Pre-K Social Emotional Learning Activities

Adaptive Books & followup materials focused on following directions.

Following Directions: Adaptive books are interactive, as students will match the corresponding icon to each page. The books 2 levels and they are in color and in black and white. Level 1: short paragraph about different scenarios in which students need to follow directions (bathroom, dismissal, computer, work, snack, recess, & games. Level 2: book contains repetitive text "I will listen to my teacher when ....".

Following Directions Supplemental worksheets: Print and go worksheets! They are designed for student who need additional practice with simple directions. Use these during direct instruction & after reading the adaptive stories.

•Match direction to picture

•Match picture to picture

•Following directions with colors

•Following directions with positions.

These books do require some prep work, however once you have them made you can reuse for years to come! I have utilized adaptive books with students who have a wide range of skills & they can be an excellent motivator. I hope you enjoy and please reach out with any questions!!

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Emotions are BIG in preschool classrooms and at home! In order to learn and grow, children first need to be able to express how they feel and why they feel that way. Placing an emphasis on social emotional learning will help equip your students with skills to become better learners and ultimately better people. This learning unit has been designed with children aged 3 to 4 years old in mind, and contains 10 games, drawing activities and crafts to engage learners**.**

Play and Purposes Feelings unit focuses on:

• Using picture books to share real life examples of how we can understand and express our emotions
• Practicing expressing feelings individually, in pairs, small groups, and as a whole class
• Learning about feelings, identifying them, and expressing them through playing games, writing, and creative expression

The 10 lessons included in this unit include 5 activity types:

• Read and React Group Lessons
• Play in a Small Group 
• Read and Respond Drawing
• Let’s Play All Together
• Craft and Create

The 2 week unit focuses on fear and what feelings look like in those around us. Many lessons contain ways to scaffold the learning to your students and allow for the most learning to take place as possible! 

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Social Emotional Learning can be engaging, active, and self-reflective.

Grab your students' attention with this beautifully illustrated walk through our inner emotional lives.

Learn how to ask yourself important questions, such as noticing emotions and where we feel them in the body.

Learn many yoga poses and breathing activities in this 13 slide activity.

Are Back to School Activities for Kindergarten at the top of your list right now? Are you also looking for engaging and hands-on math and literacy centers for your learners? Well, these Back to School Math and Literacy Centers are perfect for some Hands-on Back to School Activities for your Kindergarten learners. Each Back to School Center provides the perfect way to incorporate math, literacy and fine-motor skills into your everyday learning centers!

This Kindergarten Back to School Activity Bundle currently contains 28 resources with tons of math and literacy centers and activities including matching games, puzzles and clip cards. The activities include development of fine motor skills, recognizing the alphabet and numbers, and matching activities, ensuring there are activities for learners of all abilities. For a detailed look at all the Hands-on Back to School Activities included in this resource, please look at the preview above.

Black and White versions of all the activities are included wherever possible, except for those which include color as part of the activity.

What You Get In This Bundle: 

1. Alphabet Matching Activity
2. Beginning Sounds Match-up
3. Number Sense Match-up
4. Build a Silly School Sentence
5. CVC Word Mat
6. Non-Standard Measurement Mats
7. Color Sort and Match Activity
8. Count and Match
9. Alphabet Clip Cards
10. Number Clip Cards
11. Medial Sound Sort
12. Matching Emotions
13. Sequencing Puzzles (Only in Color)
14. Alphabet Tracing Strips
15. Crayon Alphabet Flip and Trace
16. Crayon Number Flip and Trace
17. Fine Motor Tracing
18. Math Mystery Puzzles
19. Number Tracing Strips
20. Paint Splat Patterns
21. Pencil Rhyming Puzzles
22. 2D Shape Sorting Mats
23. Literacy Mystery Puzzles
24. Ten Frame Mats
25. Addition and Subtraction Task Cards
26. Playdough Counting Mats
27. Spot the Difference - Visual Discrimination
28. Syllable Sort

How To Use These Hands On Activities 

• Print activities on cardstock and/or laminate them for sturdiness 
• Implement as small group activities or independent work 
• Implement during literacy and math centers

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Looking to equip students with the essential skills for success in school and life? Our ever-growing Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Book Bundle is the answer! ✨

This curated collection of captivating books tackles a wide range of social-emotional topics, including:

• Self-Esteem: Foster a healthy self-image and build unshakeable confidence.
• Resilience: Teach students to bounce back from challenges and develop grit.
• Empathy: Cultivate compassion and understanding for others' perspectives.
• Mindfulness: Equip students with tools to manage emotions, focus attention, and reduce stress.

Perfect for Educators and Parents:

• Classroom Must-Have: Foster a positive learning environment that prioritizes emotional well-being.
• Home Library Essential: Nurture emotional intelligence and social skills through engaging stories.
• Teacher-Approved: Aligned with CASEL's five core SEL competencies.

Investment in the Future:

• Academic Success: Studies show strong social-emotional skills lead to improved academic performance.
• Personal Growth: Empower students to navigate challenges, build healthy relationships, and thrive.
• Lifelong Impact: Equip students with essential tools for a bright and fulfilling future.

Don't wait! Get the SEL Book Bundle today and watch your students blossom into well-rounded, emotionally intelligent individuals.

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Boost your child's emotional intelligence with our engaging emotion recognition activity!✨

⭐This fun and interactive resource combines color matching, emotion identification, and writing practice to create a comprehensive learning experience.

♥Key Benefits:

• Enhanced Emotional Intelligence: Develops children's ability to understand and express emotions.
• Improved Social Skills: Fosters empathy and communication through emotion recognition.
• Early Literacy Skills: Reinforces letter-sound correspondence and writing practice.
• Cognitive Development: Stimulates critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Fun and Engaging Learning: Makes learning about emotions enjoyable and interactive.

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These drawing prompts are so fun as early finisher independent activities for Primary grades from Pre-K to Kindergarten, and 1st and 2nd grades! The two sets included in this money-saving bundle are:

Complete the Picture - Creative Drawing Prompts

Looking for FUN activities to incorporate during downtime or on "think outside the box Thursdays?" These finish the picture drawing worksheets will challenge your students to think outside the box and get creative! These activities are designed to let your students' imagination take the lead!

Squiggle Stories - Creative Drawing Prompts with PRIMARY Writing Lines

Squiggle Stories are a fun activity that lets your kiddos complete a picture drawing and write their own creative story. Perfect for primary grades, these finish the picture drawing worksheets will help your students to think outside the box and get creative!

Perfect for:

• morning meetings
• brain breaks
• sub-activities
• indoor recess
• snack time
• morning work
• early finishers
• mindfulness activities
• free choice
• Think Outside the Box Thursdays
• decompress after testing
• end of year

Or get the same resource designed for Upper Elementary and up here.

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Help your students understand and manage their emotions with our "Zones of Regulation Inside Out & Inside Out 2 | Zones of Regulation Poster" resource. This engaging and interactive set of activities uses the beloved characters from Inside Out to teach students about emotions, how they fluctuate throughout the day, and the Zones of Regulation framework. Perfect for fostering emotional intelligence and self-regulation skills, this resource is ideal for any classroom setting.

Product Highlights:

• Mood Monsters Activity: Students learn about different emotions and creatively connect them with mood monsters. This activity helps students identify and express their feelings in a fun and engaging way.

• Emotions Rollercoaster Poster: Encourages students to draw and label a rollercoaster representing the fluctuations of their emotions throughout the day. This visual metaphor teaches students that it's normal for emotions to change and that each day can encompass a wide range of feelings.

• Post-Day Reflection: Provides a structured space for students to reflect on their emotional experiences of the day, helping them develop self-awareness and emotional insight.

• Zones of Regulation Introduction:

  • Four-Light Traffic Light: Students start by writing what they already know about the Zones of Regulation.
  • Volcano Visual: Introduces the four stages of the Zones of Regulation with a volcano analogy:
    • Blue Zone (Water): Feeling sad, tired, or bored.
    • Green Zone (Ground/Grass): Feeling calm, focused, and ready to learn.
    • Yellow Zone (Thunderstorms): Feeling anxious, excited, or frustrated.
    • Red Zone (Erupting Volcano): Feeling angry, aggressive, or out of control.
• • This visual connection helps students understand the physical sensations associated with each zone.

• Zones of Regulation Poster: Features the cast of Inside Out 1 to represent the different emotional zones. As a bonus, students can add the new emotions from Inside Out 2. The poster includes a space for students to add their name, making it a personalized piece of work that can be displayed on a classroom pinboard to showcase their learning.

Why This Resource Is Essential:

• Enhances Emotional Intelligence: Helps students identify, understand, and manage their emotions effectively.
• Engaging and Fun: Uses popular characters from Inside Out to make learning about emotions relatable and enjoyable.
• Promotes Self-Regulation: Teaches students the Zones of Regulation framework, providing them with tools to self-regulate their emotions.
• Visual and Reflective: Combines visual activities with reflective practices to deepen students' understanding of their emotional experiences.

Ideal For:

• Teachers looking to incorporate social-emotional learning (SEL) into their curriculum.
• Educators seeking engaging and interactive ways to teach emotional regulation.
• Classrooms that value emotional intelligence and self-awareness.

How to Use:

• Mood Monsters: Start with the Mood Monsters activity to introduce different emotions.
• Emotions Rollercoaster: Guide students to draw and label their emotional rollercoaster for the day.
• Post-Day Reflection: Have students reflect on their day's emotions using the provided reflection space.
• Zones of Regulation Introduction: Use the four-light traffic light and volcano visual to explain the Zones of Regulation.
• Zones of Regulation Poster: Allow students to create their personalized ZOR poster using the Inside Out characters, and display their completed work on a classroom pinboard.

Equip your classroom with the "Zones of Regulation Inside Out & Inside Out 2 | Zones of Regulation Poster" and watch your students develop a deeper understanding of their emotions and how to manage them effectively. This resource provides a comprehensive and engaging way to foster emotional intelligence and self-regulation skills.

This product includes tips and activities to help students cope when overcome with stress, anger, or difficulties. The emotions, gratitude and forgiveness and how to express both of these are reviewed in this product. Students can answer questions such as what are you lucky to have?, what is your favorite toy?, and what is the best thing you have done with your family? by circling them in the product. Resource Management is also covered in this product - what, when, and where to ask for help for self and others, and how to ask for help for self and others. Students will identify and express a variety of feelings, demonstrate the use of I-messages to express feelings honestly and effectively, and identify the words that are commonly used in I-messages. an I-message/statements sheet for students to fill out is included in this product, and a list of coping skills is provided to share with students. Students are also able to add onto the list of coping strategies provided. A coping skill bookmark template is included for students to draw/write down coping skills on a bookmark that they can look at in times of feeling stressed/upset. Building trust activity ideas are provided in this product for students to build trust with others they know well, tips for students to interact with school counselors, social workers, and school psychologists are also included in this product. Students will learn who to trust and how they can trust them. Students are also provided with the opportunity to draw who they trust or write down their names as well.

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This Valentine's day craft activity bundle includes 4 February holiday printables that are ready to go, easy and require no prep

Great for:

1. bulletin boards
2. classroom displays
3. hallway decorations for valentines day and the 100th day of school
4. Valentine's Day writing activities
5. Valentine's Day letter writing

100th Day of School Craft

• When I'm 100 years old writing prompt and paper
• Matching graphic organizer included
• Engaging writing prompt for the 100th Day of School celebration
• Printable templates for easy organization and implementation
• Graphic organizer to reinforce organization and share ideas
• Ideal for classroom celebrations of the 100th day of school

Valentine's Day Self Love and what I love about my school

• Inspiring craft activity to promote self-love
• Encourages students to reflect what they love about their school
• Printable templates for easy distribution
• Students write on hearts and and focus on the positive aspects of themselves and their school

Writing Paper

• Adorable writing paper design including hearts, and spacing great for 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders.
• Perfect for notes to classmates, creative writing prompts, and journal writing, or letters to parents and teachers
• Enhances student engagement and encourages expression

Valentine's Day Mailbox Decorations for 2nd Graders

• Printable mailbox decorations for Valentine's Day class celebrations
• Designed specifically for kindergarten, 1st grade,2nd-grade, or third grade classrooms
• Students love decorating and personalizing their mailboxes
• print and go, no prep, easy implementation

February Planning and fun crafts taken care of!

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Are you looking for fun and interactive mindful exercises for kids, with the young learner in mind? Each mindfulness activity is described in a detailed lesson guide and focuses on a different mindfulness technique to introduce to your young learner. 

They include posters, crafts, take-home mini-mindful technique cards, a Powerpoint story and so much more! 

Your students will love the variety of fun mindful exercises to learn and practice mindfulness! 

Did you know that this resource is included in my Clam Classroom |BUNDLE?

⭐️There is so much included in this Mindful Exercises for Kids resource so please download the PREVIEW for more details!

What’s included in this 97-page Mindful Exercises for Kids?

• Educator’s Note
• Guided lesson plans
• Lesson 1: Understanding Mindfulness
• Lesson 2: Bunny Breathing
• Lesson 3: Dragon Breathing
• Lesson 4: Candle Breathing
• Lesson 5: I am an Alien
• Lesson 6: Yoga Story: Kitty the Cat
• Lesson 7: Mindful Coloring
• Lesson 8: Mindful Smelling 

*Everything comes in color & black and white versions.

Why Teach Mindfulness to Kids?

There are so many reasons to teach your young learners mindfulness! Mindfulness teaches us to focus on the present. It helps us become more aware of our thoughts, our feelings, and what’s around us. Mindfulness helps children who may find it difficult to self-regulate at times. Being mindful can help kids build self-awareness and self-esteem.

How to Use Mindful Exercises for Kids?

These Mindfulness exercises can be used by special education teachers, preschool or primary school teachers, or even parents. Everyone can benefit from practicing mindfulness. Each lesson is a stand-alone lesson to build on your students' Mindfulness Techniques in a fun and interactive way!

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This Social Skills Empathy Lesson and Activity Bundle, is a comprehensive and versatile resource designed to enhance social-emotional learning and promote the development of essential social skills. Students will enjoy the activities included in this bundle while building critical friendship skills.

Included:
☑Social Narrative
☑Game
☑Task Cards

►Print and Laminate this set for repeated use year after year!

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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!

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Emotions are BIG in preschool classrooms and at home! In order to learn and grow, children first need to be able to express how they feel and why they feel that way. Placing an emphasis on social emotional learning will help equip your students with skills to become better learners and ultimately better people. This learning unit has been designed with children aged 3 to 4 years old in mind, and contains 10 games, drawing activities and crafts to engage learners**.**

Play and Purposes Feelings unit focuses on:

• Using picture books to share real life examples of how we can understand and express our emotions
• Practicing expressing feelings individually, in pairs, small groups, and as a whole class
• Learning about feelings, identifying them, and expressing them through playing games, writing, and creative expression

The 10 lessons included in this unit include 5 activity types:

• Read and React Group Lessons
• Play in a Small Group 
• Read and Respond Drawing
• Let’s Play All Together
• Craft and Create

The 2 week unit focuses on anger and what feelings look like in those around us. Many lessons contain ways to scaffold the learning to your students and allow for the most learning to take place as possible! 

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Hello! Thank you for coming on this journey or learning to incorporate yoga and mindfulness into your work with preschoolers. I believe there is a special combination that consists of three parts: self-care, practice, and material support. This packet has a mixture of all three.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

• Self-care

• Breathing Exercises

• Yoga Poses/Activities (spring yoga poses - 6 total)

• Yoga Songs

• Daily Practice Journal

• Breathing & Meditation Poster

• Spring Sequence Poster

• Yoga Sequence Cards

YOGA CARDS:

1. Print the yoga pose card deck.

2. Cut out each pose card.

3. Tape or glue on a 4x6 index card or

card stock.

(Optional: Laminate the cards so they

last longer)

Are you looking for ways to calm down your pre-K, preschool or kindergarten classroom? This bundle includes Calm Down Corner Kit, Mindful Exercises for Kids and Calm Down Strategy Cards has all you need to create a culture of calm in your classroom!

It’s what you need 

• to introduce ways to calm down to your young learners
• to set up a calm down area in your classroom 
• to introduce and practice mindful exercises for kids

These vibrant and interactive calm down resources have been made with the young learner in mind. Hands-on activities that teach the skills we want to help our young learners self-regulate.

Please check out the previews for each resource in this ways to calm down bundle, and don’t hesitate to email me if you have any questions:

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Emotions are BIG in preschool classrooms and at home! In order to learn and grow, children first need to be able to express how they feel and why they feel that way. Placing an emphasis on social emotional learning will help equip your students with skills to become better learners and ultimately better people. This learning unit has been designed with children aged 3 to 4 years old in mind, and contains 10 games, drawing activities and crafts to engage learners**.**

Play and Purposes Feelings unit focuses on:

• Using picture books to share real life examples of how we can understand and express our emotions
• Practicing expressing feelings individually, in pairs, small groups, and as a whole class
• Learning about feelings, identifying them, and expressing them through playing games, writing, and creative expression

The 10 lessons included in this unit include 5 activity types:

• Read and React Group Lessons
• Play in a Small Group 
• Read and Respond Drawing
• Let’s Play All Together
• Craft and Create

The 2 week unit focuses on sadness and what feelings look like in those around us. Many lessons contain ways to scaffold the learning to your students and allow for the most learning to take place as possible! 

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In this accessible, simple learning sequence, explore SEL with children through yoga and mindfulness.

10 slides total, including links to download or learn the activities and printables referenced for FREE

mindful glitter jar

breathing activities

powerful poses

mantra/positive affirmations

CASEL's SEL framework

Can be used for PD or with students on a smartboard or on devices, or print individual slides

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.

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50 Beautiful Social Emotional Development Books You Need for Your Preschool Classroom

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Emotions are BIG in preschool classrooms and at home! In order to learn and grow, children first need to be able to express how they feel and why they feel that way. Placing an emphasis on social emotional learning will help equip your students with skills to become better learners and ultimately better people. This learning unit has been designed with children aged 3 to 4 years old in mind, and contains 10 games, drawing activities and crafts to engage learners**.**

Play and Purposes Feelings unit focuses on:

• Using picture books to share real life examples of how we can understand and express our emotions
• Practicing expressing feelings individually, in pairs, small groups, and as a whole class
• Learning about feelings, identifying them, and expressing them through playing games, writing, and creative expression

The 10 lessons included in this unit include 5 activity types:

• Read and React Group Lessons
• Play in a Small Group 
• Read and Respond Drawing
• Let’s Play All Together
• Craft and Create

The 2 week unit focuses on happiness and what feelings look like in those around us. Many lessons contain ways to scaffold the learning to your students and allow for the most learning to take place as possible! 

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