here to make it happen.
From film kits and lesson plans to the building blocks of a customized Learning Plan—texts, student tasks and teaching strategies—their resources will help bring relevance, rigor and social emotional learning into the classroom—all for FREE.
Incorporate social-emotional learning into family time. LitLife has gathered their favorite 7 Strengths-based activities you can use at home.
Amani Project is a family of local organizations that teach young people 8-14 years old music-making and emotional intelligence through a do-it-yourself curriculum.
Kindness in the Classroom is a multi-part video series designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. The series focuses on implementing the Kindness Curriculum; a free 24-lesson mindfulness guide designed for pre-k and kindergarten classrooms, researched and developed by the Center for Healthy Minds at UW-Madison.
Six Seconds researches and shares scientific, global, transformational tools & methods to support the goal of a billion people practicing the skills of emotional intelligence.