In this playful 30-minute SEL lesson, Pre-K students—including those with Down syndrome and autism—will learn to recognize and express basic emotions. Through interactive visuals, games, and breathing exercises, students build emotional awareness and develop simple strategies for self-regulation.
Liza Paussa
Counselor
This 30-minute lesson for 2nd graders helps students understand and manage their emotions, and provides strategies for peaceful and kind conflict resolution. It's crucial for developing emotional intelligence and positive social interactions.
Gabriela Gonzalez
Counselor
This lesson aims to help young students identify and express their emotions through interactive storytelling and role-playing activities. Understanding emotions is crucial for children's social and emotional development, promoting better communication and empathy skills.
Tiffany Burnett
Math, English, History, Language Arts, Earth Science
This lesson aims to help young students identify and express their emotions through interactive storytelling and role-playing activities. Understanding emotions is crucial for children's social and emotional development, promoting better communication and empathy skills.
Tonya Tests
Psychologist
This lesson focuses on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) for 3rd graders, exploring the importance of understanding and expressing feelings and building healthy friendships. It's crucial for students to develop these skills to enhance their emotional intelligence and social interactions, setting a foundation for positive relationships and well-being. The lesson is designed for one 30-minute session.
Ryan Anglim
General Education Teacher
This lesson introduces P3-P4 students to Social Emotional Learning (SEL) by exploring their own emotions and how to identify them. Students will engage with activities, readings, and discussions to build a foundational understanding of SEL. This lesson is designed for one 60-minute session for elementary school students (P3-P4).
ConceptX
General Education Teacher
This lesson uses imaginative play to help young students explore and express a range of emotions. Through role-playing and imaginative scenarios, students will practice empathy and improve their social skills by understanding different perspectives. This lesson is important as it fosters emotional intelligence and helps children develop the ability to empathize with others, which is crucial for their social development.
Sydney Reynolds
Special Education Teacher
This lesson plan is designed to engage students in a fun and interactive activity that promotes social-emotional learning. Through a series of games and discussions, students will explore emotions, empathy, and teamwork. This lesson is important as it helps students develop essential life skills such as understanding emotions, effective communication, and collaboration, which are crucial for their personal and social development.
Jeremy Jennings
Instructor
This lesson is designed for adults, particularly educators, to reflect on the social-emotional skills students should possess by the end of each grade level. It will help teachers better support their students' development in these areas. The session will last 30 minutes and is suitable for a Tier 1 classroom-wide approach.
Kristen O'Brien
Counselor
This lesson helps PreK students improve their social skills by engaging them in a fun and interactive 'Friendship Circle' activity. Through songs, stories, and role-playing, students will learn the importance of friendship, sharing, and empathy. This lesson is important because it fosters positive social interactions and helps young children develop essential social-emotional skills.
Alicia Walker
Counselor
This lesson introduces P1-2 students to Social Emotional Learning (SEL) by exploring different emotions, understanding how these feelings manifest in themselves, and developing strategies to manage them. The lesson is designed for a whole classroom setting and will take approximately 60 minutes. This lesson helps students build a foundational vocabulary around emotions and self-awareness, crucial for healthy social-emotional development.
ConceptX
General Education Teacher
In this 15-minute Tier 1 social-emotional learning session for Pre-K students, children will become 'Emotion Detectives' as they explore, identify, and express feelings through interactive games and activities. This lesson builds foundational self-awareness and emotional vocabulary essential for healthy social growth.
Sue Reich
Instructor
This lesson helps Pre-K students understand and recognize their own emotions and the emotions of others, fostering empathy and positive social interactions. Designed for a single 30-minute session for Pre-K students.
Samantha Viele
Art
In this single-session lesson, K–2 students will learn to identify and articulate their emotions through puppetry, story circles, and guided discussion. This helps build emotional vocabulary, self-awareness, and healthy expression—skills essential for social-emotional development.
Stephanie Beckley
Social Worker
This lesson is designed to help kindergarten students develop self-awareness and social awareness through engaging activities. By using experiential and game-based learning strategies, students will explore their emotions and learn to recognize and respect the feelings of others. This lesson is important as it lays the foundation for emotional intelligence, which is crucial for personal and social development.
Jamie Ruble
Counselor
This 30-minute small group lesson helps Pre-K students develop self-regulation by recognizing their emotions and making positive choices. It includes an interactive activity and a storybook reading to support emotional development and decision-making skills.
Cecilia Rodriguez
Counselor
This lesson engages students in social emotional learning through a fun and interactive bingo game. The activity encourages students to identify and discuss various emotions and social scenarios, promoting self-awareness and empathy. This lesson is important as it helps students develop essential social skills in a supportive and engaging environment.
Tiffany Davis
Special Education Teacher
This lesson focuses on understanding emotions and their impact on social interactions. Students will engage in collaborative and experiential learning activities, including a video discussion and a game-based activity, to explore how emotions influence behavior and decision-making. This lesson is important as it helps students develop emotional intelligence and social skills, which are crucial for personal and academic success.
Abby Heubaum
English, History
This lesson helps young children identify and express their emotions in healthy ways. Through engaging stories and role-playing exercises, students will learn to recognize different feelings and build empathy. This lesson is important as it lays the foundation for emotional intelligence, helping children understand their own emotions and those of others, which is crucial for their social development.
Aaron Armstrong
Social Worker, General Education Teacher, Special Education Teacher
This lesson focuses on helping a first-grade male student develop emotional regulation skills through experiential and game-based learning. The lesson includes a fun and interactive activity that encourages the student to explore different emotions and learn how to manage them effectively. This lesson is important as it helps the student build foundational skills in emotional awareness and regulation, which are crucial for social interactions and personal well-being.
Kelvin Chin
Counselor
In this lesson, PreK students will explore their feelings and learn strategies for regulating emotions through engaging activities. This lesson is important as it helps young children recognize and express their emotions, fostering emotional intelligence and self-regulation skills. By connecting to the ASCA mindset and behaviors, students will develop a foundation for positive social interactions and personal well-being.
James Kelliher
Counselor
This lesson helps children develop social skills and build positive relationships through engaging role-playing and group activities. It's important because developing these skills at a young age lays the foundation for healthy interpersonal relationships that benefit them throughout their lives.
Michael Gooch
Instructor
In this 15-minute lesson, kindergarteners will learn to recognize and express basic emotions through interactive games and discussions. Teaching social-emotional skills early fosters self-awareness, empathy, and positive classroom culture.
Nikki Tibbetts
General Education Teacher
This lesson focuses on teaching Pre-K students emotional regulation skills, helping them recognize and manage their emotions effectively. By using engaging activities and relatable scenarios, young learners will develop foundational skills for emotional awareness and self-control, crucial for their social and emotional development. The lesson is designed for a small group setting, lasting 15 minutes.
Arlo Smith
Counselor, Psychologist
In this 45-minute Tier 1 SEL lesson for kindergarteners, students learn to identify and express basic emotions through interactive activities and a story. Help children build self-awareness and empathy by exploring feelings, which supports positive classroom behavior and social skills.
Kristi Dierking
Counselor
This engaging 30-minute lesson for Kindergarten students helps them identify and express emotions through fun activities, promoting social-emotional learning and creating a supportive classroom environment for all learners. It's crucial for building empathy and self-awareness in young children.
Rebecca Farnham
Counselor
A playful, 30-minute PreK lesson that helps young learners identify emotions and practice friendship skills through fun, interactive activities. Students will explore different feelings, learn how to express them, and build cooperative play habits—laying a foundation for positive social-emotional development.
Iram
Parent
This lesson helps students with severe disabilities identify and understand different emotions through visual aids and interactive activities. By recognizing their own feelings and others', they can learn and practice appropriate coping strategies for each emotion, contributing to their emotional and social development.
Danielle Johnson
Counselor
In this 30-minute Tier 1 SEL lesson, nonverbal autistic students will learn to identify and communicate basic emotions using visual supports. This lesson helps students recognize feelings in themselves and others, building social awareness and foundational emotional skills.
Melissa Premo
Counselor
In this quick 15-minute SEL lesson, 1st graders will learn to identify and express basic emotions through engaging activities. This builds self-awareness and empathy, laying a foundation for strong social skills.
Bailee Lamgo
General Education Teacher
This 30-minute individual lesson for a 5th-grade student with Down syndrome focuses on enhancing emotional expression and fostering positive peer connections through interactive activities. It's important because developing these skills empowers students to better understand themselves and connect meaningfully with others.
Patricia Perry
Counselor
A playful exploration of recognizing feelings in yourself and others through facial cues and body language, building foundation for empathy and connection. This Tier 1 lesson equips 3rd graders with relationship skills from CASEL, across one 45-minute session, fostering empathy and social understanding.
Ashley Nussen
Counselor
In this 30-minute, bilingual (English/Spanish) SEL lesson, students will identify and express emotions effectively, building empathy and social skills. This Tier 1 lesson fosters a supportive classroom community and meets diverse needs. Audience: K-5 social groups.
Emy Valcin
Social Worker
A 30-minute social skills lesson for 1st graders to help them identify and express their feelings in healthy ways and understand that their friends have feelings too. This lesson uses a fun activity to build empathy and improve social interactions.
Mariah
Counselor
Students will explore different emotions, how to recognize them in themselves and others, and strategies for managing them. This lesson is important as it helps children develop critical emotional intelligence skills which are fundamental for their social interactions and personal well-being.
Michael Gooch
Instructor
In this lesson, students will engage in role-playing and facial expression games to learn how to recognize and interpret different emotions in themselves and others. This lesson is important as it helps enhance empathy and communication skills, which are crucial for social interactions and emotional development.
Leticia Gonzalez
Counselor
In this lesson, students will engage in role-playing and facial expression games to learn how to recognize and interpret different emotions in themselves and others. This lesson is important as it helps enhance empathy and communication skills, which are crucial for social interactions and emotional development.
Stacey Andrews
Social Worker
In this lesson, students will explore the impact of emotions on friendships and learn strategies to manage their feelings effectively. Through engaging activities and discussions, they will develop emotional intelligence, which is crucial for building and maintaining healthy social relationships. This lesson is important as it equips students with the skills to navigate social interactions and enhances their ability to empathize with others.
Ariana Bueno
Counselor, Special Education Teacher, Social Worker, Behavior Interventionist
This 30-minute lesson for K-2 students focuses on developing emotional intelligence by teaching them to identify the 'Zones of Regulation' in others. Understanding how others feel is crucial for empathy and positive social interactions.
Ronica Lien
Counselor
This lesson is designed to help kindergarten students develop social awareness by understanding and expressing their own feelings. Through engaging activities and discussions, students will learn to identify different emotions and understand how they affect themselves and others. This lesson is crucial for building emotional intelligence and fostering empathy at an early age, setting a foundation for positive social interactions.
lames
Special Education Teacher
In this engaging 15-minute PreK lesson, students learn to identify big emotions, practice using words to express how they feel, and explore simple strategies to stay friends when emotions run high. Building foundational social-emotional skills helps children communicate effectively, self-regulate, and maintain friendships.
Carrie
Special Education Teacher
This lesson helps young children identify different emotions and understand feelings in themselves and others through storytelling and drawing. It's important for developing emotional intelligence and empathy at an early age, providing students with the tools to express their feelings and recognize emotions in their peers.
Patricia Bailey
Behavior Interventionist
This lesson focuses on helping middle school newcomers develop emotional intelligence and acculturation skills. By understanding and managing emotions, students can better navigate their new environment and build resilience. This lesson is crucial for fostering a supportive and inclusive classroom environment, promoting empathy, and enhancing students' ability to adapt to cultural changes.
Suani Lopez
Social Worker
This 20-minute Tier 2 lesson helps preschool students develop essential social skills to build positive relationships with peers, reduce aggressive behavior, and communicate effectively. It's designed for small groups, including those with Autism diagnoses, to foster sharing, empathy, and clear communication.
Jerilyn Oppenheimer
Social Worker
This lesson introduces middle school students to the concept of emotional intelligence, emphasizing its importance in personal and academic success. Through engaging activities like emotion identification and empathy role-play, students will develop a deeper understanding of their own emotions and how to relate to others. This lesson is crucial for fostering a supportive classroom environment and enhancing students' social-emotional skills.
Angela Fallin
Counselor
In this lesson, students will create masks that represent different emotions and engage in role-playing activities to explore how these emotions affect interactions with others. This lesson is important as it helps students develop emotional awareness and empathy, which are crucial for their social and emotional development. By understanding and expressing emotions, students can improve their communication skills and build better relationships with peers.
Leticia Gonzalez
Counselor
In this lesson, we will help children develop self-awareness through interactive activities, a short video, and a discussion on feelings. Learning about self-awareness at an early age helps children understand their emotions and develop healthy coping strategies.
Heather Meldrum
Instructor
This lesson focuses on enhancing social awareness among students through engaging activities and discussions. By participating in a game-based learning activity, students will explore different emotions and social scenarios, fostering empathy and understanding. This lesson is crucial for developing students' ability to recognize and respect others' feelings, which is essential for building positive relationships.
Annmarie Ridings
Counselor
In this 40-minute Tier 1 lesson for 2nd graders, students will explore SEL competency Social Awareness by identifying and expressing emotions through art and discussion. This engaging session builds empathy, emotional vocabulary, and group sharing in a safe environment.
Maygol Yaleh
General Education Teacher
This 5-session lesson plan for Kindergarten focuses on social emotional learning, helping young students understand and express their feelings while building friendships. Each 30-minute session will engage students in activities and discussions that promote empathy, communication, and emotional awareness, essential skills for their personal and social development.
Ally Seelig
Counselor
This lesson helps kindergarten students understand and express their feelings related to attachment issues. By using a video and an interactive activity, students will learn to identify and communicate their emotions, fostering a sense of security and connection. This lesson is important as it supports emotional development and helps children build healthy relationships with peers and adults.
Nadine Cenord
Social Worker
This lesson will help students understand how to identify and manage their emotions. Through discussions and creative expression activities, they will learn coping strategies and the importance of seeking support when needed. This lesson is crucial as it equips students with tools to navigate their emotional well-being, build resilience, and improves their social interactions.
Catherine Cooper
Instructor
Students will learn about key social skills such as caring, listening, and cooperating by watching a short video and engaging in a collaborative activity. This lesson will help students grasp the importance of friendship and teamwork, which are essential for their social development.
Jennifer Daigle
Counselor
This six-week unit for Kindergarten students focuses on developing essential social-emotional skills: self-control, managing anxiety, and building strong friendships. Each 20-minute lesson provides engaging activities to help students understand and navigate their emotions and social interactions, fostering a supportive and empathetic classroom community.
Emily
Counselor
This 30-minute individualized lesson for a 1st-grade boy with a significant speech delay focuses on helping him recognize and identify more complex feelings like 'disappointed' and 'embarrassed' through visual aids and interactive play. This lesson is important for developing emotional literacy and communication skills.
Liana Sheinkin
Social Worker
In this 10-minute kindergarten lesson, students will learn to recognize and express basic emotions through engaging activities and storytelling. Fostering early mental health awareness helps children develop empathy, emotional regulation, and a positive classroom community. Components: Tier 1 universal lesson with lesson plan and slide deck.
Christy Olivieri
Counselor
This engaging 15-minute lesson helps Pre-K students develop empathy by recognizing and understanding basic emotions in others. Students will identify different feelings through facial expressions and body language, building crucial social-emotional skills in a small group setting.
tgabriel
Social Worker
In this lesson, students will explore their emotions through interactive storytelling and role-playing activities. This lesson aims to enhance emotional literacy and empathy among young learners by helping them identify and express their feelings in a safe and supportive environment. By engaging in these activities, students will develop a better understanding of their own emotions and learn to empathize with others, which is crucial for their social and emotional development.
Aly Lanzone Wiesner
Counselor
This 30-minute lesson for 1st-grade students in a small group setting helps children struggling with social skills develop crucial self-awareness by identifying and understanding different emotions. By recognizing their own feelings and those of others, students can better navigate social situations and build stronger relationships.
Uzmaa Khan
Social Worker, Counselor
This 15-minute, one-on-one lesson for a 3rd-grade student focuses on understanding and practicing good friendship skills, which are crucial for social-emotional development and healthy relationships.
Ruth Portocarrero
Social Worker
This lesson helps 1st grade students identify and understand different emotions through interactive activities and storytelling. It cultivates emotional intelligence, which is crucial for their social and academic success.
Mariana Portillo
Counselor
This lesson introduces 2nd-grade students to the 'Emotional Bank Account' metaphor to understand how their actions impact relationships. Students will identify three 'deposit' behaviors that build positive relationships. This lesson is crucial for developing empathy and strong social-emotional skills. This lesson is designed for a single 60-minute session.
Heidi Moore
Counselor
In this 30-minute Kindergarten lesson, students will learn to recognize and respond to others’ emotions, building empathy and social awareness. Through interactive games, discussions, and creative activities, children will become little ‘detectives’ who notice feelings in friends, helping foster a caring classroom community.
Andrew Nelson
Counselor
This lesson explores the social-emotional aspects of attendance, helping students understand how being present affects their emotional well-being and relationships. Through engaging activities, students will develop empathy and self-awareness, recognizing the importance of attendance in their daily lives. This lesson is crucial as it connects attendance with personal growth and community building, encouraging students to be more mindful of their presence in school.
Jackie Zeidman
Counselor
This lesson introduces young students to the concept of feelings and how to manage behaviors through engaging activities. By using experiential learning and trauma-informed teaching strategies, students will explore their emotions in a safe and supportive environment. This lesson is important as it helps children develop emotional intelligence and self-regulation skills, which are crucial for their social and emotional development.
Jennifer Daigle
Counselor
In this 30-minute Tier 1 social-emotional lesson, 4th graders will learn to identify emotions in themselves and others, practice empathy, and develop simple self-regulation strategies. This engaging session helps build classroom community and equips students with lifelong emotional intelligence skills.
Christina Reyes
Counselor
In this lesson, students will learn to recognize and express different emotions through interactive activities. This lesson is important because it helps young students develop the social skills needed to understand their own emotions and empathize with others, fostering better communication and relationships.
Steven Jacob
Counselor
This lesson introduces 6th-grade students to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), exploring its importance and impact on their daily lives. Through engaging activities and discussions, students will gain a foundational understanding of SEL, which is crucial for their personal growth and interpersonal skills.
olearymi
School Administrator
In this lesson, students will learn to recognize and understand different emotions by matching facial expressions with feelings. Through storytelling and role-play, students will build social-emotional skills, which are crucial for their personal development and interactions with peers. This lesson is important as it helps young learners develop empathy and emotional intelligence, which are foundational for their future social interactions.
Rebecca Biggard
Counselor
This 30-minute individual lesson for a Kindergarten boy with autism and global developmental delay focuses on helping him identify basic emotions and communicate his needs using visual aids and engaging activities. It's crucial for his social-emotional development and self-advocacy.
donisha.michie
Social Worker
In this 40-minute detective-themed social-emotional lesson, 1st graders learn to read facial cues and body language to boost social awareness. Aligned with CASEL’s social awareness competencies, students will actively engage as “emotion detectives” in whole-class Tier 1 activities that build empathy, understanding, and connection.
Natali Bazylevych
General Education Teacher
In this 30-minute Tier 2 SEL lesson for kindergarteners, students learn to identify and express basic emotions through interactive activities. This session helps build emotional awareness and supports social skills in small group settings.
Kati
Counselor
This 15-minute, single-session lesson for Pre-K students focuses on introducing self-regulation skills by helping children identify their feelings and make positive choices. Understanding and managing emotions is a foundational life skill that supports positive social interactions and learning.
tgabriel
Social Worker
An 18-week curriculum designed to support Kindergarten students in small group settings, focusing on essential social-emotional skills through engaging activities and discussions. Each session is 30 minutes long. This curriculum will help students develop better self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
Morgan Donnelly
Social Worker
This lesson series aims to develop 6th graders' emotional intelligence over five sessions, each lasting 30 minutes. The focus is on helping students recognize, understand, and manage their emotions, fostering empathy and effective interpersonal relationships. This lesson is important as it enhances students' social skills and emotional well-being, crucial for personal and academic success.
malane
Psychologist
This lesson series aims to develop 6th graders' emotional intelligence over five sessions, each lasting 30 minutes. The focus is on helping students recognize, understand, and manage their emotions, fostering empathy and effective interpersonal relationships. This lesson is important as it enhances students' social skills and emotional well-being, crucial for personal and academic success.
malane
Psychologist
Help Pre-K students explore and identify different emotions in a supportive small group setting. This lesson helps students develop foundational emotional literacy, a crucial skill for social-emotional growth. Designed for a small group of Pre-K students, 1 session, 30 minutes.
Marla Banks
Counselor
In this lesson, students will engage in group discussions and activities to explore how emotions affect friendships and how to communicate feelings effectively. This lesson is important as it helps students develop emotional intelligence and social skills, which are crucial for building and maintaining healthy relationships.
Allison Thibodaux-Wing
Psychologist
This lesson helps Pre-K students recognize and express basic emotions through fun, hands-on activities. Understanding emotions is a key social skill for healthy interactions. This is a single 30-minute session for Pre-K students.
s
Special Education Teacher
In this 30-minute SEL lesson, 3rd graders become ‘Emotion Explorers’ as they identify, express, and empathize with different feelings. This Tier 1 session builds self-awareness, social awareness, and emotional regulation—key skills for positive relationships and well-being.
lhunt
Counselor
In this 30-minute lesson, 2nd graders will build social-emotional intelligence by identifying and expressing their own and others’ emotions. Through fun activities and discussions, students will practice recognizing feelings, using emotion words, and applying empathy strategies.
Robin
General Education Teacher
In this lesson, students will explore the basics of emotional intelligence, focusing on recognizing and understanding their own emotions and those of others. Through interactive activities, students will build empathy and communication skills, which are crucial for personal and social development. This lesson is important as it helps students develop self-awareness and improve their interpersonal relationships, fostering a supportive and understanding school environment.
Carl Biers
General Education Teacher
In this lesson, students will engage in role-play and storytelling activities to learn how to identify and express their emotions in healthy ways. This lesson is important as it helps young learners build emotional vocabulary and understand how their feelings can affect their behavior, fostering emotional intelligence and empathy.
Tracy Breen
Counselor
This 30-minute individual counseling lesson helps kindergarten students identify and express their emotions in healthy ways, fostering self-awareness and social-emotional skills. It's designed for one-on-one support.
Marcella Sancho
Counselor
This lesson plan is designed to help kindergarten students develop social skills and learn how to interact positively with their peers. Through a series of 12 weekly sessions, students will engage in games and activities that promote teamwork, communication, and empathy. This lesson is important as it lays the foundation for healthy social interactions and emotional well-being, which are crucial for their overall development and success in school.
Chandler Creedon
Counselor, Psychologist
This lesson introduces kindergarten students to the concepts of friendship and empathy through engaging activities like role-play and storytelling. By exploring different emotions and how to respond to them, students will learn how to build meaningful relationships with their peers. This lesson is important as it helps young learners develop social-emotional skills that are crucial for their personal growth and interaction with others.
Abby Frey
Counselor
This engaging 30-minute lesson introduces Pre-K students to basic emotions through interactive activities and discussions. Understanding emotions helps children develop self-awareness and empathy, crucial skills for social-emotional growth. Designed for a whole classroom setting.
kmalzahn
General Education Teacher
This lesson helps young children identify and express their feelings through interactive storytelling and art activities. By learning to articulate emotions in a healthy way, students can develop better emotional awareness and communication skills, which are crucial for their social and emotional development.
DANELLE LOCKLEAR
Social Worker
In this lesson, Pre-K students will explore basic emotions through engaging songs and puppet play. This lesson is designed to build emotional awareness and vocabulary in young learners, helping them to recognize and express their feelings in a safe and supportive environment. By using interactive and playful methods, students will develop a foundational understanding of emotions, which is crucial for their social-emotional development.
Natalie Maryansky
Counselor
In this lesson, students will embark on a playful 'safari' around the classroom to identify and name different emotions using colorful flashcards. This activity encourages students to imitate each feeling, helping them build emotional literacy by recognizing and expressing emotions. This lesson is important as it lays the foundation for emotional intelligence, which is crucial for social interactions and personal development.
Jessica Miyashiro
General Education Teacher
This lesson introduces high school students (Grades 11-12) to Social Emotional Learning (SEL), helping them understand its importance for personal growth, relationships, and future success. This 60-minute single-session lesson provides a foundational understanding of SEL. It will help students develop skills for self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
ConceptX
General Education Teacher
This lesson helps 2nd grade students identify and express emotions in friendships through storytelling and role-playing. By engaging in these activities, students will learn empathy and understanding, which are crucial for fostering stronger relationships. This lesson is important as it equips students with the social-emotional skills needed to navigate friendships effectively.
Nancy DeFilippo
Counselor
In this 30-minute Tier 2 small-group lesson, Pre-K students will learn what empathy means and practice recognizing and responding to feelings in themselves and peers. Through engaging activities, stories, and games, students will build foundational social-emotional skills to support positive interactions with others.
Alyssha Walker
Behavior Interventionist
This foundational lesson helps elementary students (grades K-5) identify and understand a range of emotions in themselves and others. Through engaging stories, interactive games, and creative expression, students will learn healthy ways to express feelings, build an emotional vocabulary, and recognize when to seek support, fostering greater self-awareness and social-emotional intelligence.
sharolynhenderson
Counselor
This lesson introduces teachers to the importance of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in building a positive classroom community. Through interactive activities and discussions, teachers will explore how SEL can enhance student engagement and improve classroom dynamics. This lesson is crucial for fostering a supportive learning environment that addresses students' emotional and social needs, ultimately leading to better academic outcomes.
Samantha Petroski
Instructor
This lesson focuses on helping a 2nd-grade boy recognize and regulate emotions, understand the importance of kindness, and build rapport with peers. Through a guided discussion and a collaborative activity, students will explore emotions and practice kindness in a supportive environment. This lesson is important as it fosters emotional intelligence and social skills, which are crucial for personal development and positive interactions.
Nicole Camp
Psychologist
In this 6-session social-emotional learning unit, 5th graders will build interpersonal skills by identifying feelings and expressing them constructively. Through interactive games, discussions, worksheets, and a culminating project, students learn self-awareness, empathy, and communication strategies. Each 30-minute lesson equips the whole class (Tier 1) with practical tools for positive peer relationships.
Gabrielle Self
Social Worker
In this 15-minute SEL lesson, kindergarteners learn to identify and express their emotions through fun, interactive activities. This foundational skill helps students build self-awareness, empathy, and healthy communication.
Mackenzie Navarrete
General Education Teacher
This lesson aims to teach 2nd-grade students about healthy peer engagement and emotional regulation through a short video and an interactive activity. By understanding and managing their emotions, students can improve their interactions with peers, fostering a supportive and collaborative classroom environment. This lesson is crucial for developing social-emotional skills that will benefit students in their academic and personal lives.
DANELLE LOCKLEAR
Social Worker
This lesson aims to teach 2nd-grade students about healthy peer engagement and emotional regulation through a short video and an interactive activity. By understanding and managing their emotions, students can improve their interactions with peers, fostering a supportive and collaborative classroom environment. This lesson is crucial for developing social-emotional skills that will benefit students in their academic and personal lives.
Victoria Douglas
Behavior Interventionist
This lesson introduces 3rd-grade students to the core concepts of social-emotional learning (SEL), focusing on identifying and understanding emotions as a foundation for self-awareness. It's a 40-minute, single-session lesson designed for the whole class to build a positive and empathetic classroom community.
Kimberly MacDonald
Counselor, Social Worker
In this 30-minute individual SEL lesson, nonverbal autistic students will learn to recognize and express basic emotions using visual supports and augmentative communication tools. This targeted intervention (Tier 3) builds foundational social-emotional skills, enhancing self-awareness and communication.
Melissa Premo
Counselor
This lesson introduces students to Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) by exploring the five core competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. Understanding SEL helps students develop crucial life skills for navigating emotions, building healthy relationships, and making thoughtful choices. This lesson is designed for elementary school students and can be completed in one 60-minute session or split into two 30-minute sessions.
ConceptX
General Education Teacher
In this 30-minute SEL lesson, 1st graders will explore and identify emotions through a fun ‘safari’ adventure that builds self-awareness and social skills. This engaging session uses stories, movement, and art to help students recognize feelings in themselves and others, fostering empathy and classroom connection.
Kelly Hagan
Counselor
In this 30-minute, one-session 8th grade Tier 1 classroom lesson, students will identify their innate social-emotional style, build self-awareness, and practice applying their strengths in relationships. This helps foster confidence, empathy, and intentional engagement in everyday interactions.
Temi Kufeji
Counselor
This 15-minute individual activity helps kindergartners learn to identify and self-regulate their emotions using a 'Feelings Friend' tool. It's crucial for their social-emotional development, offering a tangible way to explore big feelings.
Stephanie Villegas
Counselor
This 6-week program for 7th-grade boys helps students identify emotions, develop emotional regulation skills (especially frustration and anger), and improve verbal communication. Each session is 30 minutes and designed for whole-class instruction, fostering a supportive environment for social-emotional growth.
Tasha Miller
Counselor
This 15-minute lesson helps 5th-grade boys understand their own emotions and develop empathy for others. It's especially beneficial for students with ADHD, autism, and emotional/behavioral regulation difficulties by providing clear, engaging activities to practice emotional literacy and perspective-taking. Designed for a single classroom session.
Alexis Crawford
Psychologist
This lesson helps kindergarten students identify and express their emotions while learning to empathize with others. Through engaging role-playing and group activities, students will explore different emotions and social interactions. This lesson is important as it fosters emotional intelligence and empathy, which are crucial for social development and building positive relationships.
Tiffany Thornton (Gargano)
Counselor, Social Worker
In this 30-minute Tier 2 group lesson for Pre-K students, learners will explore social skills and self-regulation by identifying emotions, practicing calming strategies, and engaging in cooperative games. Developing these early social-emotional skills helps children build healthy relationships, manage their feelings, and create a positive classroom environment.
Marcela Montes
Counselor
Students will explore social emotions like empathy, jealousy, and guilt through interactive activities to understand how these emotions influence relationships and decision-making. This lesson helps build self-awareness and social skills critical for healthy interactions.
JOYCE PURCELL
General Education Teacher
In this 30-minute individual session, we will help a shy 7-year-old boy learn to build healthy friendships and feel more confident in social situations. Through engaging activities, a fun game, a short reading, and guided conversation, he’ll practice making connections and handling teasing kindly. This lesson is Tier 3 support, tailored to his unique needs, bullying experiences, and timid nature.
David Sayegh
Psychologist
This lesson introduces 3rd and 4th-grade students to Social Emotional Learning (SEL) by exploring their emotions and how to manage them. Understanding emotions is a fundamental life skill that helps students build stronger relationships, make better decisions, and navigate challenges. This lesson is designed for a single 60-minute session for the entire classroom.
ConceptX
General Education Teacher
In this interactive lesson, students will learn to identify, understand, and manage emotions through engaging role-playing scenarios and guided reflections. This lesson builds emotional literacy and interpersonal skills, empowering students to navigate real-world social situations with confidence. Audience: Grades 4-6; Duration: 1 session (45 minutes).
aborgen
Social Worker
This lesson provides a fun, interactive way for Kindergarten students to assess their social-emotional skills, specifically focusing on identifying emotions and understanding friendship. It helps teachers gauge student understanding and development in key SEL areas. This is a single 30-minute session for elementary school students.
Christina Lee
Counselor
A playful, 30-minute PreK/K lesson on self-awareness where children explore their emotions, strengths, and identities through interactive discussion, activities, and a short video. This Tier 1 lesson uses engaging games and guided reflection to build foundational social-emotional skills.
Tamika Biggers
Counselor
A playful, 30-minute PreK/K lesson on self-awareness where children explore their emotions, strengths, and identities through interactive discussion, activities, and a short video. This Tier 1 lesson uses engaging games and guided reflection to build foundational social-emotional skills.
Tamika Biggers
Counselor
This lesson is designed to help a 7th-grade boy identify and reflect on his emotions through engaging activities. By using active learning, game-based learning, and inquiry-based learning strategies, the lesson aims to make emotional exploration both fun and insightful. Understanding emotions is crucial for personal development and can enhance social interactions and emotional intelligence.
Sydney Menard
Psychologist
Teach students the value of emotional intelligence and how it can enhance interpersonal relationships and self-regulation. This lesson is crucial for developing key life skills and personal growth, aimed at 8th-grade students, and designed to be completed in 30 minutes.
Stephanie Cordero
Counselor
