Social Emotional Learning Activities (by date, oldest first)

This is an EDITABLE 3" x 3" Post-It Note Templates that are re-usable.

In this download, I have included step-by-step directions on how to print on Post-It notes on the template. A template for the 3" x 3" square-sized sticky notes is included and is EDITABLE for you to use while creating your own printable post-it note designs.

These post-it note templates can be used for motivational inspiration for your class/children, or any way that you feel your class/children would need support and guidance.

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This resource will help your students/children with daily affirmations while practicing their cursive. This resource is an EDITABLE template that includes:

1. 126 pages total in PPTX format and can be downloaded into Google Slides.

2. Each of the 25 daily affirmations has a total of 5 practice sheets.

3. If you do not like the cursive font used, this resource is completely editable OR you can email me at bigeasyhomeschoolingmom@gmail.com with a font you would like to use and I will be happy to edit this resource with the font of your choice. Please note that some fonts may not transfer correctly from Google Slides to PowerPoint and may not be aligned when you download. This is completely normal.

If your students/children enjoy this resource, I would appreciate your feedback within 24 hours after purchase and download.

Thank you so much for your continued support!

Tina Arozena - Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

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No Prep - St. Patrick's Day Self Love Craft & Kindness Activity - Social Emotional Craft and Worksheets - March Bulletin Board

This St. Patrick's Day Self-Love Craft - Self Love is Golden is a fantastic social-emotional learning activity for your students to practice positive self-talk and nurture a growth mindset. It provides a great opportunity for students to embrace self-love during the St. Patrick’s Day season. In this engaging activity, students will brainstorm and write empowering self-love words on golden coins, symbolizing the unique treasures within themselves.

The centerpiece of this craft is a pot of gold, that will be decorated with personalized gold coins, each carrying a powerful affirmation. Students can express their unique qualities and affirmations, fostering a sense of self-worth and positivity.

Spread the joy by encouraging students to share their self-love messages with others, creating a ripple effect of positivity within your classroom. Consider displaying the pot of gold and golden coins as a bulletin board or adding a festive touch to your St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

Guide:

• Table of contents
• About the resource
• How to use
• 5 quick and easy modifications

Self Love Craft:

• Ready-to-print PDF format

• 2 versions of the craft

  • "Self love is golden"
  • "Golden things about" A kindness craft using positive words to describe a friend of loved one.

• 2 levels:

  • Larger coins (less words needed)
  • Smaller coins

• 15 cover options - 3 blank covers

• 18 different types of brainstorming worksheets

• 2 pages with 30 example self-love words that can be used as a reference or cut out as a modification for students

• 6 different coin option pages

• 12 scissor-free worksheet options

Bulletin Board Kit:

• "Self love is golden" letters (green with dark green outline)
• 4 options of shamrocks
• 4 blank coins that can be used for student or staff names

TOTAL:

⭐ 2-in-1 Self Love St. Patrick's Day Craft

⭐ 1 Bulletin Board Kit

⭐ 53 total sheets

Looking for more St. Patrick's Day resources?

March Life Skills Morning Work

March Morning Work BUNDLE - Digital & Paper

St. Patrick's Day Shopping Task Cards
St. Patrick's Day Functional Texts

St. Patrick's Day Recipes

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No Prep - Valentine's Day Self Love Craft & Appreciation Valentine Activity - Social Emotional Craft and Worksheets - February Bulletin Board

This Valentine's Day Chocolate Heart Box - Self-Love Craft is an ideal social-emotional learning activity for your students to engage in positive self-talk and foster a growth mindset. It offers a wonderful opportunity for students to express self-love during the Valentine's Day season. Students will brainstorm words that reflect self-love and use their creativity to design and decorate their own chocolate heart box and chocolates.

Moreover, this activity can serve a dual purpose by creating Valentines for loved ones at home. Instead of self-love words, students can use positive words to describe the person they are making the Valentine for.

Lettering and decorations included for a festive Valentine's Day bulletin board to showcase the students' creativity and celebrate the season of love.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

Guide:

• Table of contents
• About the resource
• How to use
• 5 quick and easy modifications

Self Love Craft:

• Ready-to-print PDF format

• 2 versions of the craft

  • Self-love
  • Valentine with kind words describing a loved one

• 2 levels:

  • Smaller chocolates with more words
  • Larger chocolates with fewer words

• 13 cover options - 1 blank cover

• 12 different types of brainstorming worksheets

• 2 pages with 30 example self-love words that can be used as a reference or cut out as a modification for students

• Inside of the craft and 5 different chocolate option pages

• 4 scissor-free worksheet options

Bulletin Board Kit:

• "Self love is sweet" letters (red with pink outline)
• 3 options of hearts: red and pink, pink, & red
• 4 blank chocolates that can be used for student or staff names

TOTAL:

⭐ 2-in-1 Self Love Valentine Craft

⭐ 1 Bulletin Board Kit

⭐ 36 total sheets

Looking for more Valentine's Day resources?

Addressing Envelopes - Valentine's Day Edition

Advertisement Comprehension - Valentine's Day Edition

Valentine's Day Shopping Task Cards

Advertisement Comprehension - Valentine's Day Edition

February Life Skills Morning Work - Valentine's Day Edition

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This lesson provides a framework (including a step-by-step break downs and examples) for situations where disagreement arises. The lesson covers when it is productive to voice disagreement, when it is not, steps to handle both situations, and how to move past disagreement when it is not able to be resolved.

With middle and high school students I find this topic is relevant just about everyday in the classroom with peers and staff. I carefully made this lesson to cover disagreement neutrally, not framing it as universally good or bad, but dependent on context and delivery.

This lesson is a great chance to add in activities that promote self-advocacy and larger themes of pro-social communication. The lesson includes a presentation (10 slides), a worksheet (2 pages), and a presentation guide (1 page). With other free sources (which I discuss in the presentation guide) I made this lesson span over 4 days.

The slides and worksheet are simple to increase comprehension and suit middle through high school students.

This lesson provides a framework (including a step-by-step break down) for decision making. A pivotal part of the framework is applying values to help you decide on the best choice for you. Values are explored, promoting self-awareness, and incorporated into decision making skills. The lesson also differentiates between consequential and inconsequential decisions to encourage thinking about what choices require more thought and energy.

As middle and high schoolers are headed toward bigger, more consequential decisions this lesson enables them to identify their values and emphasizes the role knowing your values plays in making choices that align with the life students want and the people students want to be.

The slides and worksheet are simple to increase comprehension and suit middle through high school students.

This lesson includes presentation notes (discussion points and questions slide-by-slide included) (2 pages), slides to present (8 slides) , and a worksheet (1 page).

This lesson emphasizes where students derive their sense of identity from and how to go about exploring their self-identity, with a no-prep activity to practice.

Older kids are capable of not just knowing characteristics about themselves, but starting to deepen their self-identity with understanding of why they are the person they are. Students will explore their self-identity while considering that they have social roles and influences that shape how they understand themselves.

If age appropriate, this can lead to discussion about family/community patterns. I find children often know their triggers and problem behaviors, but if they can identify why they have a trigger self-compassion can be applied and solutions may become more clear.

Ex. My older brother is in all honors classes and my parents compare me to him. This makes academic corrections and poor grades a big trigger for me because it reminds me of that feelings I get at home.

The slides and worksheet are simple to increase comprehension and suit middle through high school students.

This lesson includes presentation notes (discussion points and questions slide-by-slide included) (2 pages) and slides to present (6 slides, including instructions to a no prep activity, creating an Identity Map).

An eco-map is often used an assessment tool in clinical mental health settings, but can be a beneficial SEL activity for social awareness. This exercise can be modified for small children all the way through adults.

The graph asks the participant to picture their social life as an ecosystem where they are at the center. In the blank space around them they can write in all of their formal and informal social ties and resources they have. (For younger children I suggest offering the option to draw the people in their life!) For further reflection, the participant can then add a + to signify if the person/resource is a positive part of their life, a - to signify if the person/resource is a negative part of their life, or write +- to signify a give and take relationship.

I use this worksheet along with social awareness lessons to encourage students to think about who they can ask for help from, who they have as supports, or reflect on relationships. It also allows you to gain insight into your students' life and resources outside of the classroom.

This lesson teaches about expression of feelings to others by breaking down positive and negative forms of expression, organizing positive expression into steps, encouraging taking responsibility for your own feelings, and teaching I-Statements.

Middle and high school students can begin to explore how they are responsible for managing their feelings through this topic. The aim of the lesson is to give students the tools to identify and use positive forms of expression and communication. This lesson ties together multiple CASEL skills including self-awareness, social awareness, and self-management.

An I-statement worksheet is included to allow practice of the skill and a no-prep expressing feelings activity is outlined.

The lesson includes a presentation (9 slides), a worksheet (2 pages), and a presentation guide (4 pages).

The slides and worksheet are simple to increase comprehension and suit middle through high school students.

This lesson teaches about how coping skills work to improve our mental health when practiced. Positive vs. negative coping skills are covered, problem-focused vs. emotion-focused coping skills are distinguished, and how coping skills work to affect thoughts, feelings and actions are all broken down.

If middle and high school students have been in any SEL program before they likely have heard a lot about the importance of coping skills and been instructed to identify their own. So, this lesson aims to help students understand how coping skills affect their mental health to make informed choices when choosing and implementing them. Then, students choose a coping skill to focus on and make a project about. This aims to give students a chance to talk about coping skills using the knowledge provided, instead of passively taking in more information on the topic.

This lesson is a great chance to get students talking with each other about helpful coping skills! The lesson includes a presentation (7 slides), a worksheet (1 pages), and example project (1 page) and a presentation guide (4 pages).

The slides and worksheet are simple to increase comprehension and suit middle through high school students.

This worksheet challenges students to use perspective taking skills and answer questions about someone they care about. Students are prompted to answer about the feelings/preferences of someone they know, the thoughts behind why they feel that way, and to look for something in common (thoughts, experiences, motivations) between themselves and this person.

This worksheet aims to give students a chance to practice "stepping in to someone else's shoes" and extending their understanding of that persons experience.

These lessons combined aim to prepare students to manage communicating their thoughts and feelings, even in emotionally charged moments.

Preparing for Social Situations teaches skills to think ahead towards challenging/new situations- working goal setting and self-management skills.

Expressing Feelings to Others teaches positive and negative forms of expression, organizing positive expression into steps, and encourages taking responsibility for your own feelings

Disagreeing Respectfully covers when it is productive to voice disagreement, when it is not, steps to handle both situations, and how to move past disagreement when it is not able to be resolved.

This bundle includes 3 presentations, 3 worksheets, activity suggestions, and a guide for all lessons.

This bundle combines general information of managing stress and how coping skills work to improve mental health with a lesson specific to testing anxiety.

Stress management explores identifying stress as a process that takes place in the brain and body, identifying when stress can be helpful (eustress), when stress becomes overwhelming (distress), and emphasizes the use of coping skills to mitigate the negative effects of stress.

Coping skills explore multiple options for positive copings skills and encourages students to identify one that works for them. The lesson looks at positive vs. negative coping skills, problem-focused vs. emotion-focused coping skills, and how coping skills work to affect thoughts, feelings and actions.

Managing Testing Anxiety aims to give students the tools to feel prepared to manage the stress that may arise when preparing for or taking a test- working self-awareness and self-management.

Together these lessons create a comprehensive week of preparing students to effective manage stress and anxiety relating to tests and academics generally.

This bundle includes 3 presentations, 2 worksheets, a project, and a guide for each lesson.

These two lessons naturally go hand in hand!

Stress management explores identifying stress as a process that takes place in the brain and body, identifying when stress can be helpful (eustress), when stress becomes overwhelming (distress), and emphasizes the use of coping skills to mitigate the negative effects of stress.

Coping skills explore multiple options for positive copings skills and encourages students to identify one that works for them. The lesson looks at positive vs. negative coping skills, problem-focused vs. emotion-focused coping skills, and how coping skills work to affect thoughts, feelings and actions.

Together these lesson explain the processes behind stress and how coping skills counteract when stress becomes overwhelming.

This build includes 2 presentations ( 7 slides in one, 8 slides in another), a stress management worksheet (1 page), a coping skills worksheet (1 Page) that can accompany a no-prep activity, and guides for both lessons.

Social Emotional Learning can be engaging, active, and self-reflective.

Grab your students' attention with this beautifully illustrated walk through our inner emotional lives.

Learn how to ask yourself important questions, such as noticing emotions and where we feel them in the body.

Learn many yoga poses and breathing activities in this 13 slide activity.

Hello! Thank you for coming on this journey or learning to incorporate yoga and mindfulness into your work with preschoolers. I believe there is a special combination that consists of three parts: self-care, practice, and material support. This packet has a mixture of all three.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

• Self-care

• Breathing Exercises

• Yoga Poses/Activities (spring yoga poses - 6 total)

• Yoga Songs

• Daily Practice Journal

• Breathing & Meditation Poster

• Spring Sequence Poster

• Yoga Sequence Cards

YOGA CARDS:

1. Print the yoga pose card deck.

2. Cut out each pose card.

3. Tape or glue on a 4x6 index card or

card stock.

(Optional: Laminate the cards so they

last longer)

In this accessible, simple learning sequence, explore SEL with children through yoga and mindfulness.

10 slides total, including links to download or learn the activities and printables referenced for FREE

mindful glitter jar

breathing activities

powerful poses

mantra/positive affirmations

CASEL's SEL framework

Can be used for PD or with students on a smartboard or on devices, or print individual slides

How to have better mornings is a yoga and mindfulness lesson plan that you can repeat over and over.

With breathing, mindfulness, and yoga poses, start your day off on the right side of the bed (or classroom)

In this 18 slide PowerPoint,

learn about mindfulness and yoga breathing, proper nutrition, proper technology use, bedtime, and sleep hygiene, as well as an empowerment yoga pose series meant to strengthen and build confidence.

Can be used on the smartboard or on children's personal devices, or print individual slides.

The last slide has a link to download the healthy habits tracker for FREE

Glimmers, which are the opposite of triggers are those moments of pure joy and serenity that light up their lives. I use the materials to share and practice glimmers with my students & after just 3 days back the kids have already started using the term "glimmer" when something brings them joy!

The word Glimmers originates from Deb Dana, LCSW, psychotherapist, and author who coined the term. Glimmers which is the opposite of a trigger are those fleeting instances that bring us warmth and peace, offering a profound positive impact on our mental health. With gratitude & written permission from Deb Dana, I'm thrilled to share these activities with fellow educators!

Materials Included:

PowerPoint: Utilize the included PowerPoint slide show to introduce the concept of Glimmers to your students. With 40 slides featuring real-life pictures, students can begin to recognize things that bring them Glimmers. It also helps create connection and shared interests, with their classmates.

Worksheets:

8 student pages

• identify your glimmers (things that make me happy, included, helpful etc)

• I feel a glimmer when....

• track your glimmers

• Things I see, taste and hear that bring me glimmers

Bulletin Board: Colorful lettering (multiple styles) to make a bulletin board for your classroom or your school. Cards are included for students (& staff) to share the things that bring them glimmers

2 pages of "me and my Glimmer". Take a picture of your students happy with their glimmers & attach to the page. A great reminder of the things that bring us joy.

8x11 Posters: Sprinkle your class or school with five 8x11 posters. Whether it's in your classroom, hallway, or on your door, these posters serve as tangible reminders to celebrate life's Glimmers.

Exploration Beyond: Curious to learn more? Dive into the enlightening USA Today article on Glimmers and their mental health benefits: Link to USA Today Article. You can also explore more about Deb Dana and her insights on regulation at Deb Dana's Website.

Join us in extending a heartfelt thank you to Deb Dana for her gracious permission to incorporate her trademarked concept into these materials, inspiring a wave of positivity and well-being.

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