Elementary School Social Emotional Learning Centers
Classical Music Activities | John Williams Popcorn Party
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Do you need fun & engaging activities for your John Williams unit? Match the music to the correct movie! Cut & laminate the full-color popcorn pages and empty popcorn boxes. Each piece of popcorn will match its own movie popcorn box. Great for a group activity or music center. Answer key is provided for students to check their answers or use as a reference.
Learning Objectives
- increased knowledge of John Williams' most popular movie scores
- familiarity with the composer's works
- ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
- identify different instrument sounds
- social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
- creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme
Printable Listening Sheets Include:
- Princess Leia’s Theme (Star Wars: A New Hope)
- The Imperial March (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back)
- The Throne Room (Star Wars: A New Hope)
- Somewhere in my Memory (Home Alone)
- Journey to the Island (Jurassic Park)
- Jurassic Park Theme (Jurassic Park)
- Harry’s Wondrous World (Harry Potter, Sorcerer’s Stone)
- The Quidditch Match (Harry Potter, 2001)
- Yoda’s Theme (The Empire Strikes Back, 1980)
- The Force Suite (Star Wars: A New Hope)
- Secrets of the Castle (Harry Potter, Prisoner of Azkaban)
- Across the Stars (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
- The Raider’s March (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
- You are the Pan (Hook)
- E.T. And Me (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial)
- Reunion of Friends (Harry Potter, Chamber of secrets)
- Anakin’s Theme (Star Wars: Phantom Menace)
- Mom Returns (Finale) (Home Alone)
- Schindler’s Theme (Schindler’s List)
- A Tree for my Bed (Jurassic Park)
- Saying Goodbye (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial)
Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.
Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.
Readers Theatre Bundle - Social and Emotional Story Scripts
By Clodagh
Looking for some hidden social and emotional lessons in your readers theatre? Does your class need a lesson on the importance of kindness, emotions, dealing with an inner critic or resilience? These scripts are perfect to work into your literacy lessons while delivering a message for your students. You could even perform these in your social and emotional learning lessons!
This bundle features 4 scripts that are fun but also deliver social and emotional lessons in them.
The Featured Readers Theatre Scripts:
The Kindness Crew
In this Readers Theatre script, your students will meet the unique characters of the Kindness Crew: Charlie, Grace and Emma, as they embark on a mission to teach Zog, an alien from Planet Meany, about the importance of kindness.
The Inner Voices
In this Readers Theatre script, your students will meet Emma and Liam, whose ‘inner champion’ and ‘inner critic’ accompany them for a day at school. Inner Champion offers positivity, encouragement and kindness… Whilst Inner Critic is negative, unhelpful and unkind.
The Emotion Busters
In this Readers Theatre script, your students will meet the unique characters of "The Emotion Busters": Happy Harry, Sad Sally, Fearful Fred, Frustrated Fran and Angry Alex, as they drink a potion to suppress emotions they don't like.
Resilient Riley
In this Readers Theatre script, your students will meet the unique characters of Resilient Riley and Non Resilient Riley. Resilient Riley steps up to date to day challenges, however Non Resilient Riley runs away and ends up feeling even worse.
Perfect for Years 3 - 6: Suitable for upper elementary/primary, these scripts can be adapted for various grade levels. The language is simple and easy to follow.
Engaging Dialogue: The witty and heartwarming dialogue in this readers theatre scripts keeps students engaged and eager to see what happens next, making it an excellent choice for classroom readings and performances.
Literacy centres or social emotional learning lessons: Perfect to integrated into your literacy centres or your social emotional learning lessons!
Easy to Use: All you need to do is print, staple and go! Woo hoo!
By using these Readers Theatre Scripts you can create a positive and inclusive classroom environment while promoting important values such as kindness, empathy, resilience and listening to your inner champion!
And what a fun way to spread the word!
Enjoy!
Like what you see? Follow along at Captivating Kids where you'll get heaps of inspiration and all the low down on new resources!
I'd also love to connect on social media and see the resources in action!
Looking for more readers theatre scripts? Make sure you visit the Captivating Kids store!
Feelings Check In Emoji, 1st, Special Education, No-prep, Worksheets
By Elena Tenisi
Great way for students of all abilities to learn all about emotions. Students will be given 12 different emotions. For each emotion, they will be asked to draw what it looks like for them, use it in a sentence, trace the word, and draw where they feel that particular emotion in their bodies. A fun way to learn all about emotions! Resource comes in colored and black/white versions.
Emotions included:
Angry
Confused
Shy
Shocked
Excited
Happy
Upset
Silly
Sad
Amazed
Scared
Confident
A HUGE thank you to the following content creators for making my resource possible:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Store/Bunny-On-A-Cloud
The Claw Collector Movement Game. Fall/Autumn.
By Art Shack by JB
These creative Claw Collector Movement Game slides were designed to be printed, displayed, and reimagined while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. Are you in need of a creative and unique Movement Game Activity to get your students excited to learn and stay engaged in your lesson? Do you need an activity that focuses on SEL: Social and Emotional Learning? Do want an activity that promotes UDL: engagement, representation, and expression? I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.
Social Skills Role-Playing Scenario Cards
By Sign with me TOD
This product includes 78 social skills role-playing scenarios that focus on the following categories: stranger danger, working together, sharing, showing understanding, self-control, responsibility, never giving up, being friendly, feeling worried, feeling stressed, feeling misunderstood, feeling lonely, feeling lonely, feeling discouraged, feeling brave, being unique, being cautious, being a friend, and feeling disgusted. There are 4 role-playing scenarios for each category. Students can take turns acting out the social scenario provided. Once students act out the social story, they will be required to answer questions such as what would you do if you were in this situation?, what would you say to your friend in this situation?, what could you say to your friend to help them feel better in this situation?, what would you want your friend to say to you to help you feel better in this situation? why shouldn't you do something if placed in this situation, etc. along with many other questions that students can work together or independently when answering.
You may also be interested in the following products:
Feelings Misunderstood Social Story
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Feeling-Misunderstood-Social-Story-11749270
Feeling Discouraged Social Stories and Role-Playing Scenarios
Feeling Hopeless Social Stories and Role-Playing Scenarios
Social Boundaries Social Stories
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Social-Boundaries-Social-Stories-11815541
Feeling Disgusted Social Story and Role-Playing Scenarios
Social Skills Role-Playing Scenario Cards
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Social-Skills-Role-Playing-Scenario-Cards-11845583
Feeling Insecure Social Story and Role-Playing Scenarios
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Feeling-Insecure-Social-Story-and-Role-Playing-Scenarios-11858168
Feeling Pessimistic Social Story and Role-Playing Scenarios
Sharing Social Stories
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Sharing-Social-Stories-11504286
Bravery Social Story
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Bravery-Social-Story-11509910
Following Rules Social Story
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Following-the-Rules-Social-Story-11514932
Stranger Danger Social Stories
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Stranger-Danger-Social-Stories-11526053
Being Cautious Social Story
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Being-Cautious-Social-Story-11537774
Never Give Up Social Stories
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Never-Give-Up-Social-Stories-11499731
Showing Understanding Social Stories
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Showing-Understanding-Social-Stories-11485721
Responsible Decision-Making Social Story
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Responsible-Decision-Making-Social-Story-11475075
Feeling Lonely Social Story
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Feeling-Lonely-Social-Story-11418018
Stressed Out Social Story
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Stressed-Out-Social-Story-11398533
Feeling Bored Social Story:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Feeling-Bored-Social-Story-11395655
Feeling Guilty Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Feeling-Guilty-Social-Stories-11233449
Feeling Overwhelmed Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Feeling-Overwhelmed-Social-Stories-11150614
The New Kid at School Social Story:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/New-Kid-at-School-Social-Story-11170045
Acceptance Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Acceptance-Social-Stories-11149152
Feeling Optimistic Social Story:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Feeling-Optimistic-Social-Story-11101307
Feeling Confident Social Story:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Feeling-Confident-Social-Story-11086278
Boundaries Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Boundaries-Social-Stories-11014722
Feeling Anxious Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Feeling-Anxious-Social-Story-10895197
Feelings and Emotions Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Feelings-and-Emotions-Social-Scenarios-10526959
Interrupting Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Interrupting-Social-Stories-10458144
Telling the Truth Social Stories
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Telling-the-Truth-Social-Stories-10447349
Turn Taking Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Turn-Taking-Social-Stories-10349562
Feeling Scared and Worried Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Feeling-Scared-Social-Stories-9616610
Jealousy Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Jealousy-Social-Stories-9603746
Please and Thank You Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Social-Skills-Please-and-Thank-You-9598099
Feeling Angry Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Social-Story-Feeling-Angry-9583336
Making Mistakes Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Making-Mistakes-Social-Stories-9715421
Feeling Shy Social Stories:
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Feeling-Shy-Social-Stories-9715368
Social Emotional Learning Clip Cards |BUNDLE
By Spark Interest with Sara
Looking to add to your social emotional learning curriculum? Why not include these fun SEL themed clip cards to reinforce SEL lessons? Made with preschool, pre-k & kindergarten students in mind, these bright and engaging clip cards show many different common scenarios your young students would identify with.
The Social Emotional Learning Clip Cards included are:
- Fairness Clip Cards - These fairness clip cards will be a great addition and will help your younger students identify fair and unfair situations and help them develop the language to describe it.
- Conflict Resolution Clip Cards - These bright and engaging clip cards show pictures of ideal ways of solving a conflict versus not so desirable ways of trying to solve a conflict.
- Kindness Clip Cards - These kindness clip cards show pictures of ways of showing kindness versus not so desirable behaviors. The beautiful clip art shows many different common scenarios your young learner would identify with.
- Friendship Clip Cards - These friendship themed clip cards will allow your young students to look at a situation and decide who is being a good friend and who isn’t.
How to use these Social Emotional Learning Clip Cards?
Option A: For younger students, these clip cards can be used to stimulate small group discussions or one to one work with an individual student. This allows you to delve into discussions around each SEL skill in a fun and interactive way.
Option B: For students already reading, this can be an independent activity for your classroom centers.
Great for reinforcing SEL Concepts already learnt.
Don’t hesitate to email me if you have any questions:
Sara@sparkinterestwithsara.com
**Please remember to leave feedback, as it helps you earn credit toward future purchases and helps me to continue creating high-quality resources!**
If you need some inspiration for your SEL Curriculum, come check out my blog post:
50 Beautiful Social Emotional Development Books You Need for Your Preschool Classroom
Terms of Use
Copyright ©Spark Interest with Sara. All rights reserved by author, Sara-Jane Lai. This product is intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. It is to be used by the original purchaser only. No part of this document may be distributed, posted on the internet, copied, edited, or resold. All contents of this document are under copyright protection. Please respect all the hard work of myself and all the talented artists who helped create this product.
Kindness Bundle Random Act of Kindness Preschool and Early Elementary Student
By Marilyn Southmayd
Unlock the magic of benevolence with our heartwarming Kindness Coloring Bookmarks and customizable Kindness Advent Calendar. Perfect for students of all ages, this bundle is designed to inspire young minds and encourage acts of kindness throughout the year.
❤️What is included?
Kindness Coloring Bookmarks:
Engage young artists with delightful coloring bookmarks featuring abstract backgrounds and kindness phrases for the students to color.
Foster a love for reading as kids personalize their own festive bookmarks. Each bookmark is adorned with cheerful illustrations and uplifting messages to promote kindness.
Editable Kindness Advent Calendar:
Make each day leading up to Christmas special with our customizable Kindness Advent Calendar.
Easily edit and personalize the calendar to tailor it to your preschooler's activities and interests.
Encourage acts of kindness with daily challenges, fostering a spirit of giving and empathy.
Build a sense of community and togetherness as children share their daily kindness experiences.
Editable Kindness Award Certificates: Spread positivity and foster a culture of kindness in your classroom with our Kindness Award Certificates! Recognize and celebrate students' exceptional acts of kindness with these 30 beautifully designed certificates. Editable and versatile, these awards are a meaningful way to inspire a culture of compassion and empathy.
PLEASE NOTE: It is recommended that you print out these pages on card stock or copy paper. It is also recommended that you laminate these cards so that you can use them for multiple uses.
❤️Who is this for?❤️
- Preschool and Early Elementary Teachers: Use this resource to introduce gratitude and sharing in a playful way.
- Homeschooling Parents: will find these activities to be a valuable teaching tool to support early education in a playful way.
- Special Education Teachers: Adapt this resource to support students with diverse learning needs and abilities, promoting inclusivity in the classroom.
❤️Why choose this bundle?
Educational and Fun: Combine creativity with learning through coloring and daily kindness challenges.
Customizable: Tailor the Advent Calendar to suit your preschool's unique activities and preferences.
Fosters Empathy: Instill the values of kindness and generosity in young hearts.
Embrace the true spirit of Goodwill with our Kindness Coloring Bookmarks and Editable Kindness Advent Calendar. Remember Kindness can be practiced all year around!
FEATURES: Each page is sized at 8.5x11 inches, but you can adjust this to your printer’s settings.
STAY CONNECTED!
Click here to follow me and be the first to be notified about my new discounts, freebies and new products!
How to get TeachShare credit to use on future purchases:
Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you will see a Provide Feedback button. All you need to do is click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TeachShare gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases.
I value your feedback greatly, and it helps me create more of what you love! Thank you!
Customer SERVICE:
If you have any questions, please feel fee to email me or use the AskaQuestion feature on TeachShare. I want to provide quality products to help teachers and students alike, so contact me before leaving feedback if you need me.
TERMS OF USE:
© Gilded Penguin Creations. By purchasing and/or downloading this electronic file, you agree to the following terms. For personal use/single classroom use only. No part of this document may be distributed, posted on the internet, copied, edited, or resold. ALL contents of this document are under copyright protection including all content, text, fonts, and graphics. Thank you for respecting my hard work as well as the had work of the artists whose work helped create this product.
To purchase additional licenses select to Buy Licenses to share at checkout or visit your My Purchases page, select the item, and click Buy additional licenses. Did you know there are TeachShare School Accounts? Tell your administrator and ask if your school will purchase this for your classroom.
Marilyn
Gilded Penguin Creations
Recognizing Emotions, 1st, School Counseling, No-prep, Activities
By Elena Tenisi
Help teach your students about emotions and feelings in a hands on and interactive way with these mats. Can be used with play dough or crayons/markers.
Comes with 22 different mats. Emotions include:
-Angry
-Annoyed
-Anxious
-Ashamed
-Bored
-Comfortable
-Confused
-Disgusted
-Embarrassed
-Envious
-Excited
-Frustrated
-Happy
-Nervous
-Overwhelmed
-Peaceful
-Proud
-Sad
-Scared
-Shocked
-Silly
Students will be able to fill in each character with facial expressions to show the specified emotion. They'll also get to practice writing the emotion, and reflect on when they've felt that way. Great for 1:1 sessions, quiet work, centers.
A HUGE thank you to the following content creators for making my resource possible:
https://www.TeachShare.com/store/sparkling-english
https://www.TeachShare.com/store/raise-teachers-7900
The Litter Box Movement Game. Fall/Autumn.
By Art Shack by JB
These creative Litter Box Movement Game slides were designed to be printed, displayed, and reimagined while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. Are you in need of a creative and unique Movement Game Activity to get your students excited to learn and stay engaged in your lesson? Do you need an activity that focuses on SEL: Social and Emotional Learning? Do want an activity that promotes UDL: engagement, representation, and expression? I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.
By Spark Interest with Sara
Are you looking for a complete resource to teach Size of the Problem to your young learners? This Size of the Problem Bundle is exactly what you need! From sorting activities to clip cards and worksheets, you will have all you need to help your preschool, pre k and kindergarten students develop an understanding around ‘size of the problem’.
This Size of the Problem bundle will help your students develop the language to use around big problems vs small problems and help them see that not all problems are equal.
What’s included in this Size of the Problem Bundle?
Resource 1: Big Problem Small Problem Scenarios
These Big Problem Little Problem Scenarios will help your young learners differentiate between small, medium, and big problems.
Why help young learners understand Big Vs Small Problems?
Having an understanding of big problems vs little problems will allow your young learners to see that not all problems are the same; therefore, our reactions will defer according to the size of a problem.
What teachers are saying?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ CJ M.
Assessing the size of the problem and the appropriate size of the response is a challenging topic. This resource is so helpful.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Emily S..
We've been using this to work on our problem solving skills and it's helped! We've been really struggling with matching the level at which we react to the severity of the problem, so the idea of "big problem, small problem" has really helped. They're also learning how to solve these problems on their own.
Resource 2: Big Problem Little Problem Clip Cards
These big problem vs little problem clip cards will help your students differentiate between small and big problems; thus, helping them match the level at which they react to the severity of a problem.
What’s included in this Big Problem vs Little Problem Clip Cards?
•24 Big Problem Little Problem Clip Cards (4 per page)
•Versions: PDF Color and Black & White
Resource 3: Big Problem Little Problem Worksheets
These big problem-little problem worksheets will help your students differentiate between small and big problems; thus, helping them match the level at which they react to the severity of a problem.
What’s included in this Big Problem vs Little Problem Worksheets resource?
- 16 Big Problem Little Problem Worksheets highlighting what is a big problem and what is a small problem, size of the problem vs reaction, how can you respond to a small/big problem
How to Use these Size of the Problem Resources?
Option A:
For students already reading, this can be an independent activity for your classroom centers.
Great for reinforcing Size of the Problem or Problem Solving Concepts already learnt.
Option B:
For younger students or students not yet reading, these big problem little problem resources can be used with small groups or one to one work with an individual student. This allows you to delve into discussions in a fun and interactive way.
The CASEL SEL COMPETENCIES supported by this resource are:
- Social Awareness- Being able to put themselves in another’s shoes and see the other’s point of view.
2. Responsible decision-making is the ability to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.
Don’t hesitate to email me if you have any questions:
Sara@sparkinterestwithsara.com
**Please remember to leave feedback, as it helps you earn credit toward future purchases and helps me to continue creating high-quality resources!**
Terms of Use
Copyright ©Spark Interest with Sara. All rights reserved by author, Sara-Jane Lai. This product is intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. It is to be used by the original purchaser only. No part of this document may be distributed, posted on the internet, copied, edited, or resold. All contents of this document are under copyright protection. Please respect all the hard work of myself and all the talented artists who helped create this product.
Spring Activities Social And Emotional Skills, Seasonal, Low-prep, Task Cards
By Elena Tenisi
These low prep and engaging task cards are a great way to practice identifying and matching emotions. Great for younger students, special education, students working on fine motor skills; and nonverbal students. Students will identify the emotion on the top of the task card and find the corresponding emotion. They can clip a clothes pin on the emotion or circle it with a dry erase marker.
Resource also includes emotion mats. Students will get to practice drawing in the different emotions. Each mat provides an example of how they can draw the emotions-perfect for those still struggling or who need an extra assist. Great for 1:1, small groups, centers, quiet work, etc.
Emotions included:
Grumpy
Happy
Excited
Sad
Scared
Surprised
Tired
Worried
**Resource comes in colored and black/white versions. **
A HUGE thank you to the following content creators for making my resource possible:
https://www.TeachShare.com/store/rainbow-sprinkle-studio-sasha-mitten
“Ring of Fire” Movement Game. Fall/Autumn.
By Art Shack by JB
These creative “Ring of Fire” Movement Game slides were designed to be printed, displayed, and reimagined while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. Are you in need of a creative and unique Movement Game Activity to get your students excited to learn and stay engaged in your lesson? Do you need an activity that focuses on SEL: Social and Emotional Learning? Do want an activity that promotes UDL: engagement, representation, and expression? I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.
Winter Activities Social And Emotional Skills, Holidays, Low-prep, Task Cards
By Elena Tenisi
These low prep and engaging task cards are a great way to practice identifying and matching emotions. Great for younger students, special eductation, students working on fine motor skills; and nonverbal students. Students will identify the emotion on the top of the task card and find the corresponding emotion. They can clip a clothes pin on the emotion or circle it with a dry erase marker.
Resource also includes emotion mats. Students will get to practice drawing in the different emotions. Each mat provides an example of how they can draw the emotions-perfect for those still struggling or who need an extra assist. Great for 1:1, small groups, centers, quiet work, etc.
Emotions included:
Angry
Bored
Crying
Happy
Kissing
Sad
Scared
Sick
Silly
Surprised
Tired
Worried
**Resource comes in colored and black/white versions. **
A HUGE thank you to the following content creators for making my resource possible:
https://www.TeachShare.com/store/little-bunnies-designs
https://www.TeachShare.com/store/bunny-on-a-cloud
https://www.TeachShare.com/store/erin-thomsons-primary-printables
Upside-Down Candyland Movement Game. Fall/Autumn.
By Art Shack by JB
These creative Upside-Down Candyland Game slides were designed to be printed, displayed, and reimagined while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. Are you in need of a creative and unique Movement Game Activity to get your students excited to learn and stay engaged in your lesson? Do you need an activity that focuses on SEL: Social and Emotional Learning? Do want an activity that promotes UDL: engagement, representation, and expression? I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.