All Practices
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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 Fifth Grade
A routine for celebrating each student in your class
Cool Kid: An SEL Kernels Practice for Fourth Grade
A routine for celebrating each student in your class
Cool Kid: An SEL Kernels Practice for Third 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.
Who Are Your Heroes?
Through stories, discussion, and creative presentations about true heroes, students foster their compassion for others and see brave community involvement as an admirable, heroic way of life.
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.
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.
Mindfully Creating Positive Relationships with Students
A short practice for mindfully exploring your emotional experience when you help a student
Stepping Up Family Engagement Through Dance
Ideas for promoting family involvement through the joy of dance
The World is a Dance
Students use dance to learn about the world and celebrate diversity.
Getting to Know Each Other Through Dance
Students practice their social skills with each other while learning a new dance move
Four Corners
An interactive learning strategy that helps students clarify their own ideas and hear other perspectives—while getting them out of their seats.
Carousel Brainstorming
A cooperative learning technique that engages all students’ participation through movement, discussion, and communication of ideas.
Loving-Kindness for Someone You Care About
Students mentally send good wishes to someone who is important to them.
Mindful Poetry Moments
A daily mindfulness and poetry appreciation practice for the whole school or a single classroom
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