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Solutions for Social Emotional Learning & Executive Functioning

100+ Free Social Emotional Learning Resources

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Social and emotional learning, often known as SEL, is the process that helps kids learn critical skills, attitudes, and mindsets for social and emotional success. These skills cover five major areas: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationships, and responsible decision-making. It’s actually difficult to describe in just one sentence because SEL covers everything from building confidence and managing emotions to making friends and understanding ethical decision-making skills. These are truly the foundational skills that help kids to be successful in and out of school.

It’s important to note that SEL isn’t just one activity. It’s a philosophy that educators, administrators, and entire schools must adopt in order to help all kids build mental and emotional strength. Simply put, incorporating social emotional learning into classrooms helps kids thrive. Many educators might at first feel there is not enough time to add one more thing into the school day. Again, that’s why it’s important to think of SEL as something we integrate into what we’re already doing rather than something that gets “added on”. I created this list to help educators and schools have a starting point for integrating free SEL strategies and resources into their already-busy days. If you aren’t sure where to start, just choose one or two things. Help your learners build their confidence, learn strategies to cope with tough emotions, discuss what true friendship is, identify strategies for solving real-life problems, and so on.

Here are free social emotional learning resources:

PRINTABLE RESOURCES:

Self-Awareness:

• Social Emotional Learning Journal – Prompts focusing on understanding individual strengths and challenges.

• Positive Affirmations List – A list of 101 positive affirmations to build positive confidence and positive self-talk.

• Gratitude Activities – Quick activities that help kids recognize what they are thankful for.

• The Power of Yet Posters – Encourage students to use a growth mindset with these positive posters.

• Growth Mindset Task Cards – Use these task cards to help students learn they can accomplish their goals with hard work and grit.

Self-Management:

• Coping Strategies Challenge – Have students learn 30 coping strategies in 30 days to teach about managing emotions.

• Emotions Check-In – Worksheets for daily emotions check-ins.

• Coping Strategies Notebook – A tool that helps kids to practice and use their coping strategies when they need them.

• Anger Management Worksheets – An anger log to help kids track their triggers for anger.

• Calming Posters – Simple calming posters for a calm down area that remind kids to relax and breathe.

• Motivation Workbook – Workbook to help students learn strategies for motivation and completing tasks.

• Homework Binder – Resource that helps students organize their binders and have a dedicated spot for homework.

• Coping Strategies List – List of 100 different coping strategies kids can use to manage emotions.

• Executive Functioning Workbook – Set of workbook pages that target skills like time management and organization.

• Mindfulness Coloring – Free coloring worksheets to help encourage mindfulness.

• Executive Functioning Poster – Visual reference to help kids and young adults remember critical executive functioning skills, including organization and planning.

Social Awareness:

• Kindness Activity – Quick lesson and kindness challenge to promote a positive climate.

• Conversation Skills Lessons – Lessons for teaching and practicing conversation skills.

• Perspective-Taking Lessons – Lessons focusing on teaching how to perspective-take and develop empathy.

• Tolerance and Acceptance Pledge – Have students take a pledge to help them learn to accept others who are different from them.

Relationships:

• Getting to Know You Questions – Free list of over 30 questions to help kids get to know each other and build positive relationships.

• Conversation Starters – Over 20 printable cards to start meaningful discussions.

• Working with Others – Teach students explicitly how to effectively work with others in partners and groups.

Decision-Making:

• Social Problem-Solving Task Cards – Task cards that highlight real social problems for kids to discuss and identify ways to solve.

• Student of the Month Awards – Awards that help build your classroom community by helping kids feel recognized.

• How Big is My Problem Task Cards – Activity cards and situations that help students identify problems and challenges.

BLOG POSTS:

• Teaching Social Emotional Skills with a Journal
• 25 Ways to Integrate Social Emotional Learning
• Art Activities for Social Emotional Learning
• Helping Kids with Social Emotional Needs
• How to Make a Coping Strategies Wheel
• 13 Ways to Avoid Power Struggles
• Why Positive Self-Talk is Worth It
• Teaching Social Problem Solving with a Free Activity
• 10 Mindfulness Activities You Can Try Today

APPS & WEBSITES FOR KIDS:

• Everyday Speech Social Skills Games (social awareness, relationships, decision-making) – Interactive online games for social skills, including conversation skills, school behavior, problem solving, and more.
• Breathe, Think, Do (self-management, decision-making) – Use with younger learners to help practice deep breathing and problem-solving skills.
• Go Noodle (self-management) – Hundreds of videos to help kids take a brain break and practice mindfulness.
• Headspace: Guided Meditation & Mindfulness (self-awareness, self-management) – This app provides meditation exercises with a coach that helps you learn as you go.
• The Mindfulness App (self-awareness, self-management) – A mindfulness app that helps you become more present in your daily life with guided and silent meditation sessions.
• Learn Social Skills (social awareness, relationships) – Use video lessons and readings to help kids learn skills.
• Aware (self-awareness, self-management) – This app leads you through daily mindfulness meditation techniques, including energizing activities and breathing practice.
• Stop Breathe & Think: Meditate (self-awareness, self-management) – Tailored to your specific emotions, this app helps you take a break and reduce stress through meditation.
• Listening Skills (social awareness, relationships) – Strategies for becoming an active listener.
• MyCalmBeat (self-awareness, self-management) – This app provides training and practice in slow, deep breathing for stress reduction.
• Breathe (self-management) – An app that assists in controlling your breathing.
• Gratitude Journal  (self-awareness, self-management) – This app helps you focus on the positive by identifying what you are thankful for each day.
• Kids Coping Skill Puzzle (self-management) – Build a puzzle while sorting between positive and negative coping skills.
• Affirmation Reminder  (self-awareness) – Select from a list of positive affirmations or make your own to add as reminders.
• ColorMe (self-awareness, self-management) – Free coloring app to help reduce stress.

WEBSITES FOR EDUCATORS:

• CASEL – Everything from basic information to detailed research surrounding SEL.
• Edutopia – Several articles and ideas for integrating SEL into the classroom.
• Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning – Tons of free resources to get you started.
• Education Week Webinar – Detailed information about how teachers can build social-emotional learning skills.
• Social and Emotional Learning Standards – Detailed information and links about which states have adopted SEL standards.
• NoVo Foundation – Information and strategies for SEL.
• Social Emotional Learning: What Is SEL and Why It Matters
• Social Emotional Learning: Trish Shaffer Ted Talk
• The Heart-Brain Connection: The Neuroscience of Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning
• 5 Keys to Social and Emotional Learning Success
• The Five Social and Emotional Competencies
• An Introduction to Social and Emotional Learning
• Social and Emotional Learning: A Schoolwide Approach
• Social and Emotional Learning in Action

CLASSROOM STRATEGIES:

• Hold a morning meeting. Use this time to check-in with students, review expectations, and start the day.
• Do a check-in and check-out with specific students in need to monitor their social-emotional needs.
• Build strong relationships from the start.
• Model and discuss social skills, highlighting them throughout the day.
• Use literature to highlight social and emotional skills.
• Incorporate consequences that give back to the community instead of punishments.

READ ALOUDS:

Note that these books aren’t free, but it is always free to borrow from your local library, so I wanted to share them!

• How Do I Feel? by Norma Simon (ages 2 to 7)
• Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee (ages 3 to 8)
• Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman (ages 4 to 8)
• Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell (ages 5 to 8)
• When I Feel Frustrated by Marcia Leonard (ages 2 to 6)
• Super George and the Invisible Shield by Laurie P. Mendoza (ages 7 to 11)
• Know and Follow Rule by Cheri Meiners (ages 3 to 6)
• There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi (ages 3 to 7)
• When I Care About Others by Cornelia Maude Spelman (ages 5 to 7)
• Can You Tell How Someone Feels by Nita Everly (ages 3 to 6)
• Hugo and the Bully Frogs by Francesca Simon (ages 3 to 7)
• Can You Be a Friend? by Nita Everly (ages 3 to 6)
• We Are Best Friends by Aliki (ages 4 to 7)
• You’re All My Favorites by Sam McBratney (ages 5 to 7)
• I Did It, I’m Sorry by Caralyn Buehner (ages 5 to 8)
• The Decisive Dolphin by Efrat Haddi (ages 3 to 8)
• Someday by Eileen Spinelli (ages 4 to 8)

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Follow these boards, hashtags, and people for information on SEL:

• Pathway 2 Success – FB is one of the first places I share new ideas!
• School Psyched, Your School Psychologist – Great social and emotional ideas for all educators.
• Social Emotional Learning – Public FB group focused on sharing SEL ideas.
• Pathway 2 Success – Many of my boards target SEL skills.
• Books for Social Emotional Learning – A board focused on reading materials for SEL.
• Social Emotional Learning – Entire board focused on emotions, social skills, and more.
• Social Skills Group – A collaborative board with resources for social group ideas.
• Social Emotional Resources for Elementary – Another collaborative board focused on elementary kids.
• Pathway 2 Success  – I love sharing ideas, resources, and freebies on IG!
• #socialemotionallearning – Follow this hashtag for SEL ideas and more.
• Pathway 2 Success – Twitter is a great professional network to share ideas.
• Brain Mendler – Amazing educator and presenter who brings on thoughtful conversations.
• #socialemotionallearning – Follow this hashtag for SEL ideas and strategies.
• #sel – Another hashtag to follow.

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October 21, 2018 at 5:18 pm

Looks interesting.

November 4, 2018 at 9:30 pm

I can say enough about how incredible this is! We have a built in SEL time at my school this year and can’t wait to try many of these FREE activities. Thank you!

March 19, 2020 at 11:24 pm

Thank you for this amazing collection of resources!! I really appreciate all of your hard work and willingness to share!!

July 23, 2020 at 3:31 pm

Thank you for the resources. PK has been doing SEL for a few years now through Frog Street Press and it is amazing.

September 6, 2020 at 3:17 pm

I am a 50 year old first year teacher and these resources are incredible. I am truly grateful. Thank you for your hard work.

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Enhancing a classroom social competence and problem-solving curriculum by offering parent training to families of moderate- to high-risk elementary school children

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The Incredible Years parent and classroom interventions were evaluated for the first time in elementary schools. Culturally diverse, socioeconomically disadvantaged schools were randomly assigned to intervention or control (CON). In intervention schools, all children received a 2-year classroom intervention beginning in kindergarten. In addition, indicated children were randomly assigned to also receive parent training (PT + CR) or only the classroom intervention (CR). PT + CR mothers reported that, following intervention, children showed fewer externalizing problems and more emotion regulation than CR or CON children. Observations showed that child-mother bonding was stronger in the PT + CR condition than in the CON condition, and PT + CR mothers were significantly more supportive and less critical than CR or CON mothers. Teachers reported that PT + CR mothers were significantly more involved in school and that children in the PT + CR and the CR conditions had significantly fewer externalizing problems than in the CON condition.

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71+ Free Social Problem-Solving Scenarios

Do you have kiddos who struggle with their social problem-solving skills? Teach your students the simple process of how to solve a problem along with having them review how well their solution worked or didn’t work.

Why Teach Problem Solving Skills?

Learning to problem solve is an essential skill that is used not only throughout childhood but also into adulthood. Social problem solving is the ability to change or adapt to undesirable situations that arise throughout our day.

On a daily basis, a child will encounter social problems that they will need to solve.

Anything from:

• arguing with another student
• to hurting a friend’s feelings
• to having a difficult conversation
• working with others

Start with Small Problems

Many of the “problems” children encounter are often small problems which the child may be over-reacting to, such as wanting a different coloring crayon or wanting to be first in line, however, these small problems are still very real to the child.

Practicing problem-solving with these small problems can be a great learning opportunity. Children can practice problem-solving with a small problem which can help them learn how to handle bigger problems in the future.

Problem Solving Importance

Social problem-solving skills are critical to a child’s social interactions, personal and professional relationships. A child’s ability to handle change, cope with stress, and handle challenges improves with a child’s ability to successfully solve social problems.

The ultimate goal is that the child will be able to solve social problems all on their own, but until they can independently solve a problem they will need to learn how to communicate and self-advocate to positively solve their problems.  

Steps to Problem Solving

Children can be taught how to problem solve through a guided process of breaking down the problem and using simple steps to solve the problem.

Learning specific steps to problem-solving can allow children to remember how to solve a problem when they become overwhelmed or stressed.

Although learning to solve a problem independently can take some time and practice it is well worth the investment to have a child who can eventually solve most social situations in a positive manner on their own.

What we learnt about solving problems is don't freak out, if one thing doesn't work , try something else out. And work together as a team. #melthammathsweek #MELTHAMPUPILVOICE @problemsolveit pic.twitter.com/iVm1Im4Aue — yr6melthamce (@yr6melthamce) February 4, 2019

Problem Solving Form

Teach your students the 4 steps to becoming a social problem-solver.

• Identify the problem. For instance, start by having your student identify the social problem.
• Create three solutions. Also, have your student come up with three different solutions that they could use to solve the problem that they identified.
• Identify the consequences. Then, identify the consequence for each individual solution.
• Pick the best solution.  Lastly, have your student identify which of their three solutions is the best choice Then have your student put into words why they think that solution is the best solution.

Problem Solving Review Form

After your students go through the social problem-solver have them use the social problem-solving review form.

• What happened.  For instance, after your student tried their solution have them explain what happened next.
• Review the results. Also, have your student identify whether or not their solution got them the results they wanted.
• Use this solution again. Furthermore, have your student identify whether or not they would use this solution again in the future to solve the same or similar problem.
• What would you do differently? Finally, have your student explain what they would do differently if they didn’t get the results they wanted or if they wouldn’t use that solution again in the future.

71+ Social Problem Scenarios + 6 Blank Scenarios

Use the 71 social problem-solving scenarios to have your students get great experience practicing how to solve a social problem.

Also, included are 6 blank scenarios. Then laminate them so you can use them over and over again. Therefore, create social problems that the student experiences and needs help solving.

Wordless Video teaching Problem Solving

Watch this super cute wordless animation with your students and have them discuss the problem they see and how to best solve the problem.

Use this as a fun practice example to get your students started towards learning how to problem-solve.

Demonstrate Through Modeling

Model and discuss empathy.

First and foremost, children need to understand how another person might be feeling in a given situation in order to become a good social problem solver. The student needs to learn how to “stand in someone else’s shoes” for a little bit.

One way you can work on this skill is during the reading time you can focus on how a particular character in the story might be feeling.

Ask questions, such as:

• “How do they feel right now?”
• “How would you feel in that same situation?”
• “Why do you think they feel that way?”

Model Problem-Solving Skills as the Teacher

When you are faced with a problem you can solve the problem by thinking aloud for the students to hear how you solve a problem.

You can state the problem, then come up with possible solutions, then identify the possible consequences to each solution, then pick and explain why a solution is the best option.

For example, you could say, “I was hoping to take the class outside for a stress walk around the track before the reading test, but the problem is that it is raining outside. I could still take you outside, but then you will get wet, or we could walk the halls, but then we’d have to be really quiet because there are other classes learning, or we could just skip the walk and take the reading test, but then you might not do as well on the test. I think based on all of those solutions the best solution will be to walk the hallway, but you guys will have to promise to be quiet so that we don’t disrupt other classes.

Modeling the problem-solving process can be very helpful for the students to watch, observe, and later implement themselves.

Teach Communication

Have students communicate how they are feeling.

Teaching your students to share their emotions in a respectful way can improve their ability to problem-solve.

Have students use an “I” sentence frame, such as, “I feel _____ (insert feeling word) when _____ (identify what made you feel that way).”

For example, “I felt sad when Jackson broke my favorite pencil” or “I was mad when I wasn’t picked to be first in line.”

This way students can communicate how they are feeling using honest and open communication. Teaching students to appropriately communicate their emotions can help solve some social problems from the beginning.

Encourage Independency

Encourage your student to problem solve.

If your student is struggling to problem solve independently encourage them to do so using open-ended questions.

• “How could you fix this problem?”
• “What would be a fair solution?”
• “What would happen if you used that solution?”

Let the Student try to Problem Solve Independently

Give your students the space to try and solve their own problems using the guided strategies. Try not to come running to their rescue for every little problem.

Some problems are small and a great opportunity for the student to learn and practice. If an adult does all of the problem solving for a student then what are they really learning?

Give your students the time and space they need to practice solving small problems on their own. Of course, if it is a bigger or more serious problem then have an adult help guide the problem-solving process.

Tell an Adult

Remind your students that there are still some problems that are too big for them to solve on their own and that it is okay to get help from an adult to solve big problems.

For example, if the student doesn’t feel safe, someone is being hurt physically or emotionally, or if they tried to solve a problem independently but it didn’t work and they need help. Let them know that it’s okay to tell an adult.

Teach How to Disagree and How to Make Up

Discuss how to disagree respectfully.

Remind your student that they won’t always agree with their teacher, friends, classmate, or parents and that’s okay. Even the people we like might have different opinions, interests, and likes than we do.

However, even if we disagree with someone we should still treat them with respect. Treating someone with respect means to not call them names, ignore them, yell or hit them. It means that you do try to create solutions that both parties can agree with and to apologize when we hurt others’ feelings.

Role-Play How to Make Up

Practice in everyday life how to make up after a social problem .

Students are really having to stretch their brains today. It's @NSPCC #NumberDay and @problemsolveit are challenging Y9 and 10 to solve the escape room boxes. It's not as easy as it looks! The promise of a few sweet treats for the winners seems to be helping though! pic.twitter.com/AxRRJnJIv2 — CongletonHS (@CongletonHS) February 2, 2018

Be sure to get your free social problem solver today below! I hope you and your students love this freebie.

Have your students use task card scenarios to help them identify how they and others might feel in different social scenarios. Be sure to discuss the problem, identify possible solutions, identify the consequences of those possible solutions, and then based on those consequences pick the best solution.

Make social problem-solving a game by telling the students that they are social detectives and that it is their job to use what they know about social rules to help them identify the possible and best solutions.

Start practicing today with 71+ free social problem social task cards! Do your students need more practice?

Be sure to check out my other freebie for 31 wordless animated videos to teach problem-solving and so much more.

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Get More Problem Solving Time Saving Materials

Next, be sure to check out the following time-saving materials to continue to teach your students how to solve their social problems in addition to this freebie.

Weekly Social Pragmatics Homework

• Weekly problem-solving.   Send home a  weekly homework page  that includes a problem-solving scenario plus an idiom and a conversational practice scenario.

Restorative Justice Problem Solving Flip Book

• Restorative justice graphic visual.  Use this graphic visual to help your student  restore a social relationship  after a social problem.

Self-Advocating Role-Play Scenarios

• Self-advocating in high school.  Teach your high schoolers the process to  self-advocate  for what they need.

5th-12th Grade Life Skills Problem Solving

• Life skills problem-solving.  In addition, this  life skills differentiated bundle  includes a problem-solving lesson plan.

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I Can Problem Solve provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades Pre-K-5 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness at grade 1. Translated materials for the preschool and kindergarten levels as well as the parent program are available in Spanish.

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• Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
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• Self-report tools for monitoring implementation
• Observational tools
• Tools for measuring student success

Evidence of effectiveness

Results from a randomized controlled trial conducted in the 1997-1998 school year (published in 2002) supported the effectiveness of I Can Problem Solve for early elementary school students. This evaluation included 578 grade 1 students enrolled in multiple rural schools in the U.S. West region (87% white; sample was largely middle class). Students who participated in the program had greater growth in teacher-reported self-regulation (i.e., decreases in impulsivity, hyperactivity, aggressive, disruptive behaviors) and in student-reported school bonding (i.e., engagement and student-teacher relationship quality) compared to students in the control group (nine months after baseline, analyses controlled for outcome pretest).

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• Improved academic performance
• Reduced emotional distress
• Improved identity development and agency
• Reduced problem behaviors
• Improved school climate
• Improved school connectedness
• Improved social behaviors
• Improved teaching practices
• Improved other SEL skills and attitudes

How does I Can Problem Solve support SEL implementation across multiple settings?

“The I Can Problem Solve (ICPS) program teaches students to recognize that when there is a problem, there is a process they can call upon to solve it. With support materials across settings, the ICPS problem solving approach creates consistent communication between adults and youth by engaging students as active participants, not passive recipients. ”

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Kumpfer, K. L., Alvarado, R., Tait, C., & Turner, C. (2002). Effectiveness of school-based family and children’s skills training for substance abuse prevention among 6-8-year-old rural children.  Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 16 (4S), S65-S71.

• Other references

Boyle, D., & Hassett-Walker, C. (2008). Reducing Overt and Relational Aggression Among Young Children: The Results from a Two-Year Outcome Study.  Journal of School Violence, 7 (1), 27-42.

Feis, C. L., & Simons, C. (1985). Training Preschool Children in Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving Skills: A Replication. Prevention in Human Services, 3 (4), 59-70.

Gaete, J., Nejaz, L., Otegui, M., & Perry, R. (2019). Mental Health Prevention in Preschool Children: study protocol for a feasibility and acceptability randomised controlled trial of a culturally adapted version of I Can Problem Solve (ICPS) program in Chile. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA.  Trials, 20,  158.

Shure, M. B., & Spivack, G. (1982). Interpersonal problem-solving in young children: A cognitive approach to prevention. American  Journal of Community Psychology, 10 (3), 341-356.

Shure, M. B., & Spivack, G. (1980). Interpersonal problem solving as a mediator of behavioral adjustment in preschool and kindergarten children.  Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 1 (1), 29-44.

Shure, M. B., & Spivack, G. (1979). Interpersonal cognitive problem solving and primary prevention: Programming for preschool and kindergarten children.  Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 8 (2), 89-94.

Introducing Al’s Pals, an Evidence-Based, Social–Emotional Curriculum Designed for Young Children

Teaching Strategies has been committed to providing educators with innovative, research-backed resources to help build a strong social–emotional foundation for our youngest learners for over 40 years.

While this has always been a key component of all of our solutions, stress from the pandemic—combined with school and childcare closures—has magnified concerns for children who have experienced trauma, especially our most vulnerable children, and elevated the importance of providing all young children with opportunities for positive social–emotional development.

Young children need resiliency now, more than ever.

“The global pandemic has exacerbated daily stress for so many of our youngest learners—putting social–emotional learning at the forefront for early childhood educators,” said Breeyn Mack, Vice President of Education at Teaching Strategies.  “We know the undeniable power of strong relationships between nurturing adults and our children. By translating the best of child development research and learning science into easy-to-use resources for educators and families, we can help strengthen relationships that build resiliency and mitigate the setbacks children may experience in these extraordinary times.”

A New Social–Emotional Offering

That’s why Teaching Strategies is pleased to announce that Al’s Pals , a nationally recognized and evidence-based comprehensive social–emotional learning curriculum and professional development program designed to meet the specific needs of preschool children, is now part of the Teaching Strategies family.

Teachers using Al’s Pals will help develop the foundation children need for success in school and life by promoting social–emotional skills such as self-control, problem-solving, relationship building, and healthy decision-making in children ages 3-6.

Through developmentally appropriate, puppet-based lessons; impactful teaching approaches; and engaging family resources, Al’s Pals classrooms

• help young children regulate their own feelings and behavior, allowing educators more time for creative teaching by reducing the need for discipline;
• teach conflict resolution and peaceful problem-solving;
• create caring, cooperative, respectful, empathic, responsible classroom environments;
• promote appreciation of differences, adaptability, and positive social relationships;
• prevent and address bullying behavior; and
• convey clear messages about the harms of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

Highly regarded as an evidence-based model prevention program, Al’s Pals is endorsed by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning.

The easy-to-implement curriculum is based on resiliency frameworks and aligned to the Teaching Strategies objectives for development and learning, the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), and the Pyramid Model for Supporting SE Competence in Infants and Young Children.

Al’s Pals is part of Teaching Strategies’ broader SEL program, which integrates professional learning, evidence-based curriculum, robust family engagement resources, formative assessment, and digital accessibility.

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We Thinkers! Volume 2 Social Problem Solvers Deluxe Package

We Thinkers! Series

Authors: Ryan Hendrix , Kari Zweber Palmer , Nancy Tarshis , Michelle Garcia Winner

Building on the core social concepts and vocabulary introduced in We Thinkers! Volume 1: Social Explorers , multiple award-winning Volume 2 provides the structure, curriculum, storybooks, and support materials to teach executive functioning and social problem solving to neurotypical children ages 4–7 in a classroom setting, as well as to Neurodivergent students who might have social emotional learning differences and/or challenges. Includes our groundbreaking Group Collaboration, Play and Problem Solving (GPS) Scale, observation and scoring tools, and related differentiated play activities. Five storybooks introduce five Social Thinking® Vocabulary and concepts: hidden rules and expected and unexpected behavior , smart guess , flexible and stuck thinking , size of the problem , and sharing an imagination . Use only after Volume 1 !

• Ages: Ages 4-7 Curriculum & Storybooks
• Format: Paperback
• Published: 2016

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Stepping Stones to Solving Life’s Everyday Social Problems

• POWER-Solving®: Stepping Stones to Solving Life’s Everyday Social Problems is designed to teach children and adolescents to become independent problem-solvers via a hands-on, user-friendly, positive-practice, interactive approach.
• Through the use of child- and adolescent-friendly, engaging materials, which rely heavily on visual cues and supports, participants gain the “tools” necessary to successfully problem-solve – tools they can use to solve various challenging social situations at school, home and in the community.
• POWER-Solving® is a carefully thought-out and tested tool for teaching students the critical skills they need. It has been applied successfully in classrooms, summer programs, clinical settings and home environments.

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Social Decision Making/Social Problem Solving (SDM/SPS)

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SELect PROGRAMS

The designation indicates that a program is evidence-based; well-designed and classroom-based program that systematically promotes students’ social and emotional competence, provides opportunities for practice, and offers multiyear programming; and delivers high-quality training and other implementation supports.

This book is an approved Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program. It presents a thoroughly tested and effective approach for helping students succeed in middle school. At this critical point in their lives, young adolescents can move in a positive and hopeful direction, or they can enter into a negative, downward spiral.

SDM/SPS provides students with basic school survival skills and strategies for responsible decision making and problem solving. It is designed for use with a broad spectrum of learners, including those with emotional and behavioral disorders. Helps reduce school violence, foster social and emotional intelligence, improve academic effort and attention, develop multicultural perspectives, and prevent at-risk students from giving up. Also provides strategies for encouraging parent involvement and for implementing a school-community service project. Includes assessment tools for tracking progress.

The manual includes numerous reproducible worksheets available as a download.

Awards/Recognitions

SDM/SPS has been recognized as:

• Select Evidence-Based Social-Emotional Learning Program, CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning)
• Statewide Model Program for Substance Abuse Prevention, New Jersey State Department of Education
• Promising Program, Expert Panel, U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
• Exemplary Evidence-Based, School-Based Learning Program, NASP (National Association of School Psychologists)
• Model Promising Program, OJJDP (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)

Book Review

“The authors introduce step-by-step strategies to engage students in activities that will build, as the title suggests, social problem solving skills. . . . The lessons are geared toward teaching skills for self-control, social awareness, group participation, decision-making, and problem-solving. . . . Included are specific lesson plans, replete with worksheets and recommended readings, which incorporate opportunities to increase critical thinking exercises into History, Social Studies, or English literature units. Two units on Media Literacy could easily be integrated into classroom curriculum as well. But what would likely be considered the crème-de-la-crème of this program would be the successful collaboration of home and school.”

—Carol P. Schiavo, New York School Psychologist

“Using strategies such as metacognition, practice exercises, self-talk, body awareness, and aligning these topics with academic subjects to maximize generalization, this work brings the best and latest research for teaching students how to navigate complex interpersonal and intrapersonal challenges. . . . SDM/SPS for any of the grade levels will be valuable for those making the leap to classroom guidance and want a well rounded program that addresses social, academic, and mood management skills.”

—Lynn Merlone, NH School Counselor Newsletter

Training and Workshops

In-service training, consultation, or workshops by the developers of the SDM/SPS program can be provided for your school, facility, or organization. For more information and available dates, please contact:

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care Behavioral Research and Training Institute 151 Centennial Avenue Suite 1140 Piscataway, NJ 08854 Phone: (732)-235-9280 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.ubhc.rutgers.edu/sdm/services

Part 1—Development and Pedagogy of Early Adolescents

• Developmental Issues and Key Skills for Social and Academic Growth
• The Pedagogy for Building Lasting Skills

Part 2—Basic Skills for Sound Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Effective Studying

• A Short Course or Time-Limited Group on Social Decision Making and Social Problem Solving
• Transition to the New Learning Tasks of Middle School: Organizational and Study Skills Activities

Part 3—Applications to Academic Content Areas and Group Counseling Formats

• Applying a Social Decision Making Approach to Social Studies, Current Events, and History to Promote Citizenship and Community Service
• Building Social Problem Solving and Social Decision Making Skills Through Literature Analysis
• Prepare Your Students to Understand and Use the Tools of Media Literacy and Social Decision Making

Supplemental Activity—Videotaping Feedback on BEST for Skill-Building Practice

• A School-Community Environmental Service Project to Promote Social Decision Making Skills

Part 4—Supporting Your Efforts in Building Students’ SDM/SPS Skills

• Parent Involvement and Engagement in Middle School: Communicating, Collaborating, Connecting
• Promoting a Multicultural Perspective in Students
• Tools for Monitoring and Evaluating Middle School Programs
• Put-Down Tracker
• Put-Down Pain Scale
• Keep Calm Procedure
• BEST Procedure
• Trigger Situations for Others
• Trigger Situations for Me
• Trouble Tracker (Short-Answer)
• Trouble Tracker (Open-Ended)
• Steps in FIG TESPN
• FIG TESPN: My Social Problem Solver
• Organizing and Cleaning Out Your Locker
• Organization and Study Skills Student Feedback Form
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• Creating Your Own Study Skills Skit
• Making Decisions About Important Events
• Creating a Newspaper Article
• Social Decision Making Chart
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• Linking Present and Past Problems
• FIG TESPN: A Strategy for Everyday Decision Making and Problem Solving
• Literature Analysis: SDM/SPS Questions
• Advertising Appeals
• Viewing Commercials
• Planning Commercials
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• FIG TESPN: Steps in Social Decision Making
• Critical Thinking Guide for the Media
• Outline for the Video Critique Club
• Group Leader’s Game Plan
• Social Decision Making Discussion on Environmental Problems
• Committee Meeting Summary Form
• Planning Interdisciplinary Projects (PIP)
• Presentation Planning and Selection
• Guidelines for Reading and for Leading Discussions
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• SDM/SPS Content Check
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• Student Opinion of SDM/SPS Activities
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• Teacher/Leader Opinion of SDM/SPS Activities
• Student Evaluation Form for Use in Assessing SDM/SPS Readiness Skills
• Student Evaluation Form for Use in Assessing SDM/SPS Skills
• Adult Assessment of Student SDM/SPS Skills
• SDM/SPS Trainers’ Program Planning Guide
• SDM/SPS Evaluation Planner
• Sample Classroom Constitution
• Sample Environmental Goals and Action Strategies
• Sample Committee Meeting Summary
• Meeting of the Town of Gar-Baj
• Sample Refrigerator Note
• Sample Schedule for an EIP Circle
• Sample Lessons: Putting Down Put-Downs: Help Students Talk to Each Other in More Civil Ways ; How to Be a Good Decision Maker and Problem Solver: FIG TESPN ;

Outcome Data: Four major evaluation studies have been conducted in 1986, 1991, 1997 and 2007 in additional to a wide range of additional evaluations nationally and internationally.

• An increase in student engagement and effort in school.
• Significant decrease in aggressive and delinquent behaviors, as compared with an increase in control schools.
• Increased connectedness and more positive school relationships.
• In 1997, children trained in SDM/PS made substantial gains in interpersonal sensitivity, problem analysis and planning.
• In 1991, a longitudinal study of students exposed to the program in elementary and middle school showed higher levels of positive pro-social behavior and decreased anti-social, self destructive and socially disordered behavior then controls. Controls scored significantly higher in vandalism, physical aggression and more negative self identity and peer acceptance. Across grades male controls showed significantly higher rates of buying alcohol/providing alcohol, girls in control groups used more tobacco.
• In 1986, results showed that students participating were better at coping with stressors and adjusting to middle school then controls.

In the video below, Research Press author Maurice Elias discusses the positive impact of promoting social emotional learning (SEL) and character development with Christopher De Michele at Rutgers University (you may also view the 48-minute interview and discussion at vimeo.com ):

Reproducible forms and handouts for this title are available on our downloads page .

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