Project SEEL

Project SEEL Project SEEL provides educators & parents with hundreds of free early literacy lesson plans to teach Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st grade children. S.E.E.L.

stands for
Systematic – Literacy skills are purposefully organized and explicitly taught. Engaging – Children are motivated to learn by participating in playful, meaningful activities. Early – Activities and lessons are consistent with developmental characteristics of young children, adapted according to individual needs. Literacy – Children acquire foundational literacy skills that lead to later reading and writing success.

Did you know SEEL and STEM can be used together?! 🔬🧪📱➕📖View all STEM SEEL lessons through the link in our bio 🔗
03/18/2024

Did you know SEEL and STEM can be used together?! 🔬🧪📱➕📖

View all STEM SEEL lessons through the link in our bio 🔗

What does a SEEL literacy night look like?The theme was “Let’s Pretend to Go Shopping!” Children visited 4 different sta...
03/04/2024

What does a SEEL literacy night look like?
The theme was “Let’s Pretend to Go Shopping!” Children visited 4 different stations: Hop to Shop, visit Barbara’s Best Bakery, Cava con Cajas (Dig with Boxes), and make pretend tacos at the Tienda de Tacos (Taco Shop). 🥖🛒📖

Recently our team attended the Utah Early Childhood Conference. The theme was "Rescuing Play," which aligns perfectly wi...
04/11/2023

Recently our team attended the Utah Early Childhood Conference. The theme was "Rescuing Play," which aligns perfectly with SEEL's mission! We had an exhibit table and graduate student Melany Bosch presented in Spanish about using play to teach literacy skills.

Dig into these lessons about pigs and let kids explore short-vowel words while acting like these cute pigs! We have less...
03/20/2023

Dig into these lessons about pigs and let kids explore short-vowel words while acting like these cute pigs! We have lessons that cover Preschool, Kindergarten, and First-grade levels.

Find the free lessons here!
Preschool Rhyming: Pig likes her Wig https://education.byu.edu/seel/lesson-plans/preschool/rhyming/ig/A-Pig-Likes-Her-Wig
Kindergarten: A Pig can Dig https://education.byu.edu/seel/lesson-plans/kindergarten/decode/ig/a-pig-can-dig
Kindergarten: Pigs like to Dig https://education.byu.edu/seel/lesson-plans/kindergarten/decode/all-vowel-review/Pigs-Like-to-Dig
1st Grade: Pigs like to Root and Chew
https://education.byu.edu/seel/lesson-plans/1st-grade/vowel-patterns/review/pigs-like-to-root-and-chew

For more SEEL lessons and free printable handouts, go to our website. https://education.byu.edu/seel

SEEL founder Barbara Culatta travelled to Bolivia in July. Giving presentations in both English and Spanish, she shared ...
08/17/2022

SEEL founder Barbara Culatta travelled to Bolivia in July. Giving presentations in both English and Spanish, she shared SEEL lessons and principles with teachers of both English and Spanish. She also took part in a STEM project for teaching children about the ongoing effort to clean up Lake Titicaca.

SEEL has been focused on helping young children learn through hands-on play for almost 25 years. SEEL is always free; ac...
04/06/2022

SEEL has been focused on helping young children learn through hands-on play for almost 25 years.

SEEL is always free; accessible to schools, parents, and independent educators; and research-based. Find hundreds of SEEL lessons, SEEL's scope and sequence, and printable materials here https://education.byu.edu/seel

Help children make hats, hands, and H’s and hang them on hangers with hooks in this helpful SEEL lesson as they recogniz...
02/09/2022

Help children make hats, hands, and H’s and hang them on hangers with hooks in this helpful SEEL lesson as they recognize the letter H and its sound.

Find the lessons and more early literacy resources here: https://www.education.byu.edu/seel/lesson-plans/preschool/letter-naming/h/H-Hanger

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As the snows of the season blow in, throw pretend or real snow or play with silly snowmen in these free winter SEEL less...
01/26/2022

As the snows of the season blow in, throw pretend or real snow or play with silly snowmen in these free winter SEEL lessons.

Teach children how to recognize, read, and write words with the long o pattern -ow, or associate the letter S with the /s/ sound.

Find the lessons and more early literacy resources here: https://education.byu.edu/seel/lesson-plans/1st-grade/vowel-patterns/ow/blow-and-throw-snow
https://www.education.byu.edu/seel/lesson-plans/kindergarten/associate-letters-and-sounds/s/Silly-Snowmen

Try not to get dizzy with these spinning SEEL lessons! Spin a spool or spin on spots in these hands-on lessons your kids...
12/09/2021

Try not to get dizzy with these spinning SEEL lessons! Spin a spool or spin on spots in these hands-on lessons your kids are sure to love. Here is a preschool and a first grade lesson to teach the /sp/ blend.

Find the lessons here: https://education.byu.edu/seel/lesson-plans/preschool/alliteration/sp/spools-spin-on-spots-
https://education.byu.edu/seel/lesson-plans/kindergarten/associate-letters-and-sounds/sp/spin-spools

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With Thanksgiving around the corner and bright leaves falling around us, these preschool lessons are the perfect way to ...
11/16/2021

With Thanksgiving around the corner and bright leaves falling around us, these preschool lessons are the perfect way to learn rhyming and alliteration! Children can make a fake rake or let leaves land in these free SEEL lessons.

Find the lessons here: https://education.byu.edu/seel/lesson-plans/preschool/rhyming/ake/fake-rake
https://education.byu.edu/seel/lesson-plans/preschool/alliteration/l/let-leaves-land

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