Elementary School Social Emotional Learning Activities

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

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.

In this activity, your child will explore techniques that support patience and learn to practice mindfulness when waiting.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will write loving kindness notes to place around the home to serve as a reminder (for themselves and others) to see the goodness within themselves.

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

This activity creatively guides students in reflecting on and understanding what's happening inside of themselves at any given point.

In this social emotional learning activity, you will help your child practice mindfulness of emotions, guiding them to create a word search to understand and explain feeling words.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

In this activity, your child will consider the meaning of "culture" and what comprises their family's culture. They will draw pictures of aspects of their family's culture, then choose an aspect of it to explore further.

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.

Do you need to help your students chill out? This activity will help your students learn how to breathe deeply, self-soothe, and calm themselves down.

Children will learn about diversity, hear a story that reflects appreciation and acceptance of differences, and connect with a pen pal in another country through writing and drawing a letter.

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.

Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.

In this activity, your child will learn about the different parts of the brain and how mindfulness can build connections of calm.

Caring for ourselves and others can build connections and a greater sense of love. In this activity, children reflect on what it means to be caring and to show kindness to others through drawing and performing a kind act of their choosing.

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

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 activity, your child will discover their interests and special talents through performing, writing, and drawing.