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Make a Family Gratitude Jar

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Make a Family Gratitude Jar

Pre-K

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

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Make a Family Gratitude Jar

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Make a Family Gratitude Jar

Pre-K

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Be Present with a Mindfulness Bell

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Be Present with a Mindfulness Bell

Kindergarten

Ringing a quiet bell is also a great way to support focus and bring kids into the present moment so they can be aware of what they are experiencing inside.

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Be Present with a Mindfulness Bell

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Be Present with a Mindfulness Bell

Ringing a quiet bell is also a great way to support focus and bring kids into the present moment so they can be aware of what they are experiencing inside.

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

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

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will play a mindful listening game and create a video or skit that teaches others about mindful listening.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will play a mindful listening game and create a video or skit that teaches others about mindful listening.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will hear the story Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids, learn the benefits of yoga, and create their own yoga sequence to teach someone else.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will hear the story Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids, learn the benefits of yoga, and create their own yoga sequence to teach someone else.

Second Grade

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Focusing on the Good Each Day

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Focusing on the Good Each Day

Third Grade

In this activity, your child will design their own Best Self Journal to reflect on ways they have been their best each day.

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Focusing on the Good Each Day

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Focusing on the Good Each Day

In this activity, your child will design their own Best Self Journal to reflect on ways they have been their best each day.

Third Grade

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Live in The Moment With Mindful Walking

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Live in The Moment With Mindful Walking

Fourth Grade

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

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Live in The Moment With Mindful Walking

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Live in The Moment With Mindful Walking

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

Fourth Grade

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Hopped Up Hide and Seek

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Hopped Up Hide and Seek

Pre-K

English Language Arts

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

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Hopped Up Hide and Seek

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Hopped Up Hide and Seek

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

Pre-K

English Language Arts

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Be Present with Mindful Movement

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Be Present with Mindful Movement

Pre-K

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.

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Be Present with Mindful Movement

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Be Present with Mindful Movement

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.

Pre-K

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Seeing and Understanding Empathy

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Seeing and Understanding Empathy

Fourth Grade

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.

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Seeing and Understanding Empathy

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Seeing and Understanding Empathy

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.

Help your child build emotional awareness by creating a wheel full of pictures that make them feel a certain emotion.

Help your child build emotional awareness by creating a wheel full of pictures that make them feel a certain emotion.

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.

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.

Fourth Grade

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What Does It Mean to Live in a Global Community?

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What Does It Mean to Live in a Global Community?

Fourth Grade

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

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What Does It Mean to Live in a Global Community?

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What Does It Mean to Live in a Global Community?

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

Fourth Grade

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Things I Like About Me

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Things I Like About Me

Kindergarten

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.

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Things I Like About Me

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Things I Like About Me

Kindergarten

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Create a Peace Treaty

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Create a Peace Treaty

Fourth Grade

In this activity, students will create a peace treaty as a class and come up with guidelines for how they will manage conflict.

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Create a Peace Treaty

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Create a Peace Treaty

In this activity, students will create a peace treaty as a class and come up with guidelines for how they will manage conflict.

Fourth Grade

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Five Finger Breathing

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Five Finger Breathing

Kindergarten

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

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Five Finger Breathing

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Five Finger Breathing

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

Kindergarten

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Learning How to Set Goals

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Learning How to Set Goals

Kindergarten

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will create a goal board and practice setting one goal for an assignment or task and the steps they will need to achieve it.

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Learning How to Set Goals

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Learning How to Set Goals

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will create a goal board and practice setting one goal for an assignment or task and the steps they will need to achieve it.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will participate in a mindfulness exercise focused on forgiveness. Then, they'll craft a Peace and Harmony Fidget Spinner to cultivate calmness.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will participate in a mindfulness exercise focused on forgiveness. Then, they'll craft a Peace and Harmony Fidget Spinner to cultivate calmness.

Fourth Grade

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THINK for Kind Talking

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THINK for Kind Talking

Kindergarten

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.

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THINK for Kind Talking

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THINK for Kind Talking

Kindergarten

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Learn Self-Awareness Through Deep Relaxation

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Learn Self-Awareness Through Deep Relaxation

Pre-K

Deep relaxation is a great way to create the conditions for learning by helping students let go of tension and worry.

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Learn Self-Awareness Through Deep Relaxation

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Learn Self-Awareness Through Deep Relaxation

Deep relaxation is a great way to create the conditions for learning by helping students let go of tension and worry.

Pre-K

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Kindness Postcards: A Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activity

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Kindness Postcards: A Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activity

Second Grade

Using lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, help your child implement kindness and compassion into their interactions with others.

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Kindness Postcards: A Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activity

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Kindness Postcards: A Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activity

Using lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, help your child implement kindness and compassion into their interactions with others.

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.

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 write and draw about a time when they acted in ways that illustrated responsibility, kindness, or integrity. They will also reflect on what it felt like to have control over their choices and behaviors.

Seeing Things From Another Angle

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Seeing Things From Another Angle

Fourth Grade

In this activity, your child will practice taking on the perspective of others and will generate ideas for conflict resolution at home.

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Seeing Things From Another Angle

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Seeing Things From Another Angle

In this activity, your child will practice taking on the perspective of others and will generate ideas for conflict resolution at home.

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!

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!

Kindergarten

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Five-Finger Relaxation

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Five-Finger Relaxation

Second Grade

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.

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Five-Finger Relaxation

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Five-Finger Relaxation

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.

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 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.

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.

In this activity, your child will discuss how to stand up for others, and they'll use pipe cleaners to design a symbol that reminds them to stand up for others.

In this activity, your child will discuss how to stand up for others, and they'll use pipe cleaners to design a symbol that reminds them to stand up for others.

Kindergarten

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Role Models of Perseverance

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Role Models of Perseverance

Fourth Grade

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.

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Role Models of Perseverance

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Role Models of Perseverance

Fourth Grade

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about social emotional learning activities

On Education.com, social-emotional learning (SEL) activities help children develop skills like self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, and responsible decision-making. These exercises include mindfulness practices, journaling, emotion charades, cooperative games, and discussions that engage students in understanding and managing feelings. Educational sites often provide printable worksheets, lesson plans, and game ideas that make practicing SEL accessible and structured for both classroom and home use. By incorporating these activities, educators and parents can support emotional growth alongside academic learning.

Explore Education.com for a variety of SEL resources, including printable activity sheets, classroom lesson plans, and interactive exercises designed to enhance social awareness and emotional regulation. Materials such as gratitude journals, empathy challenges, team-building games, and scenario discussion prompts provide structured ways to practice SEL skills in everyday settings. These resources aim to make social-emotional education engaging and practical while providing time-saving solutions for educators and parents. Access-ready activities that foster connection, empathy, and emotional management without requiring extensive preparation.

Discover Education.com for comprehensive social-emotional learning activities that build self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, relationship-building, and responsible decision-making. Find exercises, games, discussion prompts, and management strategies designed for classrooms and at-home practice. Easily integrate engaging, structured resources that support children’s social and emotional growth, helping them navigate challenges confidently and connect meaningfully with others.

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