Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)

Resources and Downloads from WINGS for Kids

Free tools, guidelines, and activities to help you bring social and emotional learning to children in grades K-6 in your after-school setting.

By Grace Rubenstein

October 11, 2010

Photo credit: Grace Rubenstein

WINGS for Kids embeds social and emotional lessons in fun activities. Fifth-grader Preona (from left), fourth-graders Shakayla and Jamara, and third-grader Tamarr take a step dancing class.

WINGS for Kids Basics

WINGS for Kids's 30 social and emotional learning (SEL) objectives 108K

WINGS daily schedule, including available slots for community partnerships 52K

Sample weekly quizzes on responsible decision-making 596K

Evaluation form for teachers, a.k.a. "WINGSLeaders" 32K

Strategies and Guidelines for WINGS for Kids Instructors

GET PAST: Techniques for positive discipline 76K

"Kids Praise" award programs for good behavior 80K

Guidelines for giving children specific feedback 48K

Strategy for teachers: "Five Cents' Worth of Positive Feedback" 60K

Circle-time activities for teaching SEL skills 336K

Instructions for dialoguing with children about their feelings 64K

A parable for teachers and students: Be a bus driver 64K