4th and 5th Grade Social Emotional Learning Educational Resources

Watch as students turn “growth mindset” into “the power of yet” by following the directions in this SEL word puzzle!

Children build their understanding of synonyms in this SEL-meets-vocabulary worksheet.

Students take emojis from text to paper, using them as prompts for identifying and reflecting upon their own feelings.

These self-regulation cards can support your child in learning how to deal with big feelings.

Children use their five senses to explore what it means to be mindful with this worksheet, part of our Mindfulness series.

In this creative activity, students design and make a case for their own proposed emoji.

In this worksheet, we listen like like an owl — and go on a sound hunt — to become more aware of the sounds around us.

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

Choices are made every day—some are big, some are small, but all can impact ourselves and others! In the worksheet Tough Choices Letter, your child will brainstorm ideas that could improve the lives of others.

This enticing worksheet invites students to envision a delicious pie in which each slice represents a different aspect of gratitude.

This social emotional worksheet guides students to reflect on moments over the past week where they were their very best selves in their communities. They will then fill in the "best self" timeline and draw a picture of one of those moments.

In this social emotional learning worksheet, children will seek to define the term "leadership," describe the traits that make a positive leader, and reflect on how they can be a good leader in an area of their life.

Help students practice seeing and understanding through others' eyes by participating in scenarios that illustrate different points of view. Students will work in groups to understand and discuss the differing perspectives that arise in difficult situatio

Dig a little deeper into what it means to be grateful with the help of this gratitude graphic organizer!

How are you feeling today? Use these cards to explore emotion adjectives, either on their own or with our Mindfulness lesson plan series.

Use the Teaching Others to STOP worksheet to introduce students to the STOP mindfulness method, then have them creatively teach STOP to someone else.

Children will select from a word bank of descriptive emotion words to write about their feelings, then use them to create a unique word search puzzle.

By working through this worksheet, children will gain important practice seeing another person’s perspective and understanding how empathy can help to resolve conflicts.

Reinforce your child’s positive choices and behavior while learning at home with this helpful Success Chart. Throughout the week, look for opportunities to praise your child for making good choices!

With this social emotional learning worksheet, your child will be guided to research and reflect on one person who has persevered. They will then create a slideshow or poster that defines and illustrates perseverance.

In this worksheet, children explore what it means to be aware of their emotions, drawing inspiration from the turtle.

When strong emotions arise, mindfulness can offer tools to manage those sometimes overwhelming feelings. This social emotional learning worksheet guides students to design a page for a "Mindfulness of Emotions" class book.

Use these communication cards to support your child in choosing their preferred method of communicating with friends, family, and peers.

Children will go on a nature walk and observe their surroundings, then write a letter to nature, in this two-page mindfulness worksheet.

This peace treaty can help maintain peaceful relationships and friendships in the classroom and in the home.

Children will create their own “best self” journal to log moments where they have been at their best. They are guided to find inspiring quotes and images, decorate their journal, and use the provided prompts to get them started on their journaling.

Use the Mentors: Mindfulness of Anger worksheet to have students teach others how mindfulness can help them cope with anger.

In this SEL-friendly worksheet, learners will plan and write a short skit around the theme of empathy.