All Practices
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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.”
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.
Crumpled Reminder
Help students (or staff) understand that mistakes are important for learning and growing our intelligence.
The SEL 3 Signature Practices
A tool for fostering a supportive and equitable classroom and school environment and for promoting SEL.
Scientific Body Scan Visualization
Students practice appreciating the body’s processes in a deeply mindful way.
Make Fast Friends
Students establish and build friendships with classmates in a safe way.
Mindfully Creating Positive Relationships with Students
A short practice for mindfully exploring your emotional experience when you help a student
Loving-Kindness for Someone You Care About
Students mentally send good wishes to someone who is important to them.
A Moment for Me: A Self-Compassion Break for Teens
Students learn how to comfort themselves during stressful times.
Mindful Poetry Moments
A daily mindfulness and poetry appreciation practice for the whole school or a single classroom
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.
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