Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Find resources to help students manage their emotions, resolve conflicts, and make responsible decisions—creating the healthiest school culture possible.
6 Research-Backed Ways to Break Up Your Lectures
Lectures are efficient ways to convey information, but kids tend to tune them out. Here are 6 activities that will keep students focused while improving learning outcomes.How to Address School Avoidance
To help reduce chronic absenteeism, schools can help students learn how to self-regulate and manage feelings of discomfort.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Using Theater Games to Build Students’ Working Memory
By holding onto the information necessary to play certain games, students develop skills that lead to academic success.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Teaching Young Learners Self-Calming Skills
To help early elementary students manage big emotions, try breathing exercises and sharing how you deal with overpowering feelings.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.19 Ways to Help Elementary Students Self-Regulate
These strategies can help young learners practice an essential life skill—and foster classroom harmony in the process.
Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development
Rich experiences—from play to the arts and relationships—fundamentally shape a young child’s development.124.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.5 Meaningful Ways to Support Asian American Students
Welcoming students’ culture into the classroom creates an inclusive learning environment that supports a sense of belonging.109Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.A Metacognitive Problem-Solving Process for Preschoolers
Teachers can model how young children can identify their emotions, seek out solutions, and evaluate the effectiveness of their problem-solving skills.Making Students Feel Safe
A trauma-informed approach ensures that students feel safe, supported, and nurtured—to improve their chances of academic success.129.7kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Building Classroom Community Through Daily Dedications
When students share stories about those who have inspired and impacted them, the whole classroom feels more connected.46.7kYour content has been saved!
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When Students Are Traumatized, Teachers Are Too
Trauma in students’ lives takes an emotional and physical toll on teachers as well. Experts weigh in on the best ways to cope.113.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.60-Second Strategy: The ‘What Are You Doing?’ Game
When middle school students play an improvisation game that encourages a bit of silliness, they get more comfortable with each other and themselves.
8 Proactive Classroom Management Tips
New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins.76.7kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.A Daily Support System for Students
Students who need extra social and emotional support have a quick check-in with an adult at the start and end of each day.89.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Using Exit Tickets Effectively
These ideas for using exit tickets for formative assessment and to quickly see how students are feeling may be particularly helpful for new teachers.
