SEL Lesson Plans

Emotion Regulation Lesson Plan and Activity for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grade

Participate in a check-in and video-based discussion, then use ladder/mountain/stairs/clouds worksheets to write how they act at each step as an emotion intensifies, given a baseline emotion (e.g., anger, sadness).

Includes: lesson plan (objectives, materials, outline) · 4 worksheets using different visual metaphors (ladder, mountain, stairs, clouds) for mapping escalating emotional reactions · objective/assessment tracking sheet (student name, objectives checklist)

Lesson Plan on Mental Health Awareness Week

Students discuss what mental health means, learn vocabulary, watch a short video twice and complete a comprehension worksheet (multiple choice, gap-fill, true/false), match life events to feelings, write a short reflective paragraph on one of three prompts, and create a group poster with 5 tips for good mental health.

Includes: 90-minute lesson plan with learning objectives and timed activities · student worksheet (5 parts: vocabulary matching, video comprehension, life-events-to-feelings matching, reflection writing, poster activity) · answer key (parts A-C; part D is open-ended reflective writing and part E is a group poster activity)

Teamwork, Cooperation, and Closure, Differentiated Activities For K-5th

Students engage in discussions and differentiated activities practicing listening, exchanging ideas, staying on task, offering/receiving suggestions, compromising, and discussing feelings about group transitions/endings.

Includes: Teamwork and Cooperation explanatory section · Closure explanatory section (about end-of-year transitions and saying goodbye)

Feelings ESL Lesson Plan For Kids and Early Learners

Match pictures of feelings to words, play a miming game guessing feelings, complete a word memory/spelling game, and match each feeling to an appropriate response (e.g. 'I'm cold' -> 'Wear a coat').

Includes: teacher's notes with 6-step lesson sequence · student worksheet with feelings pictures and fill-in-the-blank ('I am ___') · matching activity of feelings to responses (e.g. 'Wear a coat', 'Go to bed', 'Eat a pizza')

Emotional Response BINGO, Differentiated SEL Activities For K-5th

Practice speaking/listening in 'Talk Time', play 'Emotional Response BINGO' matching situation cards to responses on a bingo board, play the 'Emotions Snowball Fight/Toss' game sharing emotion words and reactions, and complete bonus behavior chart/map activities.

Includes: editable PPTX bingo board template (blank 'Add Your Text' placeholders) · 2 detailed lesson plans (Group 1: Talk Time/Introduction/BINGO; Group 2: Talk Time/Review/Snowball Fight) · Emotional Response BINGO situation cards (e.g., 'You drop your pencil', 'You lost your homework')

Guided Reading Activities and Lesson Plans Fiction Set 3 - Friends

For each of the 6 lessons (A Friend's Promise; The Rumor; Finishing Together; Seniors Acting; Funland; Back to School), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via vocabulary and vocabulary-question exercises, answer writing questions,…

Includes: Single fiction-companion PDF with a table of contents listing 6 lessons (A Friend's Promise; The Rumor; Finishing Together; Seniors Acting; Funland; Back to School) · Note in the file explicitly states this download does NOT include the reading passages themselves

Personality and Feelings Pre-Intermediate ESL ELA ELL Lesson Plan

This is a pre-intermediate lesson plan worksheet set for Personality and Feelings. This pre-intermediate EnglishTEFL resource helps students improve their vocabulary with regards to expressing emotions and discussing different personality traits.. Students listen to an audio dialogue about personality and feelings to…

Name Unit - Five Day Lesson Plan Bundle | Book Companion Activities

Listen to read-alouds, discuss vocabulary and character feelings via turn-and-talk prompts, complete a name-letter-count graphing activity by cutting and gluing letters of their name, take home and complete a family name-origin letter, draw their name 'as a song,' complete a class book page for Chicka Chicka Boom…

Includes: introduction/notes to teacher · Day 1: Chrysanthemum read-aloud lesson, vocabulary discussion, and name-letter-count graphing activity with class graph pages · Day 2: The Name Jar read-aloud lesson, compare/contrast discussion, and take-home parent letter about the story behind their child's name

PROBLEM SIZES, EMOTIONS and REACTIONS Differentiated Activities For K-5th

Students discuss and use laminated problem-size scale cards (5-point 'DISASTER' to 'NO PROBLEM' version, or a simplified 1-3 K-3rd grade version) to fill in problem examples and how they would feel; in a separate 'Identifying Emotions' activity, students look at emotion pictures/cards (12 example cards per emotion),…

Includes: editable PowerPoint (3 pages, blank text-box template) · PDF (79 pages) including: 1-5 problem-size scale cards (color, white background, black & white versions), K-3rd simplified 1-3 problem-size scale (color,…

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 9

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The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig SEL Lesson

Listen to or watch a read-aloud of the story, discuss what it feels like to be included/excluded, rotate through 5 discussion-question stations using UV invisible-ink pens to reveal and answer hidden questions, write a compliment for a secret partner, and complete a written exit ticket reflecting on personal…

Includes: Lesson plan directions (supply list, prep steps, discussion facilitation, exit ticket) · 5 discussion questions (designed to be written in invisible ink) · Answer sheet with 5 numbered boxes for student responses

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 10

Take part in a teacher-led guided reading lesson built around Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: warm-up/prediction discussion, shared or independent reading, and post-reading comprehension/discussion or writing activities focused on themes of friendship, isolation, and dreams; character analysis; vocabulary;…

Includes: Guided Reading Lesson Plan for Grade 10 (90 minutes) anchored to Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck · lesson objectives · materials needed list

Worry Wizards: Small/Whole Group Curriculum | Anxiety Lesson Plans

Participate in a weekly small-group session (suggested ~10 weeks, 30 minutes, groups of 4-6): complete a feelings check-in, play a 2-minute game, learn and practice a coping strategy (e.g., deep breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, glitter jar, positive self-talk, yoga), earn a 'Worry Toolbox' button each session, and…

Includes: 10 lesson plans · parent letters · activity resources (Worry Toolbox buttons, multiple versions)

SEL Curriculum | K - 2 | Yearlong Social Emotional Learning | 36 Weeks

Each week, students work through a 9-page lesson: read/hear a story or scenario, participate in class discussion, complete two activity worksheets, do a colouring/game/craft/movement activity, complete a reflection page, and take home a Family Link page.

Includes: Part 1 - Teacher Guide (~89 pages): front matter, scope and sequence, assessment tools, 36 two-page lesson plans · Part 2 - Student Pages Unit 1: Feelings, Friendship, Sharing (Lessons 1-9, ~87 pages) · Part 3 - Student Pages Unit 2: Kindness, Respect, Listening (Lessons 10-18, ~81-82 pages)

High School The Outsiders 4-Week Unit Study (Growing Bundle)

Over 4 weeks (5 days/week) students read the novel in chapter chunks, participate in discussions and group work on themes/symbolism/character analysis, complete journal entries and a timeline, take weekly quizzes, watch and compare the 1983 film adaptation, draft and peer-review a personal reflection essay, complete…

Includes: 4-Week Lesson Plan (day-by-day, 20 days across 4 weeks) · 4-Week Scope and Sequence summary · 4-Week Pacing Guide (day-by-day objectives/activities/homework)

SEL Curriculum | G9-12 | Yearlong Social Emotional Learning | 36 Weeks

Each week, students work through a 3-page-per-lesson scripted lesson with objectives, key terms, discussion, and (per unit topic) debate facilitation activities; teachers use a full answer guide and an editable family letter to support the lesson.

Includes: Part 1 - Teacher Guide (~145 pages): front matter, scope and sequence, assessment rubrics, observation record, safeguarding note, editable family letter, 36-week pacing… · Part 2 - Student Pages Unit 1: Self-Awareness (~88 pages)

Let's Chat Conversation Cards | "Look on the Bright Side"

A social-emotional learning (SEL) resource from the 'Respectful Ways'/'Let's Chat Conversation Cards' program teaching a positive-mindset theme ('Look on the Bright Side of Things'), packaged with a lesson plan, standards alignment documents, a home-connection letter (English and Spanish), and supporting print pieces.

Includes: ASCA Standards for Look on the Bright Side of Things.docx (4p, .docx, text_layer=True, chars=5362) · Common Core Standards for Look on the Bright Side.docx (6p, .docx, text_layer=True, chars=5320)

SEL Curriculum | G3-5 | Yearlong Social Emotional Learning | 36 Weeks

Each week, students work through a scripted lesson with vocabulary, a story/scenario, class discussion, activity worksheets, and a reflection component; teachers use a full answer guide and an editable family letter to support the lesson.

Includes: Part 1 - Teacher Guide (~96 pages): front matter, scope and sequence, assessment tools, class observation record, editable family letter, 36-week pacing calendar, and 36… · Part 2 - Student Pages Unit 1: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Empathy (~110 pages) · Part 3 - Student Pages Unit 2: Respect, Bullying Prevention, Digital Citizenship (~109 pages)

Managing Emotions | SEL Story + Activities

Students read/listen to the story about a boy who visits rooms representing five feelings, then answer comprehension questions, complete a true/false reading check and sequencing activity, fill in a story map graphic organizer, complete SEL reflection sheets connecting each 'room' to their own feelings, do a creative…

Includes: printable SEL storybook: 'Liam and the House of Five Feelings' (student pages) · 12 open-ended comprehension questions · true/false reading check page

Last Week of School ELA Activities | 2nd Grade No-Prep Pack

Complete 22 worksheet activities across 5 scripted 45-minute daily lessons: My Year in Review (memory paragraph & sequencing); Friendship Letters (letter writing & kind words); Summer Reading Adventure (reading comprehension); Word Detectives (word study & vocabulary); Dreams for Third Grade (goal-setting & creative…

Last Week of School ELA Activities | 3rd Grade No-Prep Pack

Complete 22 worksheet activities across 5 scripted 45-minute daily lessons: My Year in Review (reflective writing & sequencing); Friendship Letters (multi-paragraph letters); Summer Reading Adventure (comprehension & theme); Word Detectives (prefixes, antonyms, word meaning); Dreams for Fourth Grade (goal-setting &…

Last Week of School ELA Activities | 4th Grade No-Prep Pack

Complete 22 worksheet activities across 5 scripted 45-minute daily lessons: My Year in Review (reflective essay writing); Friendship Letters (opinion essays & precise word choice); Summer Reading Adventure (theme & figurative language); Word Detectives (suffixes, roots, figurative language); Dreams for Fifth Grade…

Last Week of School ELA Activities | 6th Grade No-Prep Pack

Complete 22 worksheet activities across 5 scripted 45-minute daily lessons: My Year in Review (reflective essay writing); Friendship Letters (argument writing with rebuttal); Summer Reading Adventure (theme, POV & word choice); Word Detectives (connotation, figures of speech, analogies); Dreams for Seventh Grade…

Last Week of School ELA Activities | 5th Grade No-Prep Pack

Complete 22 worksheet activities across 5 scripted 45-minute daily lessons: My Year in Review (reflective essay writing); Friendship Letters (opinion essays with counterarguments); Summer Reading Adventure (theme, point of view & analysis); Word Detectives (roots, idioms/proverbs & homographs); Dreams for Middle…