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Welcome to Greater Good in Education, a free resource hub for educators from UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. Learn how to build happier, kinder schools and classrooms where everyone belongs—browse our collection of over 400 free, research-based practices for educators and students.
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Featured Practices
Is Fair, Fair?
Learn the difference between equality and equity
Truth or Tale?
A fun and quick game about honesty
Creating Space for Forgiveness by Letting Go of Anger
Students brainstorm ideas for coping with anger as a first step to forgiveness.
Best Possible Self
Students imagine their lives at 40. (Purpose Challenge Practice #5)
36 Questions to Help Kids Make Friends
A fun, fast way for students to develop close friendships
Brain Games for "Stop and Think Power": A Set of SEL Kernels Practices
Introduce students to “Stop and Think Power,” or the ability to control impulses and to “think before you act.”
Assessing Your School Climate
Identify and reflect on the attitudes and behaviors that members of the school community are exposed to every day at school.
Making Families Feel Welcome
Simple ways for teachers, principals, and staff members to help families of all backgrounds feel welcome in the school community
Gratitude Interview
Students interview an older person about gratitude, deepening their own understanding of gratitude.
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