Seasonal Social Emotional Self-Esteem Growth Mindset Activities Worksheets Games

Teach social emotional learning all year with this seasonal bundle of SEL activities in your kindergarten, first grade, or second grade classroom! The mini-lessons, worksheets, games, and activities fit into your sel curriculum and teach critical social skills, growth mindset, responsibility, self-esteem, self-regulation, happiness, kindness, friendship, and more throughout the year.

⭐Get ready to maximize your SEL block with the mind+heart Social Emotional Learning Seasonal Bundle! The seasonal, themed lessons and activities are the perfect companions to your school lesson plans and your existing social emotional learning curriculum!

⭐No more wasting your precious teacher planning time looking for the RIGHT seasonal activities that also teach social-emotional skills. This bundle has mini-lessons and tons of activities ready for you to grab and go!

⭐Turn your SEL time into meaningful, structured opportunities to support your students and help them develop the most important skills they need in life (the social-emotional ones)!

⭐Children will participate in meaningful classroom discussions, partner and group activities that build connection, and participate in fun, engaging activities that build emotional awareness and social skills.

SAVE $$$ by buying the seasonal SEL resources separately! The entire mind+heart Seasonal SEL bundle is valued at over $60. Buy the bundle NOW for 50% off!

What does the mind+heart SEL Seasonal Bundle include?

♥ 5 seasonal (BTS, fall, winter, spring, end of the year) printable resources are included, as well as digital options.

♥ Each seasonal resource covers 4 social-emotional learning themes that connect to the season, holidays, and celebrations.

Look at the PREVIEW to see this SEL bundle up close and the variety of lessons and activities included!

Included in this jam-packed Social-Emotional Learning Seasonal BUNDLE:

• 20-weeks of mini-lessons that connect and focus on seasonal themes related to social and emotional concepts.
• Mini-lessons that you can quickly teach and implement and simple activities that require little prep that are fun for kids!
• Kids will enjoy the meaningful activities that help them build connections and relationships while developing important skills they need for future success
• A scope and sequence, topic layout, photos in action, and detailed instructions for teaching are included, making planning a breeze!
• Digital activities as ready-to-use Google Slides that you can use in Google Classroom

LESSONS:

There are a variety of mini-lessons for each weekly theme. Each mini-lesson has a simple-to-follow lesson plan with a lesson goal and instructions. A variety of tools are included to support your lessons, such as anchor charts, posters, and discussion cards.

ACTIVITIES:

Each resource includes a variety of activities to support the mini-lessons or as stand-alone activities. Engaging activities are included for independent, partner, and small group use. These high-interest activities include games, book and writing activities, role play, craftivities, and other interactive fun!

DIGITAL ACTIVITIES:

Many of the activities from the printable version have also been modified as a digital activity. These are ready in Google Slides for use in Google Classroom. The digital pages are great for use during remote teaching, distance learning, and in a one-to-one classroom!

Back to School: INCLUDED NOW

• 4 weeks of SEL lessons and activities in 4 themes for the start of school.
• There are 5+ lessons and activities for each theme.

Weekly themes include:

1. community building
2. all about me (building confidence & self-esteem)
3. relationships
4. kindness & empathy

Some of the Lessons & Activities:

• Classroom contract
• Ice breaker social skills games
• 'All Are Welcome' book companion & writing activity
• Star of the Week writing activity and hat
• Self-portrait photograph with writing art activity
• 'Get to Know Me' discussion cards
• Welcome banner and pennant
• 'How to Get Your Teacher Ready' book & how-to writing activity
• Interview a Friend
• Kindness Challenge - calendar & awards
• Wrinkled heart lesson

Fall: INCLUDED NOW

• 4 weeks of SEL lessons and activities in 4 themes for fall.
• There are 5+ lessons and activities for each theme.

Weekly themes include:

• gratitude and thankfulness
• manners
• respect
• diversity & inclusion

Some of the Lessons & Activities:

• “Thankful” book & writing activity
• Turkey craftivity
• Gratitude journal, calendar, & prompts
• 'Decibella' book & writing activity
• Polite vs. Impolite sort
• Polite vs. Impolite role play cards
• Manners card game
• Week of Respect paper chain activities and journal
• Compliment circle game
• Inclusion Bingo
• 'Our Class is a Family' book & writing activity
• "I am Special" hat craftivity

Winter: INCLUDED NOW

• 4 weeks of SEL lessons and activities in 4 themes for winter (December, January, February).
• Valentine's Day SEL activities
• There are 7+ lessons and activities for each theme.

Weekly themes include:

• giving
• self-love
• friendship
• mindfulness

Some of the Lessons & Activities:

• 12 Days of Giving Challenge
• Sharing Advent Calendar
• Compliment Garland
• Giving Task Cards
• “Send our Love” Holiday Cards
• Self-care calendar
• Love Monster Book Craftivity
• Self-Love Chat Cards
• My Healthy Self Storybook
• Affirmation Posters & Coloring Pages
• The Love Letter Book Activity
• Love Day (Valentine's Day Party) Activities and Games
• Mindful Task Cards
• Mindfulness Journal
• Winter Breathing Cards
• Winter Themed Yoga Cards

Spring: INCLUDED NOW

• 4 weeks of SEL lessons and activities in 4 themes for the spring (March, April, & May).
• There are 5-7 mini-lessons and activities for each theme.

Weekly themes include:

1. happiness & positivity
2. growth mindset
3. responsibility & decision making
4. managing emotions

Some of the Lessons & Activities:

• Happiness journal
• Quote posters about happiness
• Spring Bingo
• Sunshine craft
• Book activities
• Responsibility calendar
• Decision making “what would you do?” scenarios
• "My world and ME" writing & mobile craft
• "A Garden of Responsibility" class job set-up
• "Grow Your Mind" flower craft
• "My Budding Brain" Poem & activity
• "Over the rainbow” Personal growth rainbow craft
• Feeling Charades
• Spring themed brain breaks
• Classroom calm area posters & tools

End of the Year: INCLUDED NOW

• 4 weeks of SEL lessons and activities in 4 themes for the end of school.
• There are 2-7 lessons and activities for each theme.

Weekly themes include:

1. reflecting on our year
2. my memories
3. looking forward - goal setting for the future
4. friendships (party week)

Some of the Lessons & Activities: 

• Our great school year writing
• Things I learned writing activity
• Memory book - digital & print
• Memory jar activity
• “I Wish You Happiness” book & writing activity
• Letter to new students
• Summer journal
• Summer bucket list craftivity
• Paperchain countdown activities & special day cards
• Goodbye stars
• Student award crowns

Why You Need This Seasonal Social-Emotional Learning BUNDLE:

♥ The lessons and activities in each resource have been carefully chosen as they cover the most important topics that we often do not have time to teach (SEL ones).

♥ They provide an opportunity to have meaningful discussions and use impactful activities that build important social and emotional skills a child needs. Children need to build their social and emotional skills and these themed lessons and activities will guide them there!

♥ This bundle provides a TON of lesson and activity options that you can select from, keeping things fresh and engaging for kids! You will have themed SEL activities for back to school, fall, winter, spring, and the end of the school year.

♥ As it includes printable and digital activities, this resource is great for use online, in a homeschool setting, and in one-to-one classrooms.

♥ They can be easily integrated into your morning meeting, read-aloud time, writing block, or during brain breaks and transitions, making daily SEL instruction possible!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ryan M. says, "I've loved all of the activities and my students have, too. Having an opportunity to include SEL as part of our morning routine for a few weeks each season has been great. Thanks!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Michelle B. says, "We use this resource as part of our wake up morning work! Very engaging and the students always look for ward to the next lesson! Thank you for your hard work!"

FAQ:

Is this resource included in the mind+heart K-2 curriculum?

This Bundle and included resources are NOT included in the K-2 SEL curriculum. This resource takes a different structure and is meant to help you teach SEL in connection with seasonal themes throughout the school year. Use both together for a well-rounded SEL program that teaches the most important skills in life!

Looking for more Social-Emotional Learning lessons and activities? Check out the curriculum that is needed in ALL classrooms -> The BEST-SELLING mind+heart curriculum available for K-2 and grades 3-5. This curriculum would make the perfect addition to your SEL instruction with the themed lessons and activities included in this bundle!

DISCLAIMER: The video links to the read-alouds and supplemental lesson content are subject to change at any time. Proud to be Primary is not the creator of these videos, and therefore the links may be removed by the creators or authors of the content at any time at their discretion. If you find a broken link in the resource, please let us know by leaving a Q&A, and try searching YouTube for an alternate video to watch instead. Read alouds online are also available for teachers via the library website Hoopla.

Related SEL Products that work great with this resource!

SEL Book Companion Bundle

Morning Meeting SEL Bundle

Kindness Classroom Challenge Pack with Calendars

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