All Practices
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Brain Games for "Focus Power": A Set of SEL Kernels Practices
Introduce students to “Focus Power,” or the ability to sustain attention and ignore distractions when needed.
Hocus Pocus, Everybody Focus: An SEL Kernels Brain Game
A game to cultivate students’ focus and attention by listening carefully and remembering the right motion
Brain Games: A Set of SEL Kernels Practices
Students practice and build executive function skills in whole-class games.
Brain Games for "Remember Power": A Set of SEL Kernels Practices
Introduce students to “Remember Power,” or the ability to keep track of, update, and use information over short periods of time.
Hot Potato: An SEL Kernels Brain Game
A game to develop students’ memory and attention by remembering what you’re supposed to do while doing a different motion.
Cool Kid: An SEL Kernels Practice for Second Grade
A routine for celebrating each student in your class
Cool Kid: An SEL Kernels Practice for First Grade
A routine for celebrating each student in your class
Crumpled Reminder
Help students (or staff) understand that mistakes are important for learning and growing our intelligence.
Cool Kid: An SEL Kernels Practice for Kindergarten
A routine for celebrating each student in your class
The SEL 3 Signature Practices
A tool for fostering a supportive and equitable classroom and school environment and for promoting SEL.
Mindfully Creating Positive Relationships with Students
A short practice for mindfully exploring your emotional experience when you help a student
Rhyming Body Scan for Young Children
Students practice noticing body sensations and relaxing body parts.
Mindful Seeing for Elementary Students
Students pay close attention to the experience of seeing while observing an object.
Mindful Music Moments
A daily mindfulness and music appreciation practice for the whole school or a single classroom
Reflecting on SEL Skills
Students discuss the SEL skills touched upon during the activity in which they have just participated.
Strategies for Increasing the Use of SEL Skills
A list of strategies for making explicit connections to SEL skills throughout the day in order to reinforce students’ practice of skills
Mindful Listening for Students
Students learn to notice sounds, their beginnings and endings, and the silent spaces between each sound.
Making Families Feel Welcome
Simple ways for teachers, principals, and staff members to help families of all backgrounds feel welcome in the school community
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