Social Emotional Learning Activities : Page 2

Caring for ourselves and others can build connections and a greater sense of love. In this activity, children reflect on what it means to be caring and to show kindness to others through drawing and performing a kind act of their choosing.

How often do we eat with awareness and really taste our food and think about where the food came from? Mindful eating is a great way to practice mindfulness infused with gratitude and appreciation for our food.

Do you need to help your students chill out? This activity will help your students learn how to breathe deeply, self-soothe, and calm themselves down.

Ringing a quiet bell is also a great way to support focus and bring kids into the present moment so they can be aware of what they are experiencing inside.

In this activity, students will create a peace treaty as a class and come up with guidelines for how they will manage conflict.

In this activity, your child will explore what it means and how it feels to live in a community.

Understanding emotions can be a helpful tool for self-regulation. In this social emotional learning activity, your child will practice identifying different emotions and explore how they connect with various gestures and facial expressions.

Ensuring that what we say is truthful, helpful, inspiring, necessary, and kind takes practice! In this social emotional learning activity, your child will set a goal for themselves to THINK before they speak.

Cultivating a community of love, support, and trust in your family is important. Use this heartwarming activity to connect, have fun, and support your child’s social emotional health.

Help your kindergartener learn to manage a telephone with this homemade keyboard that also helps kids practice letters and numbers.

Children reflect on ways they have cared for themselves, others, and the Earth before building a garden to share beauty with others in their community.

In this activity, your child will write a poem recognizing and appreciating the beauty inherent in diversity.

Physical touch through tapping and hugging can be a wonderful way to regulate emotions. In this social emotional learning activity, your child will explore the power of tapping or hugging to help them calm down and relieve feelings of stress or anxiety.

In this activity, you and your child will watch a video and learn how the brain easily remembers negative information, but not always positive. You will practice positivity by writing or drawing pictures of 10 positive things that happened today.

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will participate in a mindfulness exercise focused on forgiveness. Then, they'll craft a Peace and Harmony Fidget Spinner to cultivate calmness.

In this activity, your child will hear a story and practice mindful breathing. They will paint a picture that reminds them to bring mindfulness and kindness to their puppy mind.

In this activity, your child will practice taking on the perspective of others and will generate ideas for conflict resolution at home.

In this activity, your child will discuss how to stand up for others, and they'll use pipe cleaners to design a symbol that reminds them to stand up for others.

In this social emotional learning activity, you will help your child practice mindfulness of emotions, guiding them to create a word search to understand and explain feeling words.

Geared toward kindergarten and first grade learners, The Weather Inside is a fun activity to help help children understand and process their emotions in a healthy way.

In this activity, your child will write and draw about a time when they acted in ways that illustrated responsibility, kindness, or integrity. They will also reflect on what it felt like to have control over their choices and behaviors.

Children will practice mindfulness through a short guided practice, reflect on the practices that support peace, and then will build a "peace garden."

Children build a "Loving Kindness Garden" to represent what they have learned about love, mindfulness, and caring for others in community.

In this activity, your child will be given images that portray different perspectives or emotions. Your child will practice empathy by coloring and drawing what each person may have been thinking or feeling.

In this activity, your child will watch a video about empathy and practice speaking to someone with empathy. They will also discuss how empathy supports living in a community with others.

In this activity students first send kindness to themselves and then they send it to others.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will write loving kindness notes to place around the home to serve as a reminder (for themselves and others) to see the goodness within themselves.

In this activity, your child will take a walk outside, listen to the silence in between sounds, and draw what the experience was like for them.

In this activity, your child will learn the benefits of positive thinking. They will write positive statements about themselves and create a gratitude board.