Social and Emotional Learning
We have partnered with Breathe For Change to bring you a set of social and emotional learning activities and videos. Breathe For Change is an organization created for teachers by teachers committed to empowering educators to enhance well-being in their lives, classrooms, and school communities. They facilitate in-person trainings for educators, and also have developed a powerful social-emotional curriculum. Each of these activities supports your students to build their capacity in developing a set of social-emotional competencies, which include self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and responsible decision making. These are activities that you can incorporate into your classroom routines and procedures to build a strong community and culture.
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Printables
- My Friend Writing Printable
- Similar and Different
- Resolving Conflicts
- My Side of the Mountain
- Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities
- Facial Expressions Chart
- Morse Code
- More Social/Emotional Printables
Lesson Plans
- Many Ways to Resolve Conflict
- Acting Out Conflict
- Self-Portrait
- Similar and Different
- Talk It Out Together
- Table Manners
- What's So Bad or Good About Conflict?
- More Lesson Plans
References
- Resolution Vocabulary
- Dwight D. Eisenhower's Little Rock Response
- Fourth Grade Basic Skills
- Drug Use by Americans, 12 Years and Older
- Second Grade Basic Skills
- Third Grade Basic Skills
- Fifth Grade Basic Skills
- More Social/Emotional References
Conflict Resolution Resources
- Popular Conflict Resolution Resources
- Exploring the Nature of Conflict
- Responding to Conflict Amongst Young Children
- Five Styles of Handling Children's Conflicts
- Picture the Conflict
- Controversial Issues: Conflicts in Society
- Survey About Conflict and Me
- More Conflict Resolution Resources
Bullying Resources
- Dealing with Technology in the Classroom
- Socially Inappropriate Behaviors
- Bully-Proof Your Classroom
- Shooter Reading Guide
- Cyberbullying: The Downside of New Media Technology
- Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost of Spirit Bear Reading Guide
- A Guide to Teaching Terry Trueman's Cruise Control, Inside Out, and Stuck in Neutral
- Bullying Prevention Resources
- Fight Bullying With Books!: A Guide for Teachers, Librarians, Parents and Caregivers
- Discussion Guide to Bystander
- Adam Canfield, Watch Your Back! Discussion Guide
- Bluefish Classroom Ideas
- Pledge to Play Nice! Children's Literature Activities
- Think Twice, Play Nice: Using the Power of Children's Literature to Take a Stand Against Bullying
- Cyber Bullying: A Guide for Teachers
- Discussion Guide for Emma-Jean Books by Lauren Tarshis
- Educator's Guide to the World of Patricia Polacco
- Dork in Disguise, Dork on the Run, and Midsummer Night's Dork Teaching Guide
- Laws Against School Bullying
- Educator's Guide for Playground
Feelings & Emotions
- Helping Kids Cope in a Time of Crisis and Fear
- Intervention Strategies for Suicide
- Emotion Similes
- Bully-Proof Your Classroom
- Talking With Children About War and Violence In the World
- Tess of the D'Urbervilles Literature Guide
- Tess's Tree Literature Guide
- More Resources on Feelings & Emotions
Social Skills
- Positive Classroom Behavior
- Class Meetings
- Talk It Out Together
- What Is a Peaceable Classroom?
- What About Fighting?
- Identify the Resolution
- Tape Recorder Fight Role Play
- More Resources on Social Skills
Related Resources
Dealing with Death
- Death and the Grief Reaction Process
- Wintergirls Discussion Guide
- If I Stay and Where She Went Discussion Guide
- A Monster Calls Discussion Guide
- September 11, 2001: Attack on New York City Teacher's Guide
- The Leanin' Dog Reading Guide
- Intervention Strategies for Terminal Illness
- Relationship Between Crisis and Special Education
- Impact of Death on Students with Exceptionalities
- Remembering Mrs. Rossi Teacher's Guide
- How It Went Down Common Core Teacher's Guide
- The Secret Hum of a Daisy Common Core Educator's Guide
- After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away Reading Guide
- Strays Discussion Guide
- Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze Discussion Guide
- After the River the Sun Classroom Guide
- When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Common Core Teacher's Guide
Literature & Social/Emotional Issues Connected
- Maniac Magee Literature Guide
- A Tale of Two Cities
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Poptropica Teaching Guide: Mythology Island
- The Little Engine That Could: Activity Booklet
- Seedfolks Teacher's Guide
- Silas Marner
- More Literature Resources
Art & Social/Emotional Issues Connected
- Self-Portrait
- Cooperation Quilt
- Friends Are Fun! Bulletin Board
- Build a Friend
- Friends Across the Wall
- Changing Feelings
- Build Your Own Train
- More Art Activities
History & Social Studies Resources
- Maniac Magee Literature Guide
- Self-Portrait
- The Middle Ages: Life on a Manor Activity Packet
- Table Manners
- Katie Kazoo: Talk About Friendship and Jealousy
- Rosa Parks Coloring Page
- Martin Luther King Jr Coloring Page
- More History & Social Studies Resources
Science & Social/Emotional Issues Connected
- Disasters – Natural and Unnatural
- Left-Handers Are All Right
- Animal Survival Instincts
- Reading Guide for The Underneath
- Hurricane Resource: Storm Surge
- Edible Wild Plants
- Locating Directions by the Sun
- More Science Resources
Discussing Natural Disasters
- Intervention Strategies for Disaster
- Hurricane Resource: Storm Surge
- Hurricane Resource: High Winds
- Hurricane Song Discussion Guide
- More Natural Disasters Resources for Teachers
Language Arts & Social/Emotional Issues Connected
- Table Manners
- Friendly Interview
- Pygmalion Teacher's Guide
- Remembering Names
- Sign It, Don't Say It
- Table Manners Scoring Rubric
- Friendship Listening Center
- More Language Arts Resources
Writing & Social/Emotional Issues Connected
Recommended Social and Emotional Learning Resources
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