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Social and Emotional Learning Activities for 3rd-5th Grade at Home

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Grades 3 - 5

7 Hours 15 Minutes

Overview

This Playlist provides younger students various activities that teaches them the importance of understanding the emotions of their peers.

Group Meditation (Grades 3-5)

Group Meditation (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

30 Minutes

In this activity, students meditate as a group. Be aware that students of this age may sometimes seem to fidget or move excessively during meditation, but that does not always mean that they are not fully engaged with the activity and the inner visualization.

Tell students in advance that they will be discussing or journaling about their experiences after the meditation activity, which can help them engage with the experience. The group discussion can also help enrich the practice for students, as they will gain ideas they can use in future practice.

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What Is Mindfulness?

Belonging and Community, Whole Body, Whole Self

What Is Mindfulness?

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

People often walk along the street without really noticing what is around them. With so many of us using electronic devices around the clock, “mindlessness” is on the rise! This activity shows students how an active, engaged mindset, or mindfulness, can affect their daily experiences.

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We’re Sending Mail!

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

We’re Sending Mail!

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Elementary-school students generally are able to identify abstract emotional concepts, but may not fully understand the value of emotional support to others. This activity will allow students to explore encouragement, kindness, gratitude, and positivity within the context of writing friendly letters or creating drawings for older people.

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In My Shoes (Grades 3-5)

In My Shoes (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students think about different aspects of daily life and consider how daily lives may differ among people around the world.

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Me: Past, Present, and Future

Me: Past, Present, and Future

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

It is important to know who we were, who we are, and who we hope to be in life. Our lives are constantly changing, and so are we. In this activity, students look at their past, present, and future selves and create a timeline to show who they were, who they are, and who they one day hope to be.

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Be Body Language Aware (Grades 3-5)

Be Body Language Aware (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Learning about body language can help students understand their own emotions and improve their abilities to communicate. In this activity, students silently act out emotions, and the group discusses how emotions affect posture and behavior.

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Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 3-5)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore the concept of tolerance. As they learn about members of the group, they recognize and appreciate their similarities and differences. This activity builds communication and listening skills and helps students get to know their peers and respect one another’s strengths, interests, and perspectives.

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Bad Day Charades

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Bad Day Charades

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students learn what insurance is, what main types are available, and who needs it. Then they play a game of bad day charades: Groups act out scenarios, and students must guess what is happening in the charade and what type of insurance could be used.

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Rules of Discussion (Grades 3-5)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Rules of Discussion (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students develop rules for discussions to help them be thoughtful participants within a discussion.

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Acting With Emotion

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Acting With Emotion

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students explore ways to portray mood and emotions in drama. As they stage readings of various scenes, they portray seriousness, humor, or a sense of excitement and adventure.

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Group Meditation (Grades 3-5)

Group Meditation (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

30 Minutes

In this activity, students meditate as a group. Be aware that students of this age may sometimes seem to fidget or move excessively during meditation, but that does not always mean that they are not fully engaged with the activity and the inner visualization.

Tell students in advance that they will be discussing or journaling about their experiences after the meditation activity, which can help them engage with the experience. The group discussion can also help enrich the practice for students, as they will gain ideas they can use in future practice.

Discover Activity

What Is Mindfulness?

Belonging and Community, Whole Body, Whole Self

What Is Mindfulness?

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

People often walk along the street without really noticing what is around them. With so many of us using electronic devices around the clock, “mindlessness” is on the rise! This activity shows students how an active, engaged mindset, or mindfulness, can affect their daily experiences.

Discover Activity

We’re Sending Mail!

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

We’re Sending Mail!

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Elementary-school students generally are able to identify abstract emotional concepts, but may not fully understand the value of emotional support to others. This activity will allow students to explore encouragement, kindness, gratitude, and positivity within the context of writing friendly letters or creating drawings for older people.

Discover Activity

In My Shoes (Grades 3-5)

In My Shoes (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students think about different aspects of daily life and consider how daily lives may differ among people around the world.

Discover Activity

Me: Past, Present, and Future

Me: Past, Present, and Future

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

It is important to know who we were, who we are, and who we hope to be in life. Our lives are constantly changing, and so are we. In this activity, students look at their past, present, and future selves and create a timeline to show who they were, who they are, and who they one day hope to be.

Discover Activity

Be Body Language Aware (Grades 3-5)

Be Body Language Aware (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Learning about body language can help students understand their own emotions and improve their abilities to communicate. In this activity, students silently act out emotions, and the group discusses how emotions affect posture and behavior.

Discover Activity

Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 3-5)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore the concept of tolerance. As they learn about members of the group, they recognize and appreciate their similarities and differences. This activity builds communication and listening skills and helps students get to know their peers and respect one another’s strengths, interests, and perspectives.

Discover Activity

Bad Day Charades

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Bad Day Charades

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students learn what insurance is, what main types are available, and who needs it. Then they play a game of bad day charades: Groups act out scenarios, and students must guess what is happening in the charade and what type of insurance could be used.

Discover Activity

Rules of Discussion (Grades 3-5)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Rules of Discussion (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students develop rules for discussions to help them be thoughtful participants within a discussion.

Discover Activity

Acting With Emotion

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Acting With Emotion

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students explore ways to portray mood and emotions in drama. As they stage readings of various scenes, they portray seriousness, humor, or a sense of excitement and adventure.

Discover Activity

Social and Emotional Learning Activities for 3rd-5th Grade at Home

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Social and Emotional Learning Activities for 3rd-5th Grade at Home

Grades 3 - 5

7 Hours 15 Minutes

Overview

Group Meditation (Grades 3-5)

Group Meditation (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

30 Minutes

In this activity, students meditate as a group. Be aware that students of this age may sometimes seem to fidget or move excessively during meditation, but that does not always mean that they are not fully engaged with the activity and the inner visualization.

Tell students in advance that they will be discussing or journaling about their experiences after the meditation activity, which can help them engage with the experience. The group discussion can also help enrich the practice for students, as they will gain ideas they can use in future practice.

Discover Activity

What Is Mindfulness?

Belonging and Community, Whole Body, Whole Self

What Is Mindfulness?

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

People often walk along the street without really noticing what is around them. With so many of us using electronic devices around the clock, “mindlessness” is on the rise! This activity shows students how an active, engaged mindset, or mindfulness, can affect their daily experiences.

Discover Activity

We’re Sending Mail!

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

We’re Sending Mail!

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Elementary-school students generally are able to identify abstract emotional concepts, but may not fully understand the value of emotional support to others. This activity will allow students to explore encouragement, kindness, gratitude, and positivity within the context of writing friendly letters or creating drawings for older people.

Discover Activity

In My Shoes (Grades 3-5)

In My Shoes (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students think about different aspects of daily life and consider how daily lives may differ among people around the world.

Discover Activity

Me: Past, Present, and Future

Me: Past, Present, and Future

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

It is important to know who we were, who we are, and who we hope to be in life. Our lives are constantly changing, and so are we. In this activity, students look at their past, present, and future selves and create a timeline to show who they were, who they are, and who they one day hope to be.

Discover Activity

Be Body Language Aware (Grades 3-5)

Be Body Language Aware (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Learning about body language can help students understand their own emotions and improve their abilities to communicate. In this activity, students silently act out emotions, and the group discusses how emotions affect posture and behavior.

Discover Activity

Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 3-5)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore the concept of tolerance. As they learn about members of the group, they recognize and appreciate their similarities and differences. This activity builds communication and listening skills and helps students get to know their peers and respect one another’s strengths, interests, and perspectives.

Discover Activity

Bad Day Charades

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Bad Day Charades

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students learn what insurance is, what main types are available, and who needs it. Then they play a game of bad day charades: Groups act out scenarios, and students must guess what is happening in the charade and what type of insurance could be used.

Discover Activity

Rules of Discussion (Grades 3-5)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Rules of Discussion (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students develop rules for discussions to help them be thoughtful participants within a discussion.

Discover Activity

Acting With Emotion

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Acting With Emotion

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students explore ways to portray mood and emotions in drama. As they stage readings of various scenes, they portray seriousness, humor, or a sense of excitement and adventure.

Discover Activity

Group Meditation (Grades 3-5)

Group Meditation (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

30 Minutes

In this activity, students meditate as a group. Be aware that students of this age may sometimes seem to fidget or move excessively during meditation, but that does not always mean that they are not fully engaged with the activity and the inner visualization.

Tell students in advance that they will be discussing or journaling about their experiences after the meditation activity, which can help them engage with the experience. The group discussion can also help enrich the practice for students, as they will gain ideas they can use in future practice.

Discover Activity

What Is Mindfulness?

Belonging and Community, Whole Body, Whole Self

What Is Mindfulness?

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

People often walk along the street without really noticing what is around them. With so many of us using electronic devices around the clock, “mindlessness” is on the rise! This activity shows students how an active, engaged mindset, or mindfulness, can affect their daily experiences.

Discover Activity

We’re Sending Mail!

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

We’re Sending Mail!

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Elementary-school students generally are able to identify abstract emotional concepts, but may not fully understand the value of emotional support to others. This activity will allow students to explore encouragement, kindness, gratitude, and positivity within the context of writing friendly letters or creating drawings for older people.

Discover Activity

In My Shoes (Grades 3-5)

In My Shoes (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students think about different aspects of daily life and consider how daily lives may differ among people around the world.

Discover Activity

Me: Past, Present, and Future

Me: Past, Present, and Future

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

It is important to know who we were, who we are, and who we hope to be in life. Our lives are constantly changing, and so are we. In this activity, students look at their past, present, and future selves and create a timeline to show who they were, who they are, and who they one day hope to be.

Discover Activity

Be Body Language Aware (Grades 3-5)

Be Body Language Aware (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Learning about body language can help students understand their own emotions and improve their abilities to communicate. In this activity, students silently act out emotions, and the group discusses how emotions affect posture and behavior.

Discover Activity

Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 3-5)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore the concept of tolerance. As they learn about members of the group, they recognize and appreciate their similarities and differences. This activity builds communication and listening skills and helps students get to know their peers and respect one another’s strengths, interests, and perspectives.

Discover Activity

Bad Day Charades

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Bad Day Charades

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students learn what insurance is, what main types are available, and who needs it. Then they play a game of bad day charades: Groups act out scenarios, and students must guess what is happening in the charade and what type of insurance could be used.

Discover Activity

Rules of Discussion (Grades 3-5)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Rules of Discussion (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students develop rules for discussions to help them be thoughtful participants within a discussion.

Discover Activity

Acting With Emotion

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Acting With Emotion

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students explore ways to portray mood and emotions in drama. As they stage readings of various scenes, they portray seriousness, humor, or a sense of excitement and adventure.

Discover Activity

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