Social-Emotional Learning Tools

Download activities and resources below to support social emotional development through play! To continue learning and playing, join the Social Emotional Learning through Play Facebook community to share your experiences or to get inspired by others.

Learning through Play

• Visit the LEGO Foundation PlayList to find a collection of short and fun learning activities for children curated with the help of play and child development experts.
• Five Playful Activities That Support Development & Learning in Any Environment – Find inspirational tips to incorporate the different types of play that support development & learning in any environment.
• What we mean by: Learning through Play – Learn more about our view of play as an important vehicle for children’s learning. Also available English, Danish and Latin American Spanish:
• How play can help cope with change – Learn why play is the most important things to do in times of uncertainty
• Effective pedagogy for learning through play at home – Learn more about the eight playful pedagogies that can help parents and teachers support knowledge and skills for children of all ages.

Social Emotional Learning

• US National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development
• Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

• Community-based mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings – Three-tiered support for children and families

Early Childhood

• Additional research on the PEDAL HUB
• Play Pieces are short blog posts that explore how and why play can be good for children’s health, wellbeing, learning, and development.

Middle Childhood:

• What are Kernels of SEL Practice?
• Access Kernels of SEL Practice
• Access Adaptations for Virtual and Home Learning
• Teaching Social-Emotional Skills Amid COVID-19
• Safe Healing and Learning Spaces – SEL Curriculum designed for children and adolescents living in conflict and crisis settings

Adolescence:

• SenseAbility – Designed for adolescents between 12-18 years, SenseAbility is a strengths-based resilience program that includes curriculum materials for implementing the program within a classroom setting. However, the individual activities and reflection guides can be used when working with adolescents in other settings as well.
• Step by Step – Designed for classroom instruction with children between 6-17 years. The Step by Step toolkit was developed by the World Bank with external contributors to equip teachers with resources that can help their students better understand and manage their emotions, thoughts, impulses and behaviors, form and sustain positive relationships, and make the most out of life by making responsible decisions and pursuing meaningful goals.

For more information – go to LEGOFoundation.com