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Free SEL Activities

Are you looking for easy-to-implement, engaging social and emotional learning (SEL) activities designed for elementary or middle-school-aged youth, whether in classrooms or out-of-school programs? These activities may be small in scope but deliver a powerful impact. They provide you with an opportunity to engage your class or youth group in discussions about identity, empathy, belonging, compassion, and bravery, and will inspire students to take purposeful actions that foster positive change in their communities and beyond.

Grades: 3-5 | Time: 30 minutes
View Article: SEL Activity: New Year Holidays
Grades: 4-5 | Time: 30 minutes
View Article: SEL Activity: Authentic Invitations
Grades: 3-5 | Time: 30 minutes
View Article: SEL Activity: Same Situation, Different Perspectives
Grades 3-6 | 30-35 minutes
View Article: SEL Activity: I Am Poem
Grades 6-8 | 30 minutes
View Article: SEL Activity: Cast a Vote for You
Grades K-2 | 30 minutes
View Article: SEL Activity: Sharing is Caring: Ubuntu
Grades 6-8 | 30-35 minutes
View Article: SEL Activity: Who Do I Want to Be?
An elementary student recycles as part of a social and emotional learning activity.
Grades 4-5 | 20 minutes
View Article: SEL Activity: What and How to Recycle
Grades 3-5 | 20 minutes
View Article: SEL Activity: Feed the Soil
Grades 4-5 | 20 minutes
View Article: SEL Activity: Caring for the Ocean
Grades 6-8 | 30 minutes
View Article: SEL Activity: Challenge a Stereotype
A young boy is trying something new. In this SEL Activity, elementary students learn how to be brave and try something new.
Grades 3-5 | 30 minutes
View Article: SEL Activity: Try Something New

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