Preschool - 5th Grade Social Emotional Learning Activities

Make a mood meter with your child to help them recognize and share their feelings.

In this activity, your child will have an opportunity to discuss what they like about themselves, and they will design a digital or physical poster that displays their talents, what they like, and images that describe themselves.

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

It can feel good to hit something when you're mad. The more your child pounds, squeezes, and mashes this dough, the better these play dough cookies will taste!

Craft a glamorous crown that your preschooler can wear when he demonstrates good behavior!

In this activity, your child will learn and teach someone else five finger breathing, and they will also draw a picture of their experience.

In this fun activity, your child will learn the difference between facts and opinions. They will design cards for a matching game that they create and play!

Children learn about mindfulness tools that may support them to manage their emotions. Then they will create their own video to teach others these same mindfulness tools.

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

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will go on a nature scavenger hunt to look for patterns in nature and appreciate how amazing nature is.

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

In this activity, your child will reflect on one role model in their life or research one historical figure that has displayed perseverance. Then, they will create a slideshow presentation or poster that defines and illustrates perseverance.

In this activity, your child will learn about the different parts of the brain and how mindfulness can build connections of calm.

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.

Tracing is a great technique for clearing your mind and relaxing. Help your child learn how to calm themselves down and clear their minds by tracing their hands.

This activity creatively guides students in reflecting on and understanding what's happening inside of themselves at any given point.

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

Being present is essential for learning, so help your child become more aware of their body and surroundings through an activity called "mindful walking."

The power of gratitude is endless! Research shows that cultivating a gratitude practice can gratitude strengthen relationships, improve physical and emotional well-being, deepen empathy skills, and improve self-esteem. With such wide-spread benefits, how

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

In this activity, work with your child to build a chain of strengths, highlighting their individual strengths and unique abilities.

Judgements assumptions about others can cause disconnect in relationships and communities. In this social emotional learning activity, kids will explore how to break through assumptions and create a colorful bracelet that represents unity.

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.

Children will discuss what it means to have healthy friendships and create a unique friendship painting that illustrates the qualities of good friends.