Elementary School Social Emotional Learning Activities : Page 2

Children will learn about diversity, hear a story that reflects appreciation and acceptance of differences, and connect with a pen pal in another country through writing and drawing a letter.

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 practice taking on the perspective of others and will generate ideas for conflict resolution at home.

In this activity, your child will experience multitasking, then mindfulness and compare the two in terms of productivity and calmness.

In this activity, your child will explore the difference between boredom and curiosity in building greater attentiveness and happiness in the present moment.

In this activity, your child will reflect on and write a story about a person who has embodied integrity and honesty in their life.

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.

Caring for ourselves and others can build connections and a greater sense of love. In this activity, your child will discuss what it means to be caring and will demonstrate care through drawing and by performing two caring and kind deeds.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will hear the story Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids, learn the benefits of yoga, and create their own yoga sequence to teach someone else.

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 practice mindfulness, choose one thing to do in which they can slow down, and reflect on this experience. You can even try slowing down together!

Your child will reflect on the term "beauty" and the things they are grateful for. They will read the book All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon and reflect on how focusing on the small and big things of beauty around them can benefit themselves and others.

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

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will practice a mindfulness and forgiveness visualization and write a letter to someone with whom they've had a minor conflict and would like to forgive.

In this activity, your child will learn about the benefits of yoga and will practice different yoga poses. Then, they will teach someone else three poses and explain how yoga can help us find calmness and ease.

Using lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, help your child implement kindness and compassion into their interactions with others.

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.

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

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

In this activity, your child will explore techniques that support patience and learn to practice mindfulness when waiting.

Back-to-back breathing is a great way to practice self-calming while also creating connection and developing trust.

Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.

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.

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.

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 design their own Best Self Journal to reflect on ways they have been their best each day.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will listen to their favorite song and explore how it makes them feel. Then, together you will craft your own cardboard radio!

In this activity, your child will interview a caring adult or friend to ask them when they have seen them at their best.

Children will create a "This is Me!" collage that will highlight their many gifts, talents, interests, and leadership skills.

Nature is so generous to us all. How often do we reflect and thank nature? In this activity, children will engage with the classic story, The Giving Tree, and actively practice gratitude in nature for trees and all that trees do for us!