A collection of SEL lessons for upper elementary students that can be adapted for online learning

Check-in Circle for Community Building
Use the Circle process to build a sense of connection among students and staff by sharing moods, feelings, and moments of joy and pain.

Dear Abby: An SEL Kernels Practice for Third Grade
A discussion that uses scenarios to explore character and citizenship.

Dear Abby: An SEL Kernels Practice for Fourth Grade
A discussion that uses scenarios to explore character and citizenship.

Dear Abby: An SEL Kernels Practice for Fifth Grade
A discussion that uses scenarios to explore character and citizenship.

Drawing as a Way to Manage Emotions
Students experience drawing as a strategy that can help shift unpleasant emotions to calmer, more pleasant ones.

Feelings Circle: An SEL Kernels Practice for Third Grade
In a group meeting, students share their feelings while also building their feelings vocabulary and emotion knowledge.

Feelings Circle: An SEL Kernels Practice for Fourth Grade
In a group meeting, students share their feelings while also building their feelings vocabulary and emotion knowledge.

Feelings Circle: An SEL Kernels Practice for Fifth Grade
In a group meeting, students share their feelings while also building their feelings vocabulary and emotion knowledge.

Pleasant Events Calendar for Students
Help students plan enjoyable activities as a form of self-care

Three Good Things for Students
Students record three good things that happened to them each day for a week.

Understanding the Brain for Grades 4-7
Grade 4-7 students learn about the three parts of the brain that are involved with emotion regulation, attention, and learning.

Where We Stand
Students examine how they face everyday moral dilemmas and consider who and what influences their reactions when conflicts arise.