Memorial Social and Emotional Learning Community

95 Free Social Emotional Learning Activities 95 social emotional learning activities, worksheets, and lessons to help students in elementary and middle school. Most are no-prep and ready to go.

SEL Summer Choice Board... Enjoy your summer doing things and growing together! Be Kind! 🤘

Summer SEL Dear Memorial Families, Summertime is a great time to strengthen social skills like self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationships, and decision-making. The Memorial SEL committee wanted to share some simple ideas to integrate SEL into your families’ summer routine.

A guide for parents:

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.docx Mental health is an essential aspect of overall health, and it is crucial to maintain it. According to recent data, one in every five people in the United States experiences mental illness. Mental Health Awareness Month aims to raise awareness about the importance of mental well-being and reduce the...

Children's Mental Health Week is this week. Please read our schedule!

Mental Health Awareness Week to Families 2024 The week of May 6th starts “Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week”. This year the official theme is “Let’s Connect.” This theme encourages children to explore how they can cultivate meaningful connections in their lives to support their mental health and wellbeing. Connecting healthily...

Talk in the quiet times with your child! If there's no quiet... Stop and make some.

When you find yourself in a friendly, quiet moment with your tween, ask them, “When people think of you, what three things do you hope come to mind?” Explain that you’re not looking for adjectives like ‘funny’ or ‘athletic’ to describe what they can do, but traits that describe who they are on a deeper level: reliable, open-minded, kind, trustworthy, generous... Whatever traits they pick will be a touchstone for them throughout their life.

Once your kid knows the kind of person they want to be, they can use those words as a benchmark to help respond to the hard situations that are peppered throughout early adolescence.

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” —John Bunyan An inspirational quote by John Bunyan about the value of Charity: “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”

Such a simple idea to calm oneself... Breathing!

🌈🧘‍♂️ Mindful Breathing Sticker for Kids The sticker features a cool design with tracing paths for guided deep breathing and relaxation. Looks great on laptops, tablets, phones, notebooks and binders.

Great article to help parents understand how to navigate a child's mental health.

Preventing Parent Burnout - Child Mind Institute Parenting is hard work, and parenting a child with mental health issues is exponentially harder. How can you keep going without becoming exhausted? A support network is key, but so is tapping emotional resources, especially your love for your child.

Staff reminders and activities in teacher's room all week.... Me- Monday! Take Time Tuesday! Wellness Wednesday! Thirsty Thursday! ... and Fun Friday! Our Principal provided a delicious salad lunch on Wednesday- Thank you!!!