Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Impulse Control Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Freeze Game Activity Instructions Begin by asking the group if they can think of a time when they were tempted to do something that they knew they should not do. Give the example of seeing a freshly baked … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Communication Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Communication poster Body Language Game Directions Post-Discussion: Once you’ve played a few rounds of verbal telephone and body language telephone, bring the group back together for a discussion. The main goal of this lesson is for students to recognize that we communicate … Read more
Students will list emotion words, identify emotion regulation strategies, practice identifying their own emotions in a situation, and learn how to apply emotion regulation strategies to manage their feelings.
Nonverbal communication activities are a great way to enhance critical social and emotional skills, including knowledge of voice inflection, facial expressions, and body language. In this activity, students will practice for a puppet show by reading scripts, and feeling words indicate what emotion should be conveyed while saying the line. Students … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary and Middle School SEL Skill(s): Communication, Empathy Duration: 30 minutes Materials: What Is That Cards Perspective Cards Perspective Taking Activity Instructions Prep: Print out or display on the board the What Is That and What Does This Remind You Of cards. Print one set of Perspective … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation, Empathy Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Emotion words sorting printable Situations that cause different emotions worksheet Emotion Words Worksheet One Start the discussion by asking students the following questions: What’s the difference between being annoyed and being furious? Are there any other emotions … Read more
With this circle of control worksheet, you will assist students in managing their anxiety by providing a clear understanding of what they can and cannot control. The lesson helps them examine why things can’t always go their own way, and to make a plan for having a positive attitude about things they cannot change!
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary and Middle SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Positive Self Talk Lesson Instructions Mind-Body Warm Up: Gather students and spread them far enough so they can engage in light stretching without touching. Say: “Today we are going to imagine we are … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary and Middle School SEL Skill(s): Communication Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Staying on Topic Lesson Instructions Prompt: Ask students if they’ve ever started talking with someone, and before they know it, the conversation is about something else completely— or maybe they’ve even forgotten what they wanted to … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Upper Elementary and Beginning Middle School SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation Duration: 30 – 45 minutes Materials: Transition to Middle School Packet (Available when logged in to your Centervention educator account) Reflecting On Strengths First up is a lesson that engages a positive mindset for facing the new … Read more
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