$10 - $20 Elementary School Social Emotional Learning Activities (by price, low to high)

Looking for a way to make Valentine's Day in the classroom unforgettable? Our Valentine's Day Bundle is jam-packed with interactive worksheets, captivating Google Slides presentations, and FREE BONUS activities guaranteed to boost learning and fun!

Why Choose Our Valentine's Day Bundle for Students?

• Supercharge Learning & Creativity: This bundle blends interactive worksheets that encourage pen-to-paper learning with dynamic Google Slides presentations that keep students engaged. It caters to various learning styles and keeps your classroom active and abuzz!
• Celebrate Love & Friendship: Valentine's Day is a perfect opportunity to celebrate love and friendship in a wholesome way. Our bundle's activities are designed to foster a sense of community and positive social interaction.
• SEL Activities Included: The Fun Valentine's Day Worksheets with SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) activities promote emotional intelligence and social awareness – valuable skills for young learners.
• Wide Range of Activities: This bundle offers something for everyone! From fun game shows like "Valentine's Day: The Price is Right Edition" to engaging worksheets that focus on CVC words and Valentine's Day themed letter recognition, this bundle keeps students entertained and learning.
• Bonus Activities Included: Who doesn't love free stuff? This bundle comes with a FREE Valentine's Day Vowels and Consonant Sorting activity and a sweet Valentine's Day Letter template – perfect for adding a personal touch to the festivities!

Target Age Group: This bundle is ideally suited for students in elementary grades. However, it can be easily adapted to fit the needs of a wider range of learners.

Looking for a creative and educational way to celebrate Valentine's Day with your students? Look no further than our Valentine's Day Bundle!

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These back to school themed task card sets are perfect for special education classrooms, life skills programs, or center-based activities. They can be used for individualized instruction, small-group activities, iep goal or independent practice. The tasks are designed to enhance key skills, promote engagement, and support student learning during the back-to-school period.

Included:

**►**Color Sort ►Mixed Math (with visuals) ►Letter Sound Match ►ABC Tracing ►Back to School Social Story ►Errorless Letter to Letter Match ►Mixed Multiplication ►Number Identification ►Shape Match

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Shape Match Task Box Set

Mixed Multiplication Task Card Set

Counting, Addition, and Subtraction Task Card Set

Back to School Beginning Sounds

ABC Tracing Task Card Set

Back to School Color Task Card Set

ABC Letter Match Task Card Set

This calming Thanksgiving-themed classical music listening activity pack is perfect for winding down the year and reflecting on gratitude. Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and more - great for Thanksgiving activities, unit studies, and seasonal class parties!

"My students loved this! Perfect for before Thanksgiving break." - Jonathan L.

Music Appreciation Made Easy!

Do you need engaging print-and-go activities and brain breaks? The music featured in this activity packet is carefully curated and previewed - saving you hours of planning time. Just print and cue the music!

The selections are available on YouTube or your favorite streaming service. There are no wrong answers, and no musical training is required, so add a few to your sub plans, too!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of composers from different backgrounds
• observe seasonal/holiday influences within a composition
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Social-Emotional Learning

Listening to classical music has been shown to help with self-awareness, empathy, and self-regulation. Since social-emotional learning is essential for children, incorporating classical music into your classroom or homeschool is a great way to support their development.

Talk about the emotions evoked by the selected music. What does the music make them feel? Happy? Sad? Anxious? Peaceful? Help students identify and label their feelings. Ask open-ended questions about the music and encourage students to share their thoughts and feelings.

Discuss the different instruments used in the piece of music. What does each instrument contribute to the overall sound? Encourage students to make up a story based on the music. What is happening in the story? Who are the characters? Where does it take place?

While listening, students can draw a picture or scene that comes to mind. What colors are used? What shapes? Why?

November Listening Sheets

1. Appalachian Spring, Copland
2. Awakening, Curiale
3. New England Holidays, Ives
4. Symphony No. 3, Copland
5. The Tender Land Suite, Copland
6. Quiet City, Copland
7. Green Hills, Alwyn
8. Song for Harvest Season, Ives
9. Turkey Trot, Bernstein
10. Badinerie, Bach
11. Divertimento, Bernstein
12. Autumn, (Four Seasons) Vivaldi
13. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Haydn
14. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, Mozart
15. Kinderszenen, Schumann
16. Piano Concerto No. 3, Beethoven
17. Pilgrims, Rorem
18. English Horn Concerto, Rorem
19. Autumn Legend, Alwyn
20. Festival March, Alwyn
21. Simple Gifts, Copland

What's Included

Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.

Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

Carnival Coloring - Which carnival rides and activities would best fit a piece of music? Does the tempo feel like a roller coaster or a peaceful swing ride in the sky? Choose a tasty treat from the snack bar, then stop at the prize booth before finishing. There are no wrong answers!

Listen and Color - While listening, students color the scene and choose the keywords/elements that resonate with their listening experience. There is lots of room for drawing, coloring, and journaling in the box! Students often engage in discussions about what they've heard or felt. Great for displaying!

Easel Activity

Pair an engaging digital listening board with these musical selections! Students use the highlight tool to choose from keyword lists that describe their listening experience. An answer box at the bottom allows students to write a brief description of their thoughts and feelings. Using the pen or any design tool provided, students can decorate a scene or upload an image to the frame! Each board features colorful clipart related to the music. As always, there are no wrong answers. Students can choose any combination of descriptors.

November Space Story - Do you need engaging classical music activities? Classical Space Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with an intergalactic theme! Students compose their epic space tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar space objects inspired by the music. There’s also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement!

November Fairy Tale - Classical Fairy Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with a storybook theme! Students compose their wondrous tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar fairy tale objects inspired by the music. There’s also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement!

November Checkboxes - Students can use the checkboxes to note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more! Time, nature, settings, instruments, colors, and more! Students can also color in the emojis that best describe their listening experience in the emoji grid.

Turkey Trot - Do you need engaging brain breaks? This single-page listening activity is great for Thanksgiving or for adding to your November sub plans. Just print and play! The music is available on YouTube or your favorite streaming services.

November Mindful Listening (en Español) From January to December, the monthly listening sets are now available in Spanish! ¡Este conjunto de hojas de escucha ofrece música clásica para reflexionar y ser agradecido a medida que el año termina! ¡Aarón Copland, Leonard Bernstein y más – grandioso para actividades de Acción de Gracias, unidades de estudio y fiestas de estacionales de clases!

Captivate Young Minds with the Bug-Themed Activities Bundle!

Spark curiosity and a love for learning with our comprehensive Bug-Themed Activities Bundle, designed to engage and educate young minds. This jam-packed bundle is overflowing with fun, educational activities that cater to a variety of learning styles and age groups.

What's Inside?

• Bug Social Emotional Activity: Foster emotional intelligence with a bug-themed activity that helps children identify and manage their emotions.
• Bug Labeling: Enhance vocabulary and build critical thinking skills through engaging bug labeling exercises.
• Bug Sorting: Refine classification skills and explore insect diversity with a hands-on bug sorting activity.
• Coloring Book of Bugs: Unleash creativity and explore the vibrant world of insects with a delightful coloring book.
• And Much More!:

This bug-tastic bundle is brimming with additional activities guaranteed to keep your little entomologists buzzing with excitement!

Benefits for Students:

• Develops: Essential skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and fine motor skills.
• Enhances: Vocabulary development, knowledge of bug classification and insect anatomy.
• Promotes: Creativity, self-expression, and social-emotional learning.

Benefits for Teachers:

• Saves Time: Grab-and-go, ready-to-use activities that require minimal preparation.
• Engaging Lessons: Captivate students and create a love for learning about insects.
• Differentiated Instruction: Cater to a variety of learning styles and age groups.

Bug-tastic Fun for Everyone!

The Bug-Themed Activities Bundle is the perfect resource for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers looking to make learning about insects an exciting and enriching experience.

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Empower your students to navigate the ever-changing landscape of emotions with our comprehensive Social-Emotional Learning Bundle!

This interactive, Google-compatible resource pack provides everything you need to equip your students with the tools for emotional mastery.

Here's what sets this bundle apart:

• 3 Engaging Presentations: Dive deep into different emotions and situations with our interactive presentations. Students will gain valuable insights and discover effective strategies for managing their feelings.
• Master the Art of Self-Regulation: Promote stress relief and emotional control with our library of deep breathing exercises.
• Unlock Self-Discovery: Foster self-reflection and emotional intelligence with 19 captivating writing prompts.
• Practice Makes Perfect: Solidify learning with 5 engaging worksheet activities that reinforce social-emotional skills.

This isn't just about managing emotions – it's about building a foundation for success!

By utilizing this bundle, your students will develop:

• Resilience: Equip them to bounce back from challenges with confidence.
• Empathy: Foster stronger connections with classmates through understanding others' feelings.
• Emotional Intelligence: Cultivate the ability to understand and manage their own emotions effectively.

Invest in your students' social-emotional well-being today!

This comprehensive and effective resource empowers them to navigate life's emotional terrain with confidence and clarity.

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Printable Mental health awarenes Month quotes activities are perfect for keeping kids engaged and entertained during May . These activities include a variety of fun and educational options that can be easily printed and completed at home or on the go. this bundle contains, Coloring Pages , jigsaw puzzles , cut and paste activities , mandala coloring sheets ...

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From emotion identification to self-regulation coping skills, this bundle is filled with fun activities and worksheets that teach kids how to handle their emotions, get along with others in a simple and engaging way.

Whether you're a parent, teacher, or counselor, this bundle provides a versatile toolkit for teaching social skills and promoting healthy emotional development

Activities included in this printable Bundle:

- Emotions Matching Game

- Emotions & Feelings Flashcards

- Feelings & Emotions Wheel

- Emotions Clip Cards

- Monsters Emotions Flash Cards

- Emoji Feelings Matching Activity

- Drawing Expressions & Emotions

- Bugs Breathing Cards

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Puzzles are the best activities for brain teasing labyrinths, these exercises support learning through play by developing concentration and problem solving skills.

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• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

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This product includes 142 social skills role-playing scenarios that focus on the following categories:

Feeling Annoyed Role-Playing Scenarios, Pages 3 – 6

Feeling Crabby, Pages 7 – 9

Feeling Determined, Pages 10 – 12

Feeling Discouraged, Pages 13 – 15

Feeling Disgusted, Pages 16 – 18

Feeling Down, Pages 19 – 21

Feeling Grateful, Pages 22 – 24

Feeling Grumpy, Pages 25 – 27

Feeling Hopeless, Pages 28 – 30

Feeling Humiliated, Pages 31 – 33

Feeling Insecure, Pages 34 – 36

Feeling Left Out, Pages 37 – 39

Feeling Lonely, Pages 40 – 42

Feeling Misunderstood, Pages 43 – 45

Feeling Pessimistic, Pages 46 – 48

Feeling Stressed, Pages 49 – 51

Feeling Uncomfortable, Pages 52 – 54

Feeling Worried, Pages 55 – 57

Being a Friend, Pages 58 – 60

Being Cautious, Pages 61 – 63

Being Unique, Pages 64 – 66

Feeling Brave, Pages 67 – 69

Bullying, Pages 70 – 72

Being Friendly, Pages 73 – 75

Ignoring Others, Pages 76 – 78

Never Give Up, Pages 79 – 81

Responsibility, Pages 82 – 87

Self Control, Pages 88 – 90

Sharing, Pages 91 – 93

Showing Forgiveness, Pages 94 – 96

Showing Understanding, Pages 97 – 99

Stranger Danger, Pages 100 – 102

Working Together, Pages 103 – 105

Name Calling, Pages 106 – 108

There are 4 role-playing scenarios for each social-emotional theme. Students can take turns acting out the social scenarios provided. Once students act out the social story, they will be required to answer questions such as what would you do if you were in this situation?, what would you say to your friend in this situation?, what could you say to your friend to help them feel better in this situation?, what would you want your friend to say to you to help you feel better in this situation? why shouldn't you do something if placed in this situation, etc. along with many other questions that students can work together on or independently answer.

Printable Autism awareness quotes activities are perfect for keeping kids engaged and entertained during April . These activities include a variety of fun and educational options that can be easily printed and completed at home or on the go. this bundle contains, Coloring Pages , jigsaw puzzles , cut and paste activities , mandala coloring sheets ...

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• ( PDF + PNG)

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

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Create a peaceful and supportive space in your classroom with this comprehensive Calm Down Corner Printables Kit. This thoughtfully designed bundle includes everything you need to establish a calm down corner where students can practice mindfulness and emotional regulation. Ideal for teachers of Year 3-6 students, this Calm Down Corner kit is packed with engaging and educational resources to help students manage their emotions and develop self-compassion.

What's Included In The Calm Down Corner Kit:

• Mindful Colouring Pages: 30 beautifully designed colouring sheets that promote relaxation and focus. Perfect for a calm down corner.
• Mindful Mazes: Fun and calming mazes that encourage students to practice mindfulness as they navigate through each puzzle.
• Calm Down Technique Cards: Handy cards with various techniques for students to use when they need to calm down, such as deep breathing exercises and visualisation methods.
• Self Compassion Affirmation Cards: Inspirational cards with affirmations that boost self esteem and encourage positive self talk.
• Inspirational Quote Posters: Vibrant posters with uplifting quotes to inspire and motivate students throughout their day.
• Use Your Imagination Cards: A set of drawing cards where students turn a pattern or symbol into a drawing.

And more!!

Key Benefits Of A Calm Down Corner:

• Promotes Emotional Regulation: Helps students manage their emotions effectively and independently.
• Encourages Mindfulness: Engages students in activities that cultivate mindfulness and concentration.
• Supports Positive Classroom Environment: Fosters a calm and supportive atmosphere, enhancing overall classroom harmony.
• Easy to Implement: Printable resources are simple to set up and integrate into your existing classroom routine.

Perfect for Teachers Looking to:

• Create a designated calm down corner in their classroom.
• Provide students with tools to manage stress and anxiety.
• Foster a supportive and inclusive classroom environment.
• Encourage positive behaviours and emotional well-being.

Enhance your classroom with our Calm Down Corner Printables Kit, a must have resource for any educator aiming to support their students' emotional health and mindfulness practices. Download now and start building a tranquil oasis in your classroom today!

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These positive behavior supports provide students with multiple resources showcasing some of their favorite characters.

Each bundle includes a text editable social story and power card option!

Spiderman-

No hitting/task refusal

• Social Narrative
• Token Board
• Power Cards
• Break Cards
• Green/Red Choice Board

Pikachu-

Safe Body/no hitting

• Social Narrative
• Token Board
• Power Cards
• Break Cards
• Green/Red Choice Board

Minecraft-

Task Refusal

• Social Narrative
• Token Board
• Power Cards
• Break Cards
• Green/Red Choice Board

Sonic-

No hitting/safe body

• Social Narrative
• Token Board
• Power Cards
• Break Cards
• Green/Red Choice Board

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Additional character token boards with reinforcer icons are included in this bundle!!!!!!!

This product focuses on the following areas:

This mental health curriculum includes suggested activities and tips to support mental health education and instruction for students in 4th through 7th Grade. Depending on students ability levels, this product could be used in 3rd - 9th grade as well.

Self Management - This product includes a teacher guide for self-management, promote self-care for mental and emotional health, identify what emotionally and mentally healthy means, self-management ideas and activities, creating a mindful classroom, mindful moments, identifying your feelings, experiencing feelings in our bodies, identify how we felt in the past when we were stressed, angry, frustrated, etc., a teacher guide for resiliency - learn ways to manage stress, improve self-esteem, and recognize failures and non-successes, listening to my negative voice, listening to my positive voice, discussing negative and positive voice scenarios, resiliency building amongst the group, a teacher guide for feelings - discuss 30 feelings cards, write in the learning journal - feelings, emotional, and mental health that include positive and negative feelings and when they were felt in the past.

Relationships - This product includes a teacher guide for communication in relationships - communication skills - verbally or nonverbally, communicating effectively, teacher guide for assertive statements activities, assertive statements notebook for students to fill out, answer questions regarding aggression, examples of aggression, how students handled aggression in the past is asked and discussed, being assertive instead of aggressive, examples of being passive, assertive, and aggressive, how to communicate assertively - eye contact, clear conversation, facial expression, etc., examples of aggressive and assertive responses to show students the difference, students will play charades that focuses on feelings - students can play in a small group or a large group, feeling cards are included in this product, empathy, compassion, and acceptance are included in this product as well, students will learn about personal space and boundaries, they can fill in the packet called, My Personal Space Bubble, students will act out and write out how close is too close to have a conversation, how they felt when they were too close to a friend, the importance of staying in your own personal space bubble, how you could make others feel if you do not stay in your own personal space bubble, reading body language, what someone's body language is telling you and why that is important, the 4 zones of space are discussed - intimate - hugging and whispering, personal - with close friends and family, social space - conversations with acquaintances, and public space - public speaking space, students will answer questions about their personal space bubble, students will learn about compassion and can fill out the Compassion Journal included in the product, students will learn what compassion is, students are provided with examples of how they can show compassion, students will learn about gratitude and forgiveness and how they benefit one's mental health and relationship building, students can complete a 7 day I'm Grateful Because journal that includes prompts to answer as to why they are grateful, students can participate in the Grateful Scavenger Hunt and answer questions aloud or write their answers down to 14 different things they could be grateful for, and students will learn about the four part apology in this product - apologize, take responsibility, how will this be resolved, and ask for forgiveness. Teachers can use this packet as a guide while have conversations with students or teachers can have students fill out the packets that are included.

Resource Management - This product includes a teacher guide for resource management to help students identify and express a variety of feelings by rating their feelings on a scale of 0 - 10, students will identify very strong feelings and how they may feel a feeling a little bit or not at all, when students feel angry what they can do, sharing with students that it is okay to feel angry, upset, etc., but what it is not okay to do, coping with upsetting feelings, when to ask for help, recognize when a situation needs help, filling out a feelings survival kit (tips are included), where to ask for help, who in your school you can talk to and trust, understanding what trusting someone means, trust activities that help studies build trust, questions for social workers, counselors, or psychologists, how to ask for help from people that students trust, how people you trust can help you when you feel angry or upset, and when should students ask for help.

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Mental Health Communication in Relationships Activities and Tips:

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Mental Health Expressing Feelings Activities:

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Are you looking for a way to integrate kindness activities into your preschool classroom? This kindness activities for preschool BUNDLE is exactly what you need!

From lesson plans, classroom centers, worksheets, discussion activities, displays, challenges and awards, it has everything you need to teach your pre-k, preschool or kindergarten students what kindness means, what it looks like, what it feels like and how we can show kindness to others!

What’s included in this Kindness Activities for Preschool BUNDLE?

1. Kindness Lesson & Activities - This resource is filled with preschool kindness activities that promote discussion, reflection and action. 
2. Kindness Coloring Pages - Perfect for early finishers or as a mindfulness activity, your students will love these 20 kindness coloring pages.
3. Kindness Feed the Monster Sort - This fun and engaging Feed the Monster sorting activity will get your students thinking about what acts of kindness look like!
4. Kindness Clip Cards -These bright and engaging clip cards show pictures of ways of showing kindness versus not so desirable ways of being kind. 
5. Kindness Classroom Challenge-Through daily kindness challenges created with the young learner in mind, your young students will be inspired to show kindness and to make showing kindness a conscious part of their day.
6. Kindness Questions - These kindness conversation starters will promote meaningful discussion about kindness with your preschool, pre k or kindergarten students? Get your students into the mindset of being kind and finding ways to be kind in ordinary situations using these questions on kindness. 

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Looking to Inspire More Empathy and Kindness in your classroom? Check out these resources:

1. Empathy Activities for Preschoolers

2. Friendship Clip-cards: Who's Being a Good Friend?

3. Friendship Scenario Cards

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This Halloween-themed classical music listening activity pack is the perfect way to add a touch of spookiness to your October classroom or homeschool! Check out the Easy Classical Music Appreciation for October post on our blog for more information.

"My students loved this activity, and I loved that it was straightforward for a long-term sub in music. I actually completed the activity with them a few times, it was THAT MUCH FUN!" - Mia H.

Music Appreciation Made Easy!

Do you need engaging print-and-go activities and brain breaks? The music featured in this activity packet is carefully curated and previewed - saving you hours of planning time. Just print and cue the music!

The selections are available on YouTube or your favorite streaming service. There are no wrong answers, and no musical training is required, so add a few to your sub plans, too!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of composers from different backgrounds
• observe seasonal/holiday influences within a composition
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Social-Emotional Learning

Listening to classical music has been shown to help with self-awareness, empathy, and self-regulation. Since social-emotional learning is essential for children, incorporating classical music into your classroom or homeschool is a great way to support their development.

Talk about the emotions evoked by the selected music. What does the music make them feel? Happy? Sad? Anxious? Peaceful? Help students identify and label their feelings. Ask open-ended questions about the music and encourage students to share their thoughts and feelings.

Discuss the different instruments used in the piece of music. What does each instrument contribute to the overall sound? Encourage students to make up a story based on the music. What is happening in the story? Who are the characters? Where does it take place?

While listening, students can draw a picture or scene that comes to mind. What colors are used? What shapes? Why?

October Listening Sheets

1. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Bach
2. Totentanz, Liszt
3. Mephisto Waltz, Liszt
4. Aquarium, Saint-Saens
5. O Fortuna, Orff
6. Gnomus, Mussorgsky
7. Night on Bald Mountain, Mussorgsky
8. Der Vampyr, Marschner
9. In the Hall of the Mountain King, Grieg
10. The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Dukas
11. Dance of the Knights, Prokofiev
12. Danse Macabre, Saint-Saens
13. Beethoven's Silence, Cortazar
14. Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven
15. Piano Quintet in A Minor, Dvorak
16. Lacrimosa, Mozart
17. Scarbo, Ravel
18. Lake in the Moonlight, Tchaikovsky
19. Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods, Saint-Saëns

What's Included

Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.

Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

Carnival Coloring - Which carnival rides and activities would best fit a piece of music? Does the tempo feel like a roller coaster or a peaceful swing ride in the sky? Choose a tasty treat from the snack bar, then stop at the prize booth before finishing. There are no wrong answers!

Listen and Color - While listening, students color the scene and choose the keywords/elements that resonate with their listening experience. There is lots of room for drawing, coloring, and journaling in the box! Students often engage in discussions about what they've heard or felt. Great for displaying!

Easel Activity

Pair an engaging digital listening board with these musical selections! Students use the highlight tool to choose from keyword lists that describe their listening experience. An answer box at the bottom allows students to write a brief description of their thoughts and feelings. Using the pen or any design tool provided, students can decorate a scene or upload an image to the frame! Each board features colorful clipart related to the music. As always, there are no wrong answers. Students can choose any combination of descriptors.

October Space Story - Do you need engaging classical music activities? Classical Space Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with an intergalactic theme! Students compose their epic space tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar space objects inspired by the music. There’s also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement!

October Fairy Tale - Classical Fairy Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with a storybook theme! Students compose their wondrous tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar fairy tale objects inspired by the music. There’s also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement!

October Checkboxes - Students can use the checkboxes to note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more! Time, nature, settings, instruments, colors, and more! Students can also color in the emojis that best describe their listening experience in the emoji grid.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Do you need engaging brain breaks? This single-page listening activity is excellent for celebrating summer, Earth Day, or adding to your August sub plans. Just print and play! The music is available on YouTube or your favorite streaming services.

October Mindful Listening (en Español) From January to December, the monthly listening sets are now available in Spanish! ¿Necesitas actividades atractivas de Halloween o planes sustitutos de música? ¡Estas hojas de escucha imprimibles ofrecen a los estudiantes formas creativas de aprender más sobre los tonos fantasmagóricos de la música de Halloween! Presentando las composiciones de Franz Liszt, Ludwig Van Beethoven y muchos más.

Do you know how composers create the haunting sounds of Halloween? Check out our blog post The Hidden Secrets of Spooky Halloween Music to learn more!

Engage your students in a powerful and comprehensive 18-day thematic unit on bullying designed for grades 5-8. This multimedia-rich resource explores the critical issue of bullying through a variety of formats, ensuring student engagement and fostering social-emotional learning (SEL) skills. Perfect for humanities teachers, long-term substitute teachers, and SEL specialists, this unit is adaptable, rigorous, and impactful.

What's Inside:

• Day-by-Day Lesson Plans: Detailed and easy-to-follow, these plans guide students through an exploration of bullying using films, short stories, political cartoons, informational texts, and poetry.

• Multimedia Integration: Your students will analyze media such as:

• Short films on bullying for visual storytelling.

• Fiction texts like Pumpkin Head to explore bullying in literature.

• Political cartoons to understand the societal impact of bullying.

• Popular films like Matilda to discuss character responses to bullying.

• Songs that discuss themes of bullying and resilience.

• Socratic Seminars: Two thought-provoking Socratic seminars that allow students to dive deeper into themes of bullying, fostering critical thinking, discourse, and empathy.

• Assessments: Include graded one-pager projects, Socratic seminar rubrics, and a STAAR-aligned extended constructive response essay on bullying prevention, ensuring students develop strong reading, writing, and analytical skills.

• Capstone Project: Students will culminate their learning by creating an infographic on bullying, highlighting key facts such as types of bullying, its effects, and prevention strategies. This capstone promotes research, creativity, and advocacy.

Why You'll Love It:

• Flexible Use: Perfect for SEL lessons, English Language Arts, and humanities classes. This unit can also be used by long-term substitutes for a fully developed curriculum that's ready to go.
• Multimedia and Interdisciplinary: Engage students with a range of media, ensuring both visual and auditory learners are captivated. From analyzing cartoons to films, this unit provides cross-curricular opportunities.
• Builds SEL Skills: Through various activities, students learn empathy, kindness, and strategies to combat bullying. It’s not just an academic unit, but a character-building experience.
• Fully Scaffolds Learning: Differentiated activities, visual aids, and pre-made assessments make this unit accessible to a wide range of student abilities, including ELLs and students with IEPs.

Who It's For:

• Humanities Teachers: Add depth to your curriculum with an SEL-focused unit that fits seamlessly into English, history, or social studies classes.
• SEL Coordinators: This unit emphasizes empathy, communication, and kindness, key components of any social-emotional learning program.
• Long-Term Substitutes: Take the guesswork out of planning with a ready-to-use, high-quality unit that ensures continuity in learning while building essential skills.

Make bullying prevention and social-emotional learning an integral part of your classroom with this well-rounded, 18-day multimedia unit. Equip your students with the tools to recognize, stand up against, and prevent bullying in their school community.

Add to your cart now and inspire positive change in your students' lives!

In order to learn and grow, children first need to be able to express how they feel and why they feel that way! Placing an emphasis on social emotional learning will help equip your students with skills to become better learners and ultimately better people.

Play and Purposes Friendship unit focuses on:

• Using picture books to share real life examples of how we can understand how to be a good friend
• Practicing working on being a good friend individually, in pairs, small groups, and as a whole class
• Learning about friendship, being a good friend, and treating others with respect through playing games, writing, and creative expression

The 20 lessons included in this unit include 5 activity types:

• Read and React
• Play in a Pair 
• Read and Respond
• Let’s Play Together
• Color and Create

Many lessons contain ways to scaffold the learning to your students and allow for the most learning to take place as possible! 

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This Thanksgiving Activities Bundle is more than just worksheets; it's a collection of fun, fall-themed activities that will keep your kids entertained and engaged throughout the Thanksgiving season. Whether you're a parent or a teacher, this bundle is the perfect way to ensure your little ones are amused and excited during this special time of year

Featuring coloring, counting, matching, and more, This Bundle offers a wide variety of activities that are not only enjoyable but also educational. It's a fantastic way to keep kids engaged on Thanksgiving and provide them with a range of hands-on experiences

You'll discover beautiful bulletin board displays and crafts that students will be proud to take home. It's the perfect opportunity to combine creativity, learning, and the joy of Thanksgiving in one package

Activities included in this printable Bundle:

- All About Thanksgiving

- Gratitude Jar

- Thanksgiving Handprint Art

- Thanksgiving Banners

- Thanksgiving Play Dough Mats

- Thanksgiving Gift Card Holder

- Thankful Pumpkin Pie Spinner Wheel

- Turkey Name Craft

- I am thankful Banners

- Thanksgiving Count and Clip Cards

- Gratitude Tree

- Build a Turkey Activity

- Thanksgiving Gratitude Cards

- Thanksgiving Gift Tags

- Thanksgiving Posters

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In order to learn and grow, children first need to be able to express how they feel and why they feel that way! Placing an emphasis on social emotional learning will help equip your students with skills to become better learners and ultimately better people.

Play and Purposes Feelings unit focuses on:

• Using picture books to share real life examples of how we can understand and express our emotions
• Practicing expressing feelings individually, in pairs, small groups, and as a whole class
• Learning about feelings, identifying them, and expressing them through playing games, writing, and creative expression

The 20 lessons included in this unit include 5 activity types:

• Read and React
• Play in a Pair 
• Read and Respond
• Let’s Play Together
• Color and Create

Many lessons contain ways to scaffold the learning to your students and allow for the most learning to take place as possible! 

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This mental health curriculum includes suggested activities and tips to support mental health education and instruction for students in Pre-K through 3rd Grade. Depending on students ability levels, this product could be used in 4th - 6th grade as well.

Self Management - Tips for self care to promote mental health and overall well being/feelings and resiliency. This product includes a teacher guide with tips and tricks when teaching mental health and mindfulness - focusing on feelings. Students will learn what feelings are, why it is important to talk about feelings, who to talk to about feelings, a list of feelings, situations that require students to identify the kinds of feelings that may be felt - students can write their response or circle the feeling picture provided on each page, students will also be provided with 5 picture of girls and boys showing different feelings. Students will be required to identify how these children are feelings. This product includes a blank human body image, where students can draw how they are feeling. Students will also be given an opportunity to draw a face to show how they are feeling today or felt yesterday. A teacher guide with tips and tricks when teaching resiliency, coping skills, and setting goals is included in this product. Students will learn what resilience and coping mean, the different meanings of resiliency, what to do when we experience a tough time, examples of resilience that students can relate with and how they can improve next time or bounce back, steps that help build resilience, examples of healthy coping skills, how to include healthy coping skills into your daily routine, and setting goals.

Relationships - communication skills, empathy, compassion, and acceptance, and gratitude and forgiveness. This product includes a teacher guide with tips and tricks when teaching the skill - listening, understanding body language, and giving and receiving information. Students will identify different facial expressions and discuss how they are feeling when presented with different images, students can also play a variety of games such as telephone, 20 questions, and a body language game. Students will learn about empathy, compassion, and acceptance which will help identify the characteristics of different types of relationships, personal space and boundaries of others, students will look at a variety of pictures to determine healthy/unhealthy relationships between families and friends, learn about the circles program - different relationships we have with people we know, invading personal space and how to avoid doing that, interview a friend and ask them questions using turn taking strategies to develop healthy peer relationships. Students will also learn about gratitude and forgiveness for so they understand the meaning of gratitude and forgiveness along with a variety of ideas to carry this out, and students can answer questions/circle images presented in the product showing what they are grateful for.

Resource Management - what, when, and where to ask for help for self and others, and how to ask for help for self and others. Students will identify and express a variety of feelings, demonstrate the use of I-messages to express feelings honestly and effectively, and identify the words that are commonly used in I-messages. an I-message/statements sheet for students to fill out is included in this product, and a list of coping skills is provided to share with students. Students are also able to add onto the list provided. A coping skill bookmark template is included for students to draw/write down coping skills on a bookmark that they can look at in times of feeling stressed/upset. Building trust activity ideas are provided in this product for students to build trust with others they know well, tips for students to interact with school counselors, social workers, and school psychologists are also included in this product. Students will learn who to trust and how they can trust them. Students are also provided with the opportunity to draw who they trust or write down their names as well

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