Social Emotional Learning Games and Activities – SEL Skills Lessons
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Description
This collection of social emotional learning games is designed to cultivate SEL skills through the magic of play! In this resource, you’ll find five carefully crafted games that integrate fun and learning to help your students develop their social awareness, decision-making abilities, and interpersonal skills. These games encourage collaboration, critical thinking, and emotional resilience in students.
Let the games (and learning) begin!
Great news! The games included in this resource address 5 different social and emotional learning competencies. These include:
- Self-Awareness
- Self-Management
- Relationship Skills
- Social Awareness
- Responsible Decision-Making
Purpose of SEL GAMES
Using games to teach social emotional learning (SEL) skills offers several benefits for students, including…
- Hands-on learning
- A safe and controlled learning environment
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Increased motivation
- Active engagement
- Critical thinking
- Immediate feedback
- Experiences with various learning styles
- Positive interactions with peers
Social Emotional Learning Games Included:
EMPATHY CHAIRS: Students will rotate around a circle of chairs and they land on an emotion card that will prompt sharing.
POPCORN: As a class, students will “pop” into the air in a random order. This no-prep, no-copy game is a great way to practice impulse control.
TEAM CHALLENGES: Working in teams, students will rotate to 5 different stations and solve challenges.
MATCH UP: Students will work on perspective-taking as they try to match situations to corresponding emotions.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?: Students engage in a scenario-based game where they need to make decisions.
IDEAS:
You can use the games in a variety of ways and in many different settings. The SEL games are very versatile. They can work in a variety of ways!
- Warm-Ups
- Community-Building Activities
- Targeted SEL Lessons
- Extensions to SEL reading passages
- Enrichment Activities
This resource includes:
- Detailed teacher guide
- SEL Games Overview with skills and time
- Detailed Lesson for each SEL game – Includes objective, materials, set-up, game, discussion points, and debrief
- Materials needed for each game including activity cards, tasks, station directions, and record sheets
- All Answer Keys
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